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Uruguay visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Uruguay.

The answer

Yes. United Kingdom passport holders can visit Uruguay visa-free.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
Not stated by the source
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

gub.uyMinisterio del Interior, Dirección Nacional de Migración (Uruguay)Checked 1 Nov 2026

11) Los portadores de pasaportes comunes y título de viaje de la Región Administrativa Especial de Macao de la República Popular de China se encuentran exonerados del requisito de Visa.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Uruguay passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Uruguay passport United Kingdom

ETA needed before travel · 6 months

Fee
£20.00
Maximum stay
Up to 6 months

ETANL 1.1. Nationalities of the following locations (including countries and associated territories) are subject to the requirement to obtain an ETA for travel to the UK, pursuant to Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation: (a) for travel to the UK on or after 15 November 2023: Qatar (b) for travel to the UK on or after 22 February 2024: Bahrain Kuwait Oman United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia (c) for travel to the UK on or after 8 January 2025: Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Barbados Belize Brazil Brunei Canada Chile Costa Rica Grenada Guatemala Guyana Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Israel Japan Kiribati Macao Special Administrative Region Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Federated States of Micronesia New Zealand Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru St Kitts and Nevis St Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea Taiwan* The Bahamas Tonga Tuvalu United States Uruguay *Those who hold a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan. (d) travelling to the UK on or after 2 April 2025: Andorra Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Vatican City

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Visa-free nearby

Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Montevideo, nearest first.

  1. ArgentinaBuenos Aires, about 200 km from MontevideoVisa-free · 90 days
  2. ParaguayAsunción, about 1,080 km from MontevideoVisa-free · 90 days
  3. ChileSantiago, about 1,340 km from MontevideoVisa-free · 90 days
  4. Falkland IslandsStanley, about 1,870 km from MontevideoVisa-free · 1 month
  5. BoliviaSucre, about 1,980 km from MontevideoVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Montevideo

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Montevideo, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 27.6°CLow 18.3°CRain 86 mm
  2. FebHigh 27.0°CLow 18.1°CRain 92 mm
  3. MarHigh 25.2°CLow 16.3°CRain 112 mm
  4. AprHigh 22.2°CLow 13.5°CRain 113 mm
  5. MayHigh 18.6°CLow 10.4°CRain 88 mm
  6. JunHigh 15.7°CLow 7.6°CRain 97 mm
  7. JulHigh 14.9°CLow 6.2°CRain 99 mm
  8. AugHigh 17.3°CLow 8.3°CRain 97 mm
  9. SepHigh 18.0°CLow 8.9°CRain 94 mm
  10. OctHigh 20.3°CLow 11.7°CRain 109 mm
  11. NovHigh 24.1°CLow 14.2°CRain 91 mm
  12. DecHigh 26.6°CLow 16.6°CRain 92 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 14 to 29 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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