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Svalbard & Jan Mayen visa rules for Uruguay passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Svalbard & Jan Mayen.

The answer

Yes. Uruguay passport holders can visit Svalbard & Jan Mayen visa-free.

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

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Official source

sysselmesteren.noGovernor of Svalbard (Sysselmesteren på Svalbard)Checked 3 Nov 2026

Foreigners do not need a visa or work and residence permits from the Norwegian authorities to travel to Svalbard.

Quoted from the source.

Who sets the entry rules

Svalbard is part of Norway but outside the Schengen area. If you need a Schengen visa, get one with at least two entries so you can return to mainland Norway.

Source: sysselmesteren.no

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.

Visa-free nearby

Other places Uruguay passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Longyearbyen, nearest first.

  1. Faroe IslandsTórshavn, about 1,960 km from LongyearbyenVisa-free · 90 days
  2. IcelandReykjavík, about 1,990 km from LongyearbyenVisa-free · 90 days
  3. Åland IslandsMariehamn, about 2,020 km from LongyearbyenVisa-free · 90 days
  4. FinlandHelsinki, about 2,030 km from LongyearbyenVisa-free · 90 days
  5. NorwayOslo, about 2,040 km from LongyearbyenVisa-free · 90 days

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

Weather in Longyearbyen

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

  1. JanHigh -7.6°CLow -12.9°CRain 62 mm
  2. FebHigh -8.1°CLow -13.6°CRain 47 mm
  3. MarHigh -8.5°CLow -13.8°CRain 57 mm
  4. AprHigh -5.9°CLow -10.9°CRain 37 mm
  5. MayHigh -0.7°CLow -4.5°CRain 31 mm
  6. JunHigh 4.5°CLow 1.4°CRain 19 mm
  7. JulHigh 8.7°CLow 4.7°CRain 31 mm
  8. AugHigh 7.5°CLow 3.9°CRain 39 mm
  9. SepHigh 3.5°CLow 0.2°CRain 54 mm
  10. OctHigh -1.8°CLow -5.6°CRain 62 mm
  11. NovHigh -3.9°CLow -8.6°CRain 68 mm
  12. DecHigh -6.0°CLow -11.1°CRain 63 mm

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

Averages of 27 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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