Permanent residence for family of Uruguayans
Residencia Legal Permanente por vínculo uruguayo · Official name: Residencia Legal - Permanente por vínculo uruguayo (Ley 19.254)
Foreign spouses, partners in a registered de facto union (Ley 18.246), parents and siblings of Uruguayans can apply directly for permanent legal residence. Children and grandchildren of Uruguayans do not need residence because they hold Uruguayan nationality. The application starts online with a gub.uy user or in person by appointment.
Life in Uruguay
Finance
3
Currency
Uruguayan Peso
UYU
Uruguayan Peso
Cost of living
72
Price level · US = 100
World Bank price levels, 2025
Tax
10–36%
Income tax (national)
VAT (IVA) 22% · social security 15%
2026 monthly scale: exempt up to 7 BPC (UYU 48,048 a month); 36% above 115 BPC (UYU 789,360 a month).
Living
1
Happiness
#29 of 145 countries
World Happiness Report 2025
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Who it’s for
Foreign family members of Uruguayan citizens.
Eligibility
Family link with a Uruguayan
Sign in to check this route against your profileShow a civil status certificate or a registered de facto union judgment to prove your family link with a Uruguayan.
- Civil status certificate can be national or foreign issued
- Foreign certificate must be issued less than 1 year earlier
Official wording
Shown by a civil status certificate (national, or foreign issued less than 1 year earlier) or a registered de facto union judgment (Ley 18.246).
Clean criminal record
Sign in to check this route against your profileYou need a national-level criminal record certificate from each country where you lived more than 6 months in the last 5 years.
- Look-back period: the last 5 years
- Not required for minors
Official wording
National-level criminal record certificate from countries lived in for more than 6 months during the last 5 years (not for minors).
Vaccination
Sign in to check this route against your profileCurrent vaccination certificate under Decreto 136/2018 from a Uruguayan vaccination centre.
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- Fees
- Steps to apply
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- 3 fees
- 3 steps
- Processing times and conditions
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