Minimum cost
$100
application fee
Timeline
5 years
residency required
Visa-free access
156
passport rank #26
Dual citizenship
Allowed
Path to citizenship
- Residency5 years · any
- Apply365-730 days
- Citizenshipafter the oath
Overview
- Country
- Uruguay
- Program
- Uruguay Standard Naturalization
- Local name
- Ciudadanía Legal Uruguaya
- Type
- Naturalization
- Status
- Active
- Residency required
- 5 years
- Processing time
- 365-730 days
- Dual citizenship
- Allowed
- Visa-free countries
- 156 destinations
- Passport rank
- #26 (Henley Index)
Naturalization after 5 years of residency for single applicants, reduced to 3 years for married applicants or those with Uruguayan children. Must demonstrate residency of at least 6 months per year during the qualifying period. Applicants must show conversational Spanish proficiency and integration into Uruguayan society.
Fees and costs
- Application fee
- $100
Eligibility and requirements
- Minimum age 18+
- Police clearance required
- Medical exam not required
- Interview required
- Language Conversational Spanish
- Oath required
Residency requirements
- Residency required
- 5 years
- Residency type
- Any
- Continuous
- Must be unbroken
- Max absence
- 180 days
- Income required
- Must demonstrate means of subsistence
Passport and mobility
- Passport rank
- #26 (Henley Index)
- Visa-free access
- 156 countries
- Passport validity
- 10 years
- EU citizenship
- No
- Schengen access
- No
Physical presence
- Must visit country
- Yes
How to apply
- Method
- In person
- Apply from abroad
- Must apply in-country
- Application type
- Open
- Official website
- www.gub.uy
- Legal basis
- Constitución de la República Oriental del Uruguay Art. 75; Ley 16.021
Notes and caveats
3 years for married applicants or those with Uruguayan children; 5 years for single applicants. Must spend at least 6 months per year in Uruguay. Naturalized citizens receive passports identical to those of natural-born citizens.