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Youth Mobility / Working Holiday — Uruguay

PortugalYouth mobility

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which nationalities and age range can participate?

Uruguayan nationals holding an Eastern Republic of Uruguay passport valid for at least the period of stay, aged between eighteen (18) and thirty-five (35) years old, both inclusive, on the date of receipt of the request by the diplomatic mission or consular post.

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  • Uruguay - Requirements
    Uruguayan nationals holding an Eastern Republic of Uruguay, valid for at least the period of stay;
  • Uruguay - Requirements
    Be between eighteen (18) and thirty-five (35) years old, both inclusive, on the date of receipt of the request by the diplomatic mission or consular post;

What combination of travel, work, study or training does the programme permit?

Work is incidental to the holiday; during the period of authorised stay, participants cannot have an employment contract for an indefinite period or work for more than six (6) months, and may attend training courses or study programmes lasting up to six (6) months.

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What are the defining limitations: quota, ballot, previous participation, employer limits, study limits or equivalent?

Applicants must not have previously received a working holiday visa under this Memorandum. A numerus clausus is agreed in each bilateral instrument, but the official source does not give the figure. Participants cannot have an employment contract for an indefinite period or work for more than six (6) months, and may attend training courses or study programmes lasting up to six (6) months.

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Limits of the record
  • Uruguay's specific quota is not stated.
  • Work and study limits are in the passages cited by the protected R2 answer and are not restated here.

What funds, insurance, onward travel or similar preparation is particularly important?

Participants must have a return ticket or sufficient funds to purchase such a ticket, sufficient means of subsistence to support themselves during the initial period of stay, and medical and hospitalisation insurance valid for the entire period of the authorised stay.

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How long can the person stay, can the programme be extended or repeated, and what happens when it ends?

Uruguayan participants may remain in Portugal on holiday for a maximum period of 12 months under the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Uruguay and Portugal. Applicants must not have previously received a working holiday visa under this Memorandum. The official source does not state whether the stay can be extended or what happens when it ends.

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Limits of the record
  • Whether the stay can be extended and what happens when it ends are not stated.
  • The no-repeat rule (no previous working holiday visa) is cited under R3 and not restated here.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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