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Congress, Convention or Seminar Visa

UruguayShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

Some people, depending on their nationality, must apply for a prior visa to enter Uruguay; for them it is an indispensable entry requirement and the visa is needed regardless of the length of stay. The Dirección Nacional de Migración website keeps an updated list of the visa regime by country.

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  • The by-nationality visa regime list maintained by the Dirección Nacional de Migración is not among the captured sources, so which nationalities need a prior visa is not stated.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The congress, convention or seminar visa is for persons who can prove an invitation from organisers of a national or international event of public interest held in Uruguay.

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What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The permitted stay is 90 days, extendable for 90 more days. Entry must take place within a maximum of one hundred and eighty days from the grant of the visa, after which the visa lapses automatically. The visa is multiple-entry.

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What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The consulate in Bogotá lists a passport valid for at least six months and in good condition; an invitation letter from the event organiser (for private institutions or organisations, including a description of the institution and event, its registration or authorisation number with the Ministry of Education and Culture, and the details of the person responsible); a document proving the public-interest nature of the event; a round-trip flight reservation and itinerary; the application form; a photo; and an interview with the consular officer.

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  • Document list is the one published by the consulate in Bogotá.
  • No funds, accommodation or insurance requirement is stated for this visa on that page.
  • https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/decretos/356-2018
    g) Visa para congresos, convenciones y seminarios con carácter nacional o internacional: es aquella que se expide a toda persona que acredite una invitación por parte de organizadores de eventos de carácter nacional o internacional de interés público que se realicen en el país.
  • https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-relaciones-exteriores/embajada-republica-oriental-del-uruguay-colombia/tramites-consulares/visas
    Visa de congresos, convenciones y seminarios con carácter nacional o internacional Requisitos Pasaporte con vigencia mínima de seis meses y en buen estado. Carta de invitación de la organización del evento. En caso de instituciones u organizaciones privadas, la carta deberá incluir una descripción de la institución y del evento a realizar y numero de inscripción o habilitación de dicha institución ante el Ministerio de Educación y Cultura. Asimismo, deberá contener los datos del responsable de la institución u organización. Documento que acredite del carácter de interés público del evento. Reserva aérea (ida y vuelta). Itinerario de viaje (ida y vuelta). Formulario de solicitud de visa (encuéntrelo al final de la página). Fotografía digital tomada con buena iluminación / Fondo: Blanco / Dimensión: 1200*1200 píxeles. Entrevista con el Funcionario Consular.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Visa applications are received by the Uruguayan Consulates abroad, which inform the applicant of the requirements; applicants must contact the Consulate closest to their place of residence. The visa authorisation is granted by the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones and usually takes at least 20 business days from the request; once the Consulate receives the written authorisation it can issue the visa, stamping it in the holder's passport. The permitted stay of 90 days is extendable for 90 more days; the official source does not state where or under what circumstances the extension is granted.

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  • The captured sources do not state under what circumstances a stay on this visa can be extended or changed (the stay-renewal rule belongs to the R3 box).

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

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