Country legal catalogue · Latin America
Country legal profile:
Uruguay
Legal grounds, timelines, costs and key restrictions in one structured country profile.
At a glance
Legal profile
This page is only for citizenship and residence grounds. Select a specific ground below to inspect eligibility, evidence, legal references, process and restrictions.
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Select a ground to see who it suits, evidence, legal basis, timing, cost, restrictions and the practical filing sequence.
Legal ground
Birth
The route turns on the place, date and circumstances of birth and the parents' status at that time.
- Indicative timeline
- от 3–5 лет
- Costs
- от $1 500
- Legacy Partners professional support
- $10 000
Who it suits
A child or adult whose citizenship arose by operation of the birth rules in force on the relevant date.
Evidence to prepare
Birth record, parents' status at birth, proof of place of birth and the family link.
Additional jurisdiction checks
What is specific to this country
Uruguay: the selected ground is Birth. The catalogue's headline route is Descent / Birth, with an indicative from 5 years timeline and from $1 500 budget. This jurisdiction records 2 legal grounds.
Second / multiple citizenship
Uruguay: no general multiple-nationality bar is flagged in the current profile, but two statuses are not automatically consequence-free. Retention, notification, military/tax duties and ground-specific rules still require a separate check.
Track-specific parameters
A02a · Const 74, URU 1
A child or adult whose citizenship arose by operation of the birth rules in force on the relevant date.
от 3–5 лет
Uruguay: no general multiple-nationality bar is flagged in the current profile, but two statuses are not automatically consequence-free. Retention, notification, military/tax duties and ground-specific rules still require a separate check.
The legal basis is identified; the current procedure is rechecked at filing.
We can test eligibility, evidence, timing and risks against your facts before filing.