The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Uruguay passport: rank 48 of 199
The Uruguay passport scores 66.6 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 135 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 139.1, rank 53).
Photo: Colonia del Sacramento · Liam Quinn · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Uruguay passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 20.9 / 30 | 135 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 70% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 2.0 / 20 | Right to live and work in 8 other countries. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 13.5 / 15 | Renouncing citizenship is barred or triggers an exit tax |
| Citizenship flexibility | 8.5 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed; Passed to children born abroad under conditions; Withdrawn only for fraud |
| Stability and consular protection | 6.7 / 10 | Political stability 88/100 · rule of law 74/100 · embassies or consulates in 54 countries. |
| Investor Score | 66.6 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Uruguay passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free100
- Albania · 90 days
- Andorra
- Angola · 30 days
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Austria · 90 days
- Bahamas
- Barbados · 90 days
- Belarus · 30 days
- Belgium · 90 days
- Belize · 90 days
- Bolivia · 90 days
- Bosnia & Herzegovina · 90 days
- Botswana · 90 days
- Brazil · 90 days
- Bulgaria · 90 days
- Chile · 90 days
- China · 30 days
- Colombia · 90 days
- Costa Rica · 90 days
- Croatia · 90 days
- Cyprus · 90 days
- Czechia · 90 days
- Denmark · 90 days
- Dominica · 90 days
- Dominican Republic · 30 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- El Salvador · 180 days
- Estonia · 90 days
- Eswatini · 30 days
- Fiji
- Finland · 90 days
- France · 90 days
- Georgia · 90 days
- Germany · 90 days
- Greece · 90 days
- Grenada
- Guatemala · 90 days
- Guyana · 90 days
- Haiti
- Honduras · 90 days
- Hong Kong · 90 days
- Hungary · 90 days
- Iceland · 90 days
- Ireland · 90 days
- Italy · 90 days
- Jamaica · 30 days
- Japan · 90 days
- Kiribati · 90 days
- Kosovo · 90 days
- Latvia · 90 days
- Liechtenstein · 90 days
- Lithuania · 90 days
- Luxembourg · 90 days
- Macao · 90 days
- Malaysia · 90 days
- Malta · 90 days
- Mexico · 180 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Moldova · 90 days
- Monaco
- Mongolia · 30 days
- Montenegro · 90 days
- Netherlands · 90 days
- Nicaragua · 90 days
- North Macedonia · 90 days
- Norway · 90 days
- Oman · 14 days
- Palestine
- Panama · 90 days
- Paraguay · 90 days
- Peru · 90 days
- Philippines · 30 days
- Poland · 90 days
- Portugal · 90 days
- Qatar · 30 days
- Romania · 90 days
- Russia · 90 days
- Samoa · 60 days
- San Marino
- Serbia · 90 days
- Singapore · 30 days
- Slovakia · 90 days
- Slovenia · 90 days
- South Africa · 90 days
- Spain · 90 days
- St Kitts & Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname · 90 days
- Sweden · 90 days
- Switzerland · 90 days
- Thailand · 60 days
- Trinidad & Tobago · 90 days
- Türkiye · 90 days
- Ukraine · 90 days
- United Arab Emirates · 90 days
- Vanuatu · 30 days
- Vatican City
- Venezuela · 90 days
Electronic travel authorisation5
- Israel · 90 days
- New Zealand
- Seychelles
- South Korea · 90 days
- United Kingdom
Visa on arrival30
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Cape Verde
- Comoros · 45 days
- Cuba · 90 days
- Egypt · 30 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Jordan · 30 days
- Laos · 30 days
- Lebanon · 30 days
- Madagascar · 60 days
- Malawi · 90 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Marshall Islands · 90 days
- Mauritania
- Mauritius · 60 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Namibia
- Nepal · 90 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Somalia · 30 days
- Sri Lanka · 60 days
- Tanzania · 90 days
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tuvalu
- Zambia · 90 days
- Zimbabwe · 30 days
E-visa34
- Afghanistan
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Australia
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Côte d’Ivoire
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Guinea
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Myanmar
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Tajikistan
- Togo
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
Right to live and work
Where Uruguay citizens can live and work
Uruguay citizens can live and work without a permit in these countries:
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Uruguay citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- Renouncing citizenship is barred or triggers an exit tax
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Passed to children born abroad under conditions
- Withdrawn only for fraud
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 88/100 · rule of law 74/100 · embassies or consulates in 54 countries.
Uruguay passport: common questions
How many countries can Uruguay passport holders visit without a visa? +
135 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 100 visa-free, 5 with an electronic travel authorisation and 30 with a visa on arrival. A further 34 offer an e-visa, and 29 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Uruguay citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa-free. United Kingdom: Electronic travel authorisation. United States: Visa required.
Is the Uruguay passport good for investors? +
It ranks 48 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 66.6 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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