Uruguayan passport

Uruguayan passport
Uruguayan passport front cover
Picture page of a Uruguayan e-Passport
Issued by  Uruguay
Type of document Passport
Purpose Identification
Eligibility requirements Uruguayan citizenship
Expiration 10 years

Uruguayan passports are issued to Uruguayan citizens to travel outside Uruguay. For traveling in Mercosur countries, as well as Chile and Bolivia, Uruguayan citizens may use their ID card.

The Uruguayan Ministry of the Interior started to issue the biometric passport to Uruguayan citizens since 16 October 2015. The new passport complies with the standards set forth by the Visa Waiver Program of the United States. Standard processing time is 20 business days, however 48-hour urgent processing is available for a higher fee.[1]

As of May 2018, Uruguayan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 154 countries and territories, ranking the Uruguayan passport 23rd in terms of travel freedom (tied with Emirati passport) according to the Henley Passport Index.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Emiten hoy el primer pasaporte electrónico" (in Spanish). 16 October 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  2. "Global Ranking - Passport Index 2018" (PDF). Henley & Partners. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  • Council regulation 539/2001
  • Council regulation 1932/2006
  • Council regulation 539/2001 consolidated version, 19.1.2007
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