Global rank
#17
Uruguay • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free96 · 48%
Visa on arrival32 · 16%
eTA10 · 5%
Visa required61 · 31%
Bloc
MERCOSUR
5
Union Members
World reach
69%
About the Uruguay passport
Ranked #17 out of 200 in the global passport index, the Uruguay passport offers more travel freedom than 92% of passports worldwide. Alongside Bahamas and Mexico, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Uruguay citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to Uruguay citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
The top marginal income tax rate in Uruguay is 36%, with capital gains taxed at Varies. The country operates a standard mid tax regime.
Uruguay is a member of MERCOSUR, granting facilitated residency rights across South American member states.
Where Uruguay passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaArgentinaArmeniaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniFijiFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKenyaKiribatiLaosLatviaLebanonLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTrinidad and TobagoTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlgeriaAntigua and BarbudaAustraliaAzerbaijanBeninBhutanBruneiBurkina FasoCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadCongoCubaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaEritreaEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaIndiaIndonesiaIraqKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanLesothoLiberiaLibyaMaliMauritaniaMoroccoMyanmarNauruNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaPakistanSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth SudanSudanSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTogoTongaTunisiaTurkmenistanUgandaUnited StatesUzbekistanVietnamYemen
How Uruguay compares regionally
Among MERCOSUR members, the Uruguay passport ranks 3rd of 5 by mobility. The average passport rank across MERCOSUR members is #23.