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Every program we track here, with its catch & the official source. No country dossier yet — the programs are the whole story for now.
Every program we track here — each carries its own verification badge and reality check. Nothing on this page is the whole story; the program pages are.
UruguayUruguay
An online permit (under Decree 238/022) that lets self-employed people or employees of foreign companies who enter Uruguay as tourists stay 6 months, extendable once by 6 more, with a provisional ID.
PromiseOne of the easiest nomad permits anywhere: apply online after arriving, with no fixed income threshold.
What it takesLasts a year at most. The extension requires a vaccination certificate issued in Uruguay and criminal records from every country where you lived 6+ months in the past 5 years. To stay longer you must switch to temporary or permanent residence.
UruguayUruguay
Under Law 19.904 (Sept 2020), people who become Uruguayan tax residents can opt out of tax on foreign-source passive (capital) income for the year they arrive plus the next 10 years. The alternative is a permanent reduced 7% IRPF rate on foreign dividends and interest.
PromiseUp to 11 years with no Uruguayan tax on your foreign investment income.
What it takesCovers foreign passive income (dividends, interest), not Uruguayan-source or employment income. The option is exercised once by sworn declaration to the DGI and cannot be changed. Residents from before 2020 extending the holiday must invest more than 3.5M UI in Uruguayan property and spend 60+ days a year in the country.
What Uruguay asks of your language on the road to residence & citizenship — with the source for every line.
No language requirement is on record for this destination yet. That is a gap in our research, not a confirmation that none exists.