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Uruguay: do South Africans need a visa?

South Africans don't need a visa for Uruguay. You can stay up to 90 days per visit, and you can apply to extend.

Visa-free. The Ministry of the Interior's admission visa table marks Sudáfrica (ordinary passport) 'No necesita Visa'.1367

Before you travel

Purpose of visit

Tourism. Employment or stays over 90 days require prior consultation or a visa.1

Confirmed on an official government source

Passport validity

FCDO: valid for the whole stay, with at least one blank page.2

Confirmed by other governments' official advice

How to apply

No visa needed. Present your passport at immigration.1

Confirmed on an official government source

Where South Africans apply

Not needed for tourism. For other permits: Dirección Nacional de Migración in Uruguay, or the Embassy of Uruguay in Pretoria (not verified).

Not yet confirmed by an official source

Travel insurance

Not published by official sources

Return or onward ticket

Not published by official sources

Proof of funds

Not published by official sources

Accommodation or invitation

Not published by official sources

Vaccinations, including yellow fever on return to South Africa

Uruguay: no yellow fever certificate requirement and no vaccination recommendation (WHO). South Africa's own rule on return: Uruguay is NOT on South Africa's yellow fever risk list, so no certificate is needed when flying straight home. You do need one if you transit more than 12 hours in, or travel via, a risk country (for example Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina or Paraguay).45

Confirmed by other governments' official advice

Arrival forms

Not published by official sources

Extending your stay and overstaying

Extension of a further 90 days through the Dirección Nacional de Migración.23

Confirmed by other governments' official advice

Transit

Not published by official sources

Travelling with children

FCDO: children under 18 on non-Uruguayan passports may need written parental permission ('Permiso de Menor') to leave Uruguay; check with Migración.2

Confirmed by other governments' official advice

Sources

Official

The destination's own government

  1. 1Ministerio del Interior (Uruguay): Régimen de visas de admisión gub.uy

Other government

Official advice from other governments

  1. 2UK FCDO gov.uk
  2. 4DIRCO (South African High Commission, Canberra) dirco.gov.za
  3. 5World Health Organization, International Travel and Health country list cdn.who.int

Reference

Used to find official sources, never the final word

  1. 3Wikipedia: Visa policy of Uruguay en.wikipedia.org
  2. 6Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org

Commercial

Visa agencies, law firms and travel companies

  1. 7The GSA (SA visa service), Uruguay guide thegsa.co.za

Last researched 5 October 2026. Rules change; confirm with the embassy before you book.