Business rules for Dominican passport holders going to Uruguay are not verified yet. The holiday rules below are for tourism; they don't confirm whether business visits are allowed. Check the official Uruguay visa information.
Work: we only have work rules from an unofficial source (not the Uruguay government), see the Work section. Confirm with the embassy before you travel.
Transit: see the verified transit rules in the Transit section. The holiday rules below are a different purpose of trip.
Route summary
Embassy visa
Dominican ordinary passport holders need a consular visa, unless they hold a US or UK visa valid for at least 6 months.
Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.
Last checked 2 Nov 2026 against gub.uy · Ministerio del Interior / Dirección Nacional de Migración 'Régimen de visas de admisión' (published 2025-08-19), ordinary-passport column, read 2026-10-16
Document list not published by the official source.
Fee not published by the official source.
Processing time, validity and maximum stay: not published by the official source.
Some Dominican passport holders can enter Uruguay differently if they hold one of these documents. Add yours (optional – kept only in the page address):
Qualifying documents: US visa, UK visa.
Source: Ministerio del Interior – Dirección Nacional de Migración (visa table) (gub.uy). Checked 16 Oct 2026.
"(9) Portadores de pasaporte común de República Dominicana con visa de EE.UU. o Reino Unido vigente por al menos 6 meses pueden ingresar sin visa consular estampada."
Border officers decide on entry. Check the official source before you travel.
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Where: Uruguayan consulate
Visa required unless you hold a US/UK visa. Dominican ordinary passport holders need a consular visa, unless they hold a US or UK visa valid for at least 6 months. Source: https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-interior/comunicacion/publicaciones/regimen-visas-admision
The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.
Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for Dominican passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see gub.uy.
⚠ Not from an official source: items marked below come from secondary sources (law firms, employer-of-record guides, IOM, Wikipedia), not the destination government. They are not verified and may be out of date; confirm with the embassy or immigration authority.
These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.
⚠ Not from an official source
For: Foreign employees in Uruguay
Source: G-P Globalpedia – Uruguay visas & permits (employer-of-record guide) (Not official) (globalization-partners.com) · Not from an official source.
"applicants should be at least 18 years old." … "The work visa is not eligible for renewal or extension, so employees should begin the process of applying for residence as soon as possible."
Checked 16 Oct 2026. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.
We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.
Uruguay's AIP says transit passengers do not have to complete entry formalities as long as they stay at the airport for no more than 24 hours. If you leave the airport you need to meet the normal entry rules - see the holiday section.
Conditions
Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.
Document list not verified yet — check the official source.
✓ Checked on the live official page
“AIP Uruguay GEN 1.3 2.1: 'Después del desembarco, todo pasajero debe presentarse a las autoridades a los efectos de cumplir con las formalidades de entrada al país, con la excepción de los pasajeros en tránsito, siempre que su permanencia en el aeropuerto pertinente no exceda de 24 horas.'”
A free PDF of this result with its official links, a checklist and space for notes. It is created in your browser; we don't receive or store it. Its QR link contains only this rule's status (visa type and check date), no personal data.
Get an email when we update the guidance for Dominican passport holders going to Uruguay, after we've checked the change against the official source. Nothing else.
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How it works: Thieves smash car windows and grab valuables at traffic lights and junctions.
How to avoid it: Lock the car and keep bags and valuables out of sight, especially off the front seat.
Paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 10 Dec 2025 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026.
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Dominican passport: of the 148 destinations with a rule verified from an official source, 32 visa-free, 13 visa on arrival, 36 eVisa or travel authorisation, 67 embassy visa.
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