Apply for temporary legal residence when planning to settle in Uruguay for the qualifying period, generally at least six months and no more than two years for the standard temporary route.
Provide a valid identity document or passport, recent photo, criminal-record certificates for the relevant countries, and the required Uruguayan vaccination and health-card evidence.
Prove the activity or means of support that gives rise to the residence request, such as employment, professional activity, business, study, or another recognised basis; worker evidence must meet the current income rules.
Legalise or apostille foreign documents and provide official Spanish translations where required, then complete the online or in-country National Migration Directorate process and any required identity-document step.
Uruguay describes temporary residence as a route for people settling for work, study, and other recognised activities; it is different from a simple tourist stay and can be renewable within the applicable limits.
Temporary residents may work under the conditions of the residence, but the underlying activity and evidence must match the category. Uruguay does not issue a separate generic document called a work permit for ordinary dependent employment.