What the Uruguay visa rules mean for Kenya travellers
Kenya citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Uruguay. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Prior visa (visa previa), which costs 42 USD.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Uruguay applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The UK government says your passport must be valid for the duration of your stay and have at least one blank page for an entry stamp. Uruguay's Foreign Ministry says visa applicants need a passport valid for at least 6 …
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 1 blank page.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: The US CDC says Uruguay's country entry requirements do not require the yellow fever vaccine.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for Uruguay; the Foreign Ministry's visa requirements do not include insurance.
Uruguay entry rules compared
Uruguay lets 85 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 113. Kenya citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana and Burkina Faso. Overall the Kenya passport ranks #123 in the world with 40 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Kenya passport you can also visit 10 countries in the region without a visa, including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti and Jamaica.
In the other direction, Uruguay citizens need eta to visit Kenya.