Sao Tome and Principe 
Uruguay
Sao Tome and Principe passport holders need a visa for Uruguay, issued by an embassy or consulate before travel.
Source: Ministerio del Interior, Dirección Nacional de Migración — Régimen de visas de admisión · checked 7 Oct 2026
Uruguay visa options for Sao Tome and Principe citizens3 consular pesos (USD 42), charged only if the visa is granted; official and diplomatic passports pay nothing. The Foreign Ministry says the price of consular procedures changes on 1 January each year.
Sao Tome and Principe 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.
Whatever your visa status, Uruguay applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
Uruguay lets 85 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 113. Sao Tome and Principe citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana and Burkina Faso. Overall the Sao Tome and Principe passport ranks #155 in the world with 26 visa-free destinations.
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Sao Tome and Principe passport you can also visit 10 countries in the region without a visa, including Barbados, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras and Haiti.
In the other direction, Uruguay citizens need evisa to visit Sao Tome and Principe.
Entry requirements for UruguayThe 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 months after arrival in Uruguay.
UK FCDO — Uruguay entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Your passport needs at least 1 blank page.
UK FCDO — Uruguay entry requirements✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026
The US CDC says Uruguay's country entry requirements do not require the yellow fever vaccine.
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — Uruguay traveler health✓ Checked 2 Oct 2026
No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for Uruguay; the Foreign Ministry's visa requirements do not include insurance.
Gobierno de Uruguay — Inicio de solicitud de visas (MRREE visa application procedure) (requirements: no travel insurance listed)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026
Uruguay's Foreign Ministry lists a travel booking (reserva de viaje) among the requirements for a visa application. No official source we could read states a ticket requirement for visa-exempt visitors.
Gobierno de Uruguay — Inicio de solicitud de visas (MRREE visa application procedure)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026
Uruguay's Foreign Ministry lists an invitation letter or hotel booking and economic solvency among the requirements for a visa application. No official source we could read publishes an amount, or a funds requirement for visa-exempt visitors.
Gobierno de Uruguay — Inicio de solicitud de visas (MRREE visa application procedure)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026
When the authorised stay expires, foreigners must leave the country, unless the Dirección Nacional de Migración extends it for justified reasons or a change of migration category was requested before it expired. Remaining in the country after the authorised stay expires is a ground for expulsion. People whose stay has already expired may apply for a temporary stay extension (expired), at 345.00 UI instead of 225.60 UI for a stay still in force.
IMPO (official legislation database) — Ley N° 18.250 de Migración✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026
Uruguay's customs service (Dirección Nacional de Aduanas) says anyone not under Central Bank control must declare to it the transport across the border of cash, precious metals or other monetary instruments worth USD 10,000 or more.
Dirección Nacional de Aduanas, Uruguay — Normativa vigente para transporte de valores✓ Checked 2 Oct 2026
Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0). Entry rules can change — confirm with official sources before travel.
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