Sri Lanka Uruguay

Uruguay Visa Requirements for Sri Lanka Citizens

Q: How much does a Uruguay visa cost for Sri Lanka citizens?

Prior visa (visa previa): 42 USD.

Visa required

Sri Lanka 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

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Uruguay visa options for Sri Lanka citizens

Prior visa (visa previa)

Embassy

Fee: 42 USD
Valid for: 60 days
Extension: Possible

3 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.

What the Uruguay visa rules mean for Sri Lanka travellers

Sri Lanka 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. Sri Lanka citizens are treated the same way as Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Brunei. Overall the Sri Lanka passport ranks #174 in the world with 19 visa-free destinations.

More travel options

Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Sri Lanka passport you can also visit 7 countries in the region without a visa, including Barbados, Bahamas, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Venezuela.

In the other direction, Uruguay citizens need eta to visit Sri Lanka.

Entry requirements for Uruguay

Passport validity

6 months

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 months after arrival in Uruguay.

UK FCDO — Uruguay entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Blank passport pages

1 blank page

Your passport needs at least 1 blank page.

UK FCDO — Uruguay entry requirements✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

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

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.

Gobierno de Uruguay — Inicio de solicitud de visas (MRREE visa application procedure) (requirements: no travel insurance listed)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

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

Proof of funds

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

Overstay penalties

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

Customs allowances

USD 10,000

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

Frequently asked questions

Do Sri Lankan citizens need a visa for Uruguay?