Consular Section

Procedures and Consular Services

Office Hours

Monday to Friday: 10:00am - 3:00pm

Closed on weekends and statutory holidays (Canada-Ontario).

Services

Select a link for more details, or contact the Consular Section at the Embassy of Uruguay.

Mensaje a la Comunidad:

FINALIZACIÓN DE PRÓRROGAS DE CERTIFICADOS DE EXISTENCIA.

Estimados,

Se pone en conocimeinto de todos ustedes que el Banco de Previsión Social (BPS), la Caja Bancaria, la Caja Notarial y la Caja Policial informaron haber dispuesto no continuar prorrogando la validez de sus certificados de existencia desde marzo de 2022.

Por lo expresado, corresponde volver a tramitar dichos certificados ante los Consulados. En este sentido se agradece, a todas aquellas personas que necesiten tramitar certificado de existencia comunicarse con esta Sección Consular al correo electrónico urucanada@mrree.gub.uy o al teléfono 6132342727 a fin de coordinar cita para la realización del trámite.

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Visa information

Canadian passport holders do not need a visa to enter Uruguay.

Exceptions: diplomatic, service and official passports need a visa to enter Uruguay.

Canadian residents with passports from their country of origin must contact the Consular Section for further information.

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Document Legalization

For documents to have legal status in Uruguay, they must be legalized by the Consular Section in accordance with the following procedure:

1- An original or a notarized copy of each document must first be legalized by a provincial government office of signatures, or by the:

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada

Authentication and Service of Documents Division (JLAC)

125 Sussex Drive

Ottawa, Ontario

K1A OG2

2- Upon legalization by a Canadian government authority, the document(s) must be submitted to the Consular Section of the Embassy of Uruguay in Canada.

3- Payments can be made by e-transfer, money order or cheque, payable to Embassy of Uruguay.

4- Once in Uruguay, the document must then be legalized at the Department of Foreign Affairs, and translated if not in Spanish.

*Please be advised in order to obtain the legalization fee the Consular Section must have access to the document.

** Fees change monthly