Uruguay: Knowledge Base profile
Published 8 May 2024
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Version 3.0
About: Uruguay
This document contains useful information about Uruguay which will assist His Majesty’s Passport Office staff process passport applications.
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Publication
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version 3.0
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published for Home Office staff on 1 May 2024
Changes from last version of this document
This document has been updated with minor formatting changes.
Uruguay: names
This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about names in Uruguay.
Naming conventions exist in Uruguay. Names in Uruguay consist of:
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forename
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father’s first surname
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mother’s first surname
Surnames can be inverted on request, but it is not possible to remove any part of the surname.
Change of name
Names changes are allowed in Uruguay. Names can be changed through marriage, affidavit or statutory declaration.
Uruguay: nationality
This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about nationality in Uruguay.
Dual nationality is recognised in Uruguay.
Uruguay: adoption
This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about adoption in Uruguay.
Adoption is legal in Uruguay.
Uruguay: gender recognition
This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about gender recognition in Uruguay.
Transgender citizens are recognised in Uruguay.
Documents can be issued in their gender of choice.
Uruguay: civil partnerships and marriage
This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about civil partnerships and marriage in Uruguay.
Same sex marriage is legal in Uruguay.
Uruguay: documents
This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about documents from Uruguay.
Uruguay has a central register that manages the registration of:
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births
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marriages
All certificates are issued in Spanish.
Marriage certificates
Copies of marriage certificates can be obtained.
Identity documents
Identity cards are issued to all Uruguay citizens and foreign nationals who are permanent residents in Uruguay. Identity cards are mandatory.
Uruguay passports may have another nationality listed if the customer has been naturalised.