- country
- Uruguay
- eligibility
- Investors, operators, technicians, managers and middle management linked to local or international exporting companies; foreign nationals hired by qualifying employers. Applicants can apply from within Uruguay or from abroad. The contracting exporting company submits a request to Uruguay XXI, which forwards it to the National Immigration Directorate.
- processing notes
- Facilitates temporary residencies lasting more than six months but less than two years. Two processing tracks: MERCOSUR/associated countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname) and non-MERCOSUR countries; each follows a 3-step process (employer application, online registration, appointment scheduling). Applications authorized within a shortened timeframe. Contact: fast-track@uruguayxxi.gub.uy. No quota stated.