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Hi All,

My husband and I are from the US and are going to be visiting Uruguay soon with a possible move in the near future.

Would love any tips on what to do, see, visit, and how to meet and connect with other Expats.

Thanks!

Jennifer

Hi everyone!

My wife and I will be in Uruguay in about a month. I'm looking forward to running into you all in Montevideo!

I'm here to be helpful where I can, and probably ask a few questions myself.

Thanks for being so welcoming.

Mark

Been here 10 plus years. How can I help?

please note this is not the states!  Mail doesn’t work like at home, Uber eats and deliveries are very much based not just what town you live in but where in the town. Can be a great life but suggest folks go in with their eyes wide open and do a long term rental of at least a few months anywhere they are interested in. Also if a seasonal area consider how and when you will be there.

Hi all. My wife and I live in the US and plan to visit Uruguay later this year, partly to consider whether we'd want to live there. She is a dual US/Brazilian citizen, so she could qualify for permanent residence in Uruguay. Would love to hear from anyone who has worked with immigration attorneys in Uruguay and can recommend one or tell us how the process went for you. Also, is there anything equivalent to Meetup in Uruguay? (Meetup has a page for Uruguay, but no one is listing anything on it.) How have you gone about meeting people there? We're both pretty comfortable in Spanish so there won't be a big language barrier for getting to know locals. --Dan

Good morning, Dan!

You inquire about experience with immigration attorneys.  I have experience both with immigration attorneys and immigration consultants.   I was fortunate, both worked for me.  As everywhere it seems to depend on the very person you are contracting.  In general immigrations seems to be much easier here than in Canada for example.   If your wife is a Mercosur resident it should be much more easy.  To finish this point for me the specific consultant worked better than the lawyer and she is less expensive too.  The turn around time was very good and I always felt comfortable with her.  She kept calm and minimized the effort, built bridges even where she had not been before.  Very good interpersonal skills.

I live out in the country and have no problem whatsoever getting contacts although I do not speal Spanish at all.  Uruguayos are very friendly and helpful people.  The neighbours come to introduce themselves if you do not go looking for them.   I do not know how this works in the city.  So I never looked for an online option to connect.

Hope this helps.  If you come our way when you travel in Uruguay you are very welcome to visit.  We are close Ruta 1 at the Western end of Colonia.

Armin