Getting citizenship and a second passport in Uruguay 🇺🇾
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Getting citizenship and a second passport in Uruguay 🇺🇾
"This person who had contacted me, we were not able to apply because while she was in the country, her timing was perfect. She could have applied. But then she left for longer than six months. And so at that moment, your timing considered from the moment your application of residency to citizenship reset" - Laura Cánepa, Mobility LC.
Mobility LC is a concierge relocation service for people moving to Uruguay for almost a decade now. The founder, Laura Cánepa, has extensive experience and knows all the players. Not only that, but she's fluent in English, Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese. Here at Guru’Guay, we've been recommending them since 2018 🔗 www.guruguay.com/mobilitylc-relocation-specialists
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In this series, Guru'Guay-Uruguay's favourite website on life and travel in South America's most understated nation-teams up with trusted relocation specialists to get some professional advice for our readers and foreigners all over the world.
It’s a new series on the legal aspects that foreigners need to know about living in Uruguay. I'll be talking to experts who spend their professional lives advising foreigners. We'll be talking about:
*applying for Uruguay residency
*buying property in Uruguay
*setting up a bank account in Uruguay
*opening a bank account in Uruguay
*benefits of Uruguay residency
*tax residency in Uruguay
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Guru'Guay thanks the professionals at Mobility LC, Teuten Abogados and Sierra Atlantica for sharing their expertise.
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Great information! I was really happy to be in Uruguay, I met wonderful people while I was going for resident permit.
That's great!
@@GuruGuay Hi. Are the citizenship requirements for Portuguese citizens more relaxed based on any Iberoamerica arrangements?
@@benjamind3448Hi!! Thank you for your question!
Citizenship requirements are all the same no matter the origin of the applicant.
Differences may apply when it comes to Residency, however. For instance, Uruguayan relatives or nationals for Mercosur or Mercosur associated countries benefit of fewer requirements when applying for Residency.
@@lauracanepa I once read that citzens of nations that belong to Iberoamerica can become citizens of Spain after just 2 years. Portugal is also a member of Iberoamerica. I wonder if such a situation is reciprocated in Uruguay.
@@benjamind3448 Hi!! Thank you for your comment. As you well said, that may be a Spanish law to become a citizen of Spain. Uruguayan law does not make any discrimination based on nationality when it comes to citizenship application.
I love Uruguay and would like to become a citizen of this country in the future , but the citizenship process is not easy, yes, 3 or 5 years is , when compared to most countries , a short waiting time , but the interview is , at one and a half hour , a lengthy one and besides this you also need two additional witnesses later on who will themselves be interviewed , and then again there is this passport issue which many may consider unfair . Once again , I love Uruguay , but the whole process is cumbersome ( at least on paper ).
@@fsdfsdgvdfsgsdfg7075 hi!!! Thank you for your comment. I think you are underestimating yourself. Once you are living in the country and speaking the language as well as listening to it everyday, you will be able to entertain a fair conversation with anyone. You just may need to prepare some classes and take lessons with teachers. Also we assist you getting ready for the interview going through the questions with you beforehand. It is totally doable. I’ve seen it happen time and time again with clients who did not speak any Spanish at all when they arrived. We also help the witnesses get ready for the interview. It is a simple interview provided they answer truthfully.
Regarding the passport issue mentioned in the video, as I shared it is a circumstantial matter which is fortunately changing in the next coming months as per information shared by the organisation Somos Todos Uruguayos. After this interview with Karen, a Uruguayan delegation was able to present the case at the Human Rights Commission at the American States Association in Washington DC and as a result the Uruguayan government was requested to apply changes to the passport so this issue is eliminated. Uruguay committed to make these changes happen and as of today we know this change is imminent in the next couple of months. We have not informed of such yet as we do not have a date settled as of today. We are positive this change should happen before the end of this year.
I hope this helps your decision on coming to Uruguay and make the change you want happen. You will be welcome with arms wide open.
@@lauracanepa Merci pour votre longue et détaillée reponse Laura. Vous me faites aimer la vie.
@@fsdfsdgvdfsgsdfg7075 avec plaisir!
Very helpful video! I read twice, that parents who give birth to a child in Uruguay (the child obviously will get Uruguay citizenship) can apply directly for naturalization without having to wait for 3 years residency. Is this true?
Hi @MS80-b2l!! Thank you for your message!
This is not correct.
Children born in Uruguay will be considered Uruguay Nationals from time of birth and Uruguayan citizens once they are 18 years old provided they register for their addition to the voting roll. (Citizenship is acquired at 18 years old or older).
Parents of a Uruguayan born, can request an expedited residency process (not citizenship). This is true for any Uruguayan relative (spouse, siblings, etc). This residency process is quick and does not require a minimum residency time in the country. This is where your confusion may lie.
Citizenship process will be in the same conditions than the ones shared in the video. The citizenship process in Uruguay is outlined on the Constitution so in order to change it, a change should be performed to the Constitution and would require a Presidential election instance to get all the population to vote on the update proposal.
Hope this helps and clarifies!!
@@lauracanepa Thank you Laura for the clarification!
Nice and clear, if can't resist adding: 1) a lot of countries have differences between citizenship and nationality, only Uruguay doesn't apply the international norms to the passports which say citizenship and/or nationality go in the nationality field (eg: a certain Guru'guayan is a welsh national, but a British citizen - and why UK passports say "British Citizen"). It's just a case of reading the manual correctly in English and applying it - the international organisation (ICAO) recently clarified this with the authorities so hoping to see a solution - plus a lot of not very happy voters out there.... 2) Getting citizenship is certainly also about voting, being part of this community, but only fully become citizens after another three years from getting the carta de ciudadania when you should, and technically must, register your right to vote (credencial civica). This also requires a period of residency "avecinamiento" to get, and the passport cannot be renewed without completing this process. And also until you have registered to vote, you cannot work for a government owned organisation (universities are the exception), stand for parliament, etc 3) For people born in wealthy countries (even if are not nationals of that country!), the issue of passports tends not to be a problem - they use their passport of origin or have fewer issues with their Uruguayan one - but the recent introduction of visas for USA citizens for Brazil could see cases of US-born individuals being rejected when seeking to board a plane or at the border - Brazil usually is ok but not guaranteed. Some countries like France won't even accept the passport though as valid documents, so let's hope the Ministro of Interior implements the international standards soon which is a simple decision that doesn't need a law. 4) For those coming from countries that don't allow dual citizenship, you legally become a unique form of stateless (not a national of any country, but have most of the rights and responsibilities of one except right to Uruguayan identity here). If the passports are sorted, you will in many ways no longer obviously be stateless though still technically have no nationality. The initial steps before the interamerican comision for human rights this have been taken, also so children can naturalise which is another unusual limitation of rights. www.cidh189nationality.uy for details on this process in EN/SP. Hope helps to add to the very useful interview!
Thank you Alexis!!
This interview took place before the CIDDHH accepted the hearing request by Somos Todos Uruguayos so the conclusions and directions stated after that very important meeting could not be included in the info shared.
As you may notice, I mentioned the validity of the first passport and the required renewal. Getting into the technicalities of “avecimamiento” and the “credencial cívica” would prove more cumbersome to understand the whole matter for someone who may be interested on the access to citizenship and planning the path to get it.
That would be a whole other interview to cover another document, an overview of our electoral process, timings and duties/responsibilities.
I believe simple, direct and to the point are best when explaining from scratch. This is just a simple approach so everyone can understand.
Thank you for your comment and for your hard work making changes happen!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thanks for taking the time to comment, Alexis!!
@@lauracanepa - the issue was also highlighted in the UN Universal Periodic Review today where several countries raise the issue and Uruguay re-committed to working on a solution. I am optimistic that with this, and the ICAO clarification to the authorities that citizenship applies, we finally have a game changer (the domestic "nationality debate" doesn't apply in the case of passports as not relevant). Plus there are a lot of annoyed legal citizens and we have elections this year ;)
@@alexisferrand6667 agree!! I am certain we will see positive changes soon. Thank you for your hard work!
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Great video thanks. I read that we need to show proof of constant visits to your GP/doctor every 6 months or less. Is this really necessary? I do not qualify if this is the case. I have occassional checkups or call the doctor when I'm sick but constant checkups for no valid reason apart from this?
I've been here since 2004 (few years overseas since then), but married to a local and have a son that was born here (house owner also). I'm not much of a sociable person but my Uruguayan wife is. I'd have to think hard about finding 2 witnesses that know me well and is not family or another immigrant. yikes . Wife's friends probably who I've known for many years..
Hi there, thanks. I am just going through this process myself and I have never been asked about my health and was certainly not asked to show any health checks. Your wife's friends are fine I am sure, and they can vouch for you not being very sociable 😁 All the best, Karen
@@GuruGuayawesome thanks for letting me know. Not too keen on having to get 2 witnesses to take time off work at the same time to hang around for hours and be interviewed though 😮
@@CJ-vg4tg Sure thing. Fortunately, it's a one-off thing, right? Plus Uruguayans don't seem to mind having to hang around, certainly not for when they are doing you a favour. To be honest, in my experience, the electoral court has been pretty good with timing. You arrive at your allotted time and they see you pretty much straight away. Best of luck! -- From one lucky future UY citizen to another -- Karen
Hi @CJ-vg4tg!!
Constant visits to the doctor are not a requirement.
Having medical insurance in the country can be used though to prove you have residency with a routine life, in case it’s necessary. Each case is different and needs to be reviewed in detail to make sure every requirement requested is answered. Certain requirements can be proven using different means. Hope this helps!