Do children and adolescents need to attend the residency hearing?
It is not necessary for the child or adolescent to attend the residency application hearing; the legal representative(s) must attend.
If the child or adolescent attends, he/she must be accompanied by:
- both parents (with the respective birth certificate issued within the last year, legalized/apostilled and, if necessary, translated);
- only one parent with a document expressing the will of the other parent for the child or adolescent to reside in Uruguay.
- a legal representative (with a document reflecting the will of the parents to authorize the minor to reside in Uruguay).
In case of absence of one of the parents due to death or loss of parental authority, the corresponding supporting documents must be submitted, duly legalized/apostilled and, if necessary, translated and notarized (in the case of powers of attorney). The documents of the parents authorizing the child or adolescent must also be attached.