Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores

Consular services

  • Authorization for a minor

    Information on the authorization that parents or legal representatives may grant for the issuance of a minor’s passport or, where applicable, to allow the minor to leave Uruguayan territory.

  • Certificate of reentry into Uruguay

    Information on the Certificate of Reentry into Uruguay for Uruguayan residents who are abroad and whose Uruguayan identity card has expired or been lost. Requirements, procedure, validity and...

  • Criminal Record Certificate

    Information on how to request from abroad a certificate attesting to the existence or absence of a criminal record in Uruguay.

  • Granting powers of attorney

    Information on the options available for granting a power of attorney abroad that is intended to have legal effect in Uruguay.

  • National Identity Document (DNI) – Renewal

    Information on the Uruguayan National Identity Document (DNI), traditionally known as the Cédula de Identidad, and the process for renewing it before the Consulate General of Uruguay in Guangzhou...

  • Passport - Emergency

    Information on the Uruguayan Emergency Passport, including the requirements and application process before the Consulate General of Uruguay in Guangzhou.

  • Passport - First issuance

    Information on the Uruguayan Passport and the process for its first-time issuance at the Consulate General of Uruguay in Guangzhou.

  • Passport - Renewal

    Information on the Uruguayan passport and the process for renewing it at the Consulate General of Uruguay in Guangzhou.

  • Personal user account application - BPS

    Information on how to obtain a Personal User Account from the Social Security Bank (Banco de Previsión Social - BPS) while abroad and access its online services.