What Can the Consulate Do for You? and What Can the Consulate Not Do for You?
What Can the Consulate Do for You? and What Can the Consulate Not Do for You?
What Can the Consulate Do for You?
- Issue and renew passports.
- Issue passports and travel permits for minors with the legally required consent of the holders of parental authority.
- Register children/grandchildren of Uruguayan citizens born in Canada (Toronto General Consulate jurisdiction).
- Process Return to Uruguay procedures.
- Authorize all acts that may be carried out by Public Notaries.
- Issue certificates of existence / proof of life for pension beneficiaries.
- Assist persons involved in accidents.
- Inform relatives or close contacts about accidents, deaths, or disasters, and provide guidance.
- Take interest in nationals who are detained or imprisoned and, under certain circumstances (to transmit messages to relatives).
- Protect the interests of minors or legally disability people, particularly regarding guardianship or trusteeship matters.
- Ensure that citizens subject to legal proceedings receive proper legal defense.
- Request information on the whereabouts of persons from local authorities.
- Attend to the interests of nationals in inheritance matters arising from death.
- Seek communication with family members or close contacts to inform them of a person’s situation and needs.
- Provide guidance regarding legal, medical, notarial assistance, etc.
What Can the Consulate Not Do for You?
- Act as a party in judicial proceedings or secure exemption from imprisonment.
- Provide legal representation or initiate judicial proceedings on your behalf.
- Obtain preferential treatment compared to nationals of the country in hospitals or prisons.
- Carry out tasks corresponding to travel agencies, airlines, banks, etc.
- Provide tickets or means to return to Uruguay or continue travel elsewhere, except under very special repatriation circumstances.
- Provide money or assume responsibility for payment of your bills (hotel, legal, medical, or any other expenses).
- Arrange accommodation, residency, employment, or work permits, nor act as your guarantor or sponsor.