Move to Uruguay as a digital nomad or remote worker
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- čas přidán 6. 05. 2024
- BIG NEWS Digital nomads and remote workers can now obtain a residency permit to work legally from Uruguay for six to twelve months.
“Uruguay is in the sweet spot between the US West coast and Eastern Europe” says Chris Roe, 42, a global communication coach from New York City. “I have a new client from Dubai and when we meet: it’s 9am for me in Uruguay and 4pm for him.”
Roe found himself stuck in Uruguay in 2020 when the borders closed during the pandemic and opted to stay for over a year. He returned to Uruguay in 2023.
In this interview with Guru’Guay founder Karen Higgs, he shares the eight things that he loves about being based in Uruguay as a digital nomad. And two things he doesn’t love so much.
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Roe, who has been a digital nomad for over three years and worked out of countries as far flung as Indonesia and Mexico, praises the quality of life in Uruguay. “There's a really nice work-life balance that doesn't exist in other places that I've been.”
Lack of community is a big issue for many digital nomads. In Uruguay, Chris found himself approached by business contacts on LinkedIn interested in inviting him out for a coffee. Unlike most countries where digital nomads tend to stick together out of necessity, Chris says “the locals in Uruguay are actually willing to help and they want to meet you. It’s so refreshing.”
He loves the great internet connectivity, finding it easy and very affordable to connect on high-quality wifi anywhere in Uruguay-from the beach to the hills as well as the city.
Coming to work remotely is a great way to test Uruguay as a future home. It’s an easy place to fall in love with and now remarkably easy to apply to live and work legally as a digital nomad for six to twelve months-and eventually apply for permanent residency.
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Thank you greatly for the info and the video footage.
Thanks for the info!
Great interview! Thank you. :)
Thank you so much 🇺🇾 ❤
Maravilloso video of Uruguay. Must go there again soon. ❤
This was amazing ❤🙌🏽🇺🇾
Great information.
As s foreigner who married a uruguayan and has chosen to retire here, nowhere is perfect. While the current Government is excellent, the opposition Frente Amplio ( and Municipality of Montevideo) is driven by Extreme Left / Communist factions that remind me of the UK trade unions of the 1970s. This party "governed" Uruguay for 15 years from 2005 to 2019 and wasted billions of dollars earned in boom times on totally misguided and mismanaged projects. Given the leftist indoctrination of half the population, there is an even chance that the FA could be re-elected in 2024. Property taxes in the better areas of Montevideo were jacked up 40% this year without any explanation or accountability. While this political situation may not affect a digital nomad, it definitely should concern a potential long term resident or foreign investor.
Very insightful information., thank you. What would you suggest based on the current status in regards to purchasing a properity in the downtown (centro) area next year? Should I wait until after the elections?
@@keepinmind8846 I think it depends on your personal circumstances. If the property is relatively inexpensive, I dont think it makes much difference. If you are single and male, the city center ( Cordon / Palermo, not the old commercial area off 18 de julio) is the most lively but it can be iffy safety wise. About 15 years ago the Ciudad Vieja was set to become an arty historic place like Cartegena but it hasnt fulfilled its promise and is a dangerous area at night. I would favour Pocitos.
That is false . I dont belive you.l live in Uruguay is a great country very fredoom and the best economy os south america
Easiest country to own a business in. Here for 11 years now in Punta del esté
There's so many opportunities for those that have the brains and entrepreneurship spirit. What's best, the goverment makes it easy to do business. None of this over-regulation you get in the states, western Europe etc. You could be up and running selling hot dogs on the streets in a cpl days, after a health inspection. In the US they make you jump through lots of unreasonable steps to get anything registered.
I understannd there's a 22% VAT. Employer pays 12+% to what is the equivalent of Social Security. Is that correct? What do you have to pay as an employer in terms of medical insurance, unemployment, etc? What would one pay in terms of property tax for a home with a valuation of say $150,000 ?
As far as having employees, what's that like? Are you required to pay for X amount of time off per year? Sick pay required? What about termination for things like missing days, showing up late, poor performance, etc?
@@MotionPictureTrips wtf are you on about? It takes 1-2 days for an LLC to be registered. That's all you need. It's cheaper in the US too, about $100. Compared to UY at $700+
Hey, if you like doing business in the over-regulated US, you can keep that. Who cares about the price if you're over-regulated right and left. This is ONE of the reasons a lot of small business owners are relocating their operations abroad, they don't want to deal with uncle Biden. But if you like him, you can keep him too.
@@DestinationJapan95
Nice area. Fun people.
I spent a week in Uruguay. I had a great time.
Thanks for the amazing information! A few things are not clear however... I'd appreciate some more clarity since I haven't found answers anywhere on the internet.
1. If I apply online and have someone help in paying the fee locally, will the granted DN visa allow me to enter Uruguay or do I still need to get a tourist visa?
2. Will the DN visa allow me to sign documents such as a rent lease, opening a bank account, and other administrative things like any other resident? Or is it just like a tourist visa but with a longer stay period?
4. If I apply today, will the granted DN visa period of 180 days begin immediately or starting a chosen date that I pick in the future?
Thank you!
Great videos Karen, I appreciate the informative nature of the interviews. Chris provided good insight into different aspects of living in Uruguay. My partner & I are looking into making a trip to do more research about the country. Wondering if you and/or Chris would be so kind as to recommend a good air B & B for a week stay? Also, what are the top 3 cities in Uruguay that are the most livable? In terms of cost of living, natural beauty (eg. being close to the ocean), work opportunities. Any other information you think might be helpful would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks!
Hello!
In the following link you will find information on Uruguay´s main cities and where to find accommodation: www.liveinuruguay.uy/housing
If you have any further questions, we will be more than happy to answer you at info@liveinuruguay.uy
Please let us know if there is anything else we can help you with.
Regards,
Uruguay XXI
@@UruguayXXIGUB Great! Thanks a lot! Regards, MD
Wow 😮
Love this country so much!
P.S: the first link in the description is broken, pls fix
Thank you! We fixed it already :)
Porque hablaba en ingles si era uruguayo JAJAJAJAJAJAA
EXCELLENT video! So informational.
We can help with the Uruguay Independent Means Visa. It includes a Four step Process:
Enter Uruguay as a tourist
Apply for your Independent Means Visa
Apply for your temporary cedula
Apply for your permanent cedula after receiving final approval of your residency
the best country
Porque hablaba en ingles si era uruguayo JAJAJAJAJAJAA
No country with a fascist "vaccination" requirement can call itself "the best".
Ou yeah baby! Any question i'm here for you 🇺🇾
Всё сильнее и сильнее хочу пожить в Уругвае :)
Amazing! What about family members? Kids? I assume they would have to fill their own forms, but if I am the primary income generator, won't there be problems when we apply to extend visas or when we apply or permanent residency?
Hello! Please note that the Digital Nomad Permit does not account for a visa. If you come from a country that requires one, you will need to start with the visa process. You can check here wheather your country requires a visa: www.liveinuruguay.uy/entryprocedures.
This also applies for any family members. The Digital Nomad Permit is an individual document.
Please let us know if there is anything else we can help you with.
Regards,
Uruguay XXI
@@UruguayXXIGUB EU citizens, the main applicant who would be working freelance and family members - a dependant spouse and children. Will it be easy?
Hello@@andreiabovezfold7247!
If you come from a country that requires a visa, you will need to start with the visa process. You can check here wheather your country requires one: www.liveinuruguay.uy/entryprocedures.
This also applies for any family members. The Digital Nomad Permit is an individual document.
Let us know if there is anything else we can help you with.
Best regards,
Uruguay XXI
Such a great initiative by you. I have few questions:
1) If a person comes on Digital Nomad Visa then what is the requirement for minimum stay?
2) How long is the overall Visa issue process ? And how early to apply for it for our visit?
Hello!
1) You need to enter the country with a tourist visa, if required, that allows you to stay for a maximum of 180 days. The Digital Nomad Permit enables you to stay for a period of time of 6 months to 1 year.
2) The overall process lasts between 10 working days. Please note that, at the moment, communication lines are busy due to high flow of requests.
Please let us know if there is anything else we can help you with.
For more information, we invite you to visit the following site: www.liveinuruguay.uy/entryprocedures
Best regards,
Uruguay XXI
@@UruguayXXIGUB Thanks.
Do you know what is the limit for renewing the nomad visa? For example if someone is interested in staying between 2-3 years.
Hello!
You can renew your permit for another six months. If you are looking to stay longer, you should apply for a temporary or permanent residency: www.liveinuruguay.uy/entryprocedures
Please let us know if there is anything else we can help you with.
Regards,
Uruguay XXI
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Karen, I'm considering an immersion study for 6 weeks or more do you have a suggestion?
of Espanol
Hello @@69elcuchillo!
We are sharing this website where you can find all kinds of spanish courses: www.liveinuruguay.uy/learn-spanish
We hope you find this useful.
Regards,
Uruguay XXI
@@UruguayXXIGUB MUCHO GRACIAS!
Do you have any other testimonies from "younger nomads" ? 20-ish . We cannot relate to the given example.
Hello!
If you are interested in further information on the Digital Nomad Permit, check www.liveinuruguay.uy/digitalnomadpermit
Let us know if there is anything else we can help you with.
Regards,
Uruguay XXI
Hello, when applying for a digital nomad visa, for myself, does it include permission my wife to be on that visa? We a re coming from Australia. I work online. Thanks.
Hello Mick!
The Digital Nomad Permit is an individual document. If your family is looking to acquire a Tourist Visa, they will each need to start their own process.
For more information, please contact info@liveinuruguay.uy
Regards,
Uruguay XXI
Sadly, I found on looking into the requirements for entry from the USA that, though no entry visa is required, there are a number of other certifications of a formal nature almost all of which have costs. Translation of documents into Spanish by a certified person is one example. Vaccination records are another.
The video above is well done and is encouraging for "digital nomads", but for a retiree directed towards living in Uruguay linguistic problem for someone who does not speak or read Spanish would be formidable. There is no mention of it in the video. Such an obvious omission points to the formidability.
Hello!
This video was specifically made for people interested in applying for the Digital Nomad Permit.
If you are looking to come to Uruguay and apply for the temporary or permanent residency, please visit www.liveinuruguay.uy/entryprocedures
For more information, please contact info@liveinuruguay.uy
Let us know if there is anything else we can help you with.
Regards,
Uruguay XXI
You never touched on the demands for people with Trade skills. I work for natives of Latin America even with my limited spanish. I build homes and property manigement
That's a totally different visa. Many countries in Latin America have 'investor visas'.
@@boink800 Are foreigners with passive income(s) allowed to receive Uruguayan permanent residency?
@@pinetworkminer8377 Yes, in theory. It depends on which track you will take and there are many different tracks. Much of it depends on your income (as it always does).
Wow, meaning there are more people in any Argentinian city than in all of Uruguay! Problem is the high import tax rate for any little thing ....:-(
Jaja leave de envedy Argentina is sheet ,is a pooer country whitout mony..Uruguay is diferent is a beautiful country .whit stability economy
Bring water....
Estás mal informado.A pesar de haber atravesado una sequía como hace mas de 70 años que no sucedía,nunca faltó el agua.Solo en Montevideo y área metropolitana el agua no era potable pero si se podía usar para todas las demás necesidades.Ahora con 2 días de lluvias ya está solucionado ese asunto.
Uruguay is the best country of south america .the best economy ,90%people are caucasican descent of european. The culture is a fusion to european country
Do they speak english in Uruguay?
Hello!
Altough our official language is spanish, we will do our best to communicate in your preferred language.
Please let us know if there is anything else we can help you with.
Regards,
Uruguay XXI
Hello Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Sheikh Helal Uddin from Bangladesh. I am a Businessman. I want to visit Uruguay with this new Digital Nomad Visa for Remote Working Purpose so about this Visa I have some questions below: 👇
*Can I apply Uruguay Digital Nomad Visa from outside Uruguay?
*Can I pay my Visa Fees with International Bank Card?
*If I get this Visa then Can I travel to Uruguay?
Or do I need separate tourist visa also??
Please give me some clear helpful information about this Digital Nomad Visa.
Hello,i have the same questions as well,please let me know if you managed to get an answers to these questions thank you
This is just like a Tourist Visa but one that allows you to go under other conditions. Simply check what embassy corresponds to your country and email them.
Hello Sheikh Helal Uddin!
If your country requires a visa to enter Uruguay, you can come with a tourist visa and apply for the Digital Nomad Permit. You can check here wheater your country requires a visa: www.liveinuruguay.uy/entryprocedures.
You may also apply for the Digital Nomad Permit while being abroad, but please note that payment must be made through local financial institutions. This means you have to be in Uruguay to proceed with the payment. Once this is finalized, you will receive your Permit within 10 business days.
Please let us know if there is anything else we can help you with.
Regards,
Uruguay XXI
Hello @@chwanchizzy7622!
If your country requires a visa to enter Uruguay, you can come with a tourist visa and apply for the Digital Nomad Permit. You can check here wheater your country requires a visa: www.liveinuruguay.uy/entryprocedures.
You may also apply for the Digital Nomad Permit while being abroad, but please note that payment must be made through local financial institutions. This means you have to be in Uruguay to proceed with the payment. Once this is finalized, you will receive your Permit within 10 business days.
Please let us know if there is anything else we can help you with.
Regards,
Uruguay XXI
Uruguay ♥
Uruguay is one of a few countries in the world , that you never going to get Uruguayan nationality regardless the time you lived in the country or even if are married or have an Uruguayan born child . If you decide to live permanently in the country you have to take that into account ver seriously . You can lose your own nationality for acquitting a long term permit called “ciudadanía legal” ( is a specific type of citizenship that can lead you to lose your citizenship/ nationality, but you never will get Uruguayan nationality ). Once you have “ciudadanía legal” they will issue an Uruguayan passport as foreigner . This passport with a foreigner nationality it’s not recognize for most countries and they will ask you for a visa . More sad part is that some countries refuse to stamp you a visa on an Uruguayan passport while you’re not Uruguayan . Government and agencies know exactly the problem but is a kind of xenophobia , only pure Uruguayan born blood deserves to be Uruguayan according to laws
Digital nomad visa are a bad idea for any country. Especially unspoiled countries. I live in South America. I love it. But I don't tell anyone where I live because I don't want to encourage anyone to discover the paradise I live it. Why? Because more foreigners ruin the local culture. In 5 years I have seen massive change. Some very good. Most of it bad that ruins the locals mindset, the culture, and the economics. I am embarrassed by the foreigners that come and treat it as if it is another Cancun on spring break. So videos like this are unfortunate. Exposing more of the world the relatively unspoiled cultures and lands. Unfortunately digital nomads can't keep their mouth shut about the amazing places they live.
Nobody will come anyway 😂 that's why the government issued this. The migrants we get are from the same countries as you know.
Have you seen a great number of people moving in from places like Haiti, the Middle East, and Africa?
PBI nominal per cápita (datos FMI, abril 2023) Uruguay 21677 (el más alto de Latinoamérica). Sueldo mínimo (enero 2023) en dólares por mes Uruguay 540 (el más alto de Sudamérica). Porcentaje de pobreza (INE, marzo de 2023) de Uruguay 9,1% (el más bajo de Latinoamérica). Porcentaje de pobreza de la forma que mide la Cepal (Cepal, ONU, 2022) de Uruguay 4,0% (el más bajo de Latinoamérica, el promedio de Latinoamérica es 33,0%). Porcentaje de pobreza extrema (Cepal, ONU, 2022) de Uruguay 0,2% (el más bajo de Latinoamérica). Riesgo país (JP Morgan enero 2023) de Uruguay 100 puntos (el menor de Latinoamérica e igual al de EEUU). Índice de corrupción 2022 (Transparency International, enero 2023) de Uruguay 74 puntos (puesto 1, menos corruptos en América junto con Canadá) Todos datos disponibles en las páginas del FMI, Cepal (ONU), INE, JP Morgan y Transparency International
Tiene un pbi per capita alto pero un costo de vida aun mas alto por lo que es un pais bastante pobre... Uno de los motivos que explican porque no se puede salir a caminar de noche por Uruguay. Pero bueno sigamos votando a Lacalle Pou, genios del voto...
FYI not everyone thinks gay marriage and abortion are pluses
Don't come to digital converter and fartist it is getting expensive
Can you get by without speaking Spanish?
Hello.
Yes! We are also sharing this website where you can find all kinds of spanish courses: www.liveinuruguay.uy/learn-spanish
We hope you find this useful.
Regards,
Uruguay XXI
Other than progressivism, it sounds great
De tantos lugares en el mundo mira si van a elegir URUGUAY JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA
Lamento decepcionarte pero ya hay nómades digitales en Uruguay desde bastante tiempo antes de publicarse este video.Por si no lo sabías,actualmente operan en Uruguay más de 1,000 empresas de desarrollo de software, que generan casi 1.000 millones de dólares en exportaciones, principalmente dirigidas a EEUU. Eso convierte al país en uno de los principales exportadores de software del mundo en términos per cápita, sumado al hecho de que Microsoft inauguró en Uruguay su cuarto laboratorio de Inteligencia Artificial (Los otros 3 están en EEUU, China y Alemania)Me río yo de ti al ver lo bien que te calza ese dicho que dice por ahí que la ignorancia y la soberbia van de la mano😂
Soyboys stay away
Sounds like it implements policies encouraging them to come in.
@@jasona.126 simps and soyboys are the root of all the problems
@@jasona.126 Yeah, that place will be in ruins within 10 years. I'm more interested in Argentina.
👇 "Promosm"