No visa needed

Do citizens of Uruguay need a visa for China?

Citizens of Uruguay don’t need a visa for China and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Uruguay: the passport opens 96 countries visa-free; Montevideo — Beijing: ≈ 19,160 km, about 24.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to China without a visa on a Uruguay passport?

Yes, citizens of Uruguay don’t need a visa for China for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

China visa rules at a glance

With a Uruguay passport you can visit 96 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 27 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Uruguay passport ranks 59th of 199.
Uruguay passport: visa-free access to 96 countries; China passport: 42.
Citizens of Uruguay and China can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Grenada, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, Bahamas, Angola, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Seychelles, Serbia, Fiji, Palestine, and Vanuatu.
Citizens of China, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Uruguay. Uruguay visa for citizens of China

Travelling to China: good to know

Montevideo — Beijing: about 19,160 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 24.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +11 hours.
Local time: Montevideo 12:00 — Beijing 23:00.
Local currency: Chinese Yuan.
Languages: Chinese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CN¥6.72.
China is the 195th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Uruguay.