No visa needed

Do citizens of Uruguay need a visa for Iceland?

Citizens of Uruguay don’t need a visa for Iceland and can stay up to 90 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 — Reykjavík: ≈ 11,420 km, about 15 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of Uruguay don’t need a visa for Iceland for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Iceland 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; Iceland passport: 112.
Citizens of Uruguay and Iceland can travel together visa-free to 91 countries, for example: Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Grenada, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Panama, and Saint Lucia.
Citizens of Iceland, in turn, don’t need a visa for Uruguay. Uruguay visa for citizens of Iceland

Travelling to Iceland: good to know

Montevideo — Reykjavík: about 11,420 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Montevideo 12:00 — Reykjavík 15:00.
Local currency: Icelandic Króna.
Languages: Icelandic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ISK 120.
Iceland is the 104th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Uruguay.