No visa needed

Do citizens of Uruguay need a visa for South Africa?

Citizens of Uruguay don’t need a visa for South Africa 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 — Pretoria: ≈ 7,930 km, about 10.5 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 South Africa without a visa on a Uruguay passport?

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

South Africa 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; South Africa passport: 60.
Citizens of Uruguay and South Africa can travel together visa-free to 43 countries, for example: Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Grenada, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Panama, and Saint Lucia.
Citizens of South Africa, in turn, don’t need a visa for Uruguay. Uruguay visa for citizens of South Africa

Travelling to South Africa: good to know

Montevideo — Pretoria: about 7,930 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Montevideo 12:00 — Pretoria 17:00.
Local currency: South African Rand.
Languages: Afrikaans, English, South Ndebele, and Northern Sotho.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZAR 16.
South Africa is the 53rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Uruguay.