No visa needed

Do citizens of Japan need a visa for Uruguay?

Citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Uruguay 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 Japan: the passport opens 114 countries visa-free; Tokyo — Montevideo: ≈ 18,570 km, about 23.5 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 Uruguay without a visa on a Japan passport?

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

Uruguay visa rules at a glance

With a Japan passport you can visit 114 countries visa-free, 37 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 16 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Japan passport ranks 35th of 199.
Japan passport: visa-free access to 114 countries; Uruguay passport: 96.
Citizens of Japan and Uruguay can travel together visa-free to 94 countries, for example: China, Macau, Philippines, Mongolia, Micronesia, Thailand, Kiribati, Malaysia, Singapore, Vanuatu, Fiji, Finland, Georgia, Estonia, and Armenia.
Citizens of Uruguay, in turn, don’t need a visa for Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Uruguay

Travelling to Uruguay: good to know

Tokyo — Montevideo: about 18,570 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 23.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −12 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Montevideo 00:00.
Local currency: Uruguayan Peso.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ UYU 40.
Uruguay is the 197th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.