No visa needed

Do citizens of South Korea need a visa for Uruguay?

Citizens of South Korea 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 South Korea: the passport opens 114 countries visa-free; Seoul — Montevideo: ≈ 19,600 km, about 25 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 South Korea passport?

Yes, citizens of South Korea 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 South Korea passport you can visit 114 countries visa-free, 38 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the South Korea passport ranks 35th of 199.
South Korea passport: visa-free access to 114 countries; Uruguay passport: 96.
Citizens of South Korea and Uruguay can travel together visa-free to 96 countries, for example: China, Japan, Mongolia, Macau, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Micronesia, Singapore, Kiribati, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, United Arab Emirates, and Finland.
Citizens of Uruguay, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to South Korea. South Korea visa for citizens of Uruguay

Travelling to Uruguay: good to know

Seoul — Montevideo: about 19,600 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 25 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −12 hours.
Local time: Seoul 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 South Korea.