No visa needed

Do citizens of Spain need a visa for Uruguay?

Citizens of Spain 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 Spain: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Madrid — Montevideo: ≈ 9,950 km, about 13 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 Spain passport?

Yes, citizens of Spain 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 Spain passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 13 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Spain passport ranks 6th of 199.
Spain passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Uruguay passport: 96.
Citizens of Spain and Uruguay can travel together visa-free to 94 countries, for example: Andorra, Portugal, Monaco, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Belgium, Vatican City, Italy, San Marino, Ireland, Netherlands, Slovenia, and Malta.
A language both countries share: Spanish.
Citizens of Uruguay, in turn, don’t need a visa for Spain. Spain visa for citizens of Uruguay

Travelling to Uruguay: good to know

Madrid — Montevideo: about 9,950 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Madrid 12:00 — Montevideo 07:00.
Local currency: Uruguayan Peso.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ UYU 40.
Uruguay is the 167th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Spain.