Uruguay changes requirements for entry of foreigners

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The President of the Republic of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, signed the decree that includes modifications for the entry of foreigners to the country by any means (land, air, or sea). Given the country’s current situation and epidemiological evolution, in the middle of the summer season. These are the new considerations:

• Those persons who can prove that they have received the single dose or the two doses depending on the type of vaccine supplied against the SARS CoV-2 virus and approved by their country of origin, within the nine months before departure and having complied with the respective waiting periods to achieve adequate immunity, will be exempted from complying with the mandatory preventive isolation provided for in the preceding decree. In such case, they must show a certificate issued by the sanitary authority of their country of origin certifying the vaccination and the compliance with the referred terms”.
• In the same way, the clause indicating the obligation to take a second PCR test on the seventh day after entering Uruguayan territory was repealed, becoming null and void.

Current requirements

• To enter the Uruguayan territory, it is necessary to present, in addition to the complete vaccination schedule, a test with a negative result of SARS-CoV-2 virus detection (by molecular biology technique PCR-RT), performed no more than 72 hours before the beginning of the trip, in an authorized laboratory in the country of origin or transit. If the entry is through a commercial means of passenger transportation, the accreditation must be done before boarding with the corresponding company. Children under six years of age are exempted from this requirement.
• Health coverage: Have health coverage in Uruguay.
• Affidavit: complete the electronic form within 48 hours before boarding, which will be considered as a sworn statement under the terms of Article 239 of the Penal Code.

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