Uruguay: Authorities maintain international travel restrictions as of Aug. 6 /update 24

Uruguay maintains COVID-19-related international travel restrictions as of Aug. 6.

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Authorities in Uruguay are maintaining strict international travel restrictions as of Aug. 6. Under the restrictions, entry by most nonresident foreign leisure travelers is banned, and entry is largely limited to citizens and legal residents; certain foreign nationals may be granted temporary entry for family reunification, humanitarian work, or for employment, economic, business, or judicial purposes subject to prior approval. Aircraft and ship crews may also enter the country. Brazilian nationals residing at the border may enter if they remain in the border cities in which they arrive. Cargo transport, humanitarian flights, and repatriation flights are exempt from the entry bans and are operating normally.

All arriving passengers must present a negative result from a COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours before departure for Uruguay. Travelers must also present medical insurance with COVID-19 coverage and an affidavit confirming the absence of any COVID-19 symptoms and that they have not been in contact with a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 in the 14 days before departure.

Individuals entering the country must complete a seven-day quarantine period; exceptions are in place for fully vaccinated travelers who received their final vaccine dose at least 14 days and no more than six months before arrival and those who tested positive for COVID-19 at least 20 days and no more than 90 days before departure for Uruguay and have since recovered. Travelers who are required to self-isolate and plan to stay in the country for more than seven days must take a second COVID-19 test on the seventh day to end their quarantine period or undergo an additional seven days of self-isolation.

Authorities could further tighten, ease, or otherwise amend any restrictions with little-to-no notice depending on local disease activity. Targeted local measures could be enforced in some areas assessed to be high risk.

Advice

Follow all official instructions. Abide by national health and safety measures. Reconfirm all travel arrangements. Liaise with trusted contacts for further updates and guidance.