Uruguay

Uruguay's Ministry of the Interior keeps a National Register of Rapists and Sexual Abusers of people convicted in final judgments of listed sexual offences. It is not open to the public: information is released to people who give well-founded reasons, and schools must ask job applicants for a certificate of non-registration. Uruguay's Migration Law lists convictions for trafficking, money laundering, drug and arms trafficking, but not sexual offences, as grounds to refuse entry. Entry may also be refused on public-order or state-security grounds determined by the Executive.

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Each statement is labelled Law (statute, regulation or court ruling), Policy (official guidance) or Reported practice (what officials report doing). Items marked Recheck could not be fully confirmed from a primary source.

The country's own registry

Law Ley 19.889 created a National Register of Rapists and Sexual Abusers (Registro Nacional de Violadores y Abusadores Sexuales), run by the Ministry of the Interior. It includes people convicted in a final judgment of rape, sexual abuse, especially aggravated sexual abuse, violent indecent assault, sexual abuse without bodily contact and corruption under the Penal Code (arts. 272–274), and of the offences in Ley 17.815 on sexual violence against children, adolescents or incapacitated persons (art. 104).
Source: Ley N° 19.889, Ley de Urgente Consideración (9 July 2020), art. 104, IMPO
Law The register records name and aliases, a current photograph, date and place of birth, nationality, identity document number, work and its address, current address and the offence. Once released, a convicted person must keep the court informed of any change in these data for ten years; failure to do so is the offence of desacato (art. 104).
Source: Ley N° 19.889, Ley de Urgente Consideración (9 July 2020), art. 104, IMPO
Law Educational institutions, public or private, must require a certificate of non-registration before hiring an employee. The Ministry of the Interior may give information on people in the register to anyone who requests it with well-founded reasons, under conditions set by regulation (art. 104).
Source: Ley N° 19.889, Ley de Urgente Consideración (9 July 2020), art. 104, IMPO
Policy A third party requesting information must file a sworn statement giving their own details, the name and identity number of the person checked and the well-founded reasons for the request; each request covers one person.
Source: gub.uy: Certificado de no inscripción en el Registro Nacional de Violadores y Abusadores Sexuales (Ministerio del Interior)
Finding No published rule found as of October 30, 2026. No rule entering a foreign (including U.S.) conviction in the register was found.

Entry and admissibility

Law Grounds for refusing entry include lacking the required documents, a deportation or re-entry ban not revoked, conviction in Uruguay or abroad for offences related to human trafficking and smuggling, money laundering, drug trafficking or arms trafficking, and reasons of public order or state security determined by the Executive (Ley 18.250, art. 45(A), (C), (D), (G)).
Source: Ley N° 18.250, Ley de Migraciones (6 January 2008), updated text, IMPO
Finding No published rule found as of October 30, 2026. Article 45 does not list sexual offences among the conviction grounds.
Law Where a foreigner's legal or documentary situation is in doubt, entry may be authorised conditionally, with the documents retained and the matter referred to the National Migration Directorate or the criminal courts (Ley 18.250, art. 43).
Source: Ley N° 18.250, Ley de Migraciones (6 January 2008), updated text, IMPO

Visa / travel authorisation

Policy U.S. citizens travelling on a tourist passport do not need a visa for a visit of less than 90 days.
Source: U.S. Department of State: Uruguay International Travel Information (archived copy of 9 July 2026)
Recheck: The live State Department page returned 403; confirm against the current page.
Law Residence is denied to people formally charged (formalizadas) or convicted, in Uruguay or abroad, of intentional common crimes punishable under the law of the place of the offence by more than two years' imprisonment, or with repeated offending. They may apply once five years have passed without a new offence from completing the sentence (Ley 18.250, art. 46, as worded by Ley 20.212).
Source: Ley N° 18.250, Ley de Migraciones (6 January 2008), updated text, IMPO

What U.S. rules still apply

Law U.S. law still applies to the trip itself: registrants must report international travel at least 21 days in advance, and the U.S. may notify the destination country before arrival. See the U.S. travel guide for the notice rule, the passport identifier and how notifications work.
Source: ComplianceAtlas: Traveling Abroad as a U.S. Registrant

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Legal Disclaimer

International laws, immigration policies, and registry requirements change frequently and may vary depending on citizenship, visa type, offense history, and purpose of travel. Entry decisions are made solely by each country's immigration authorities. Always verify current requirements using official government sources before traveling. This page is not legal advice.