Uruguay
Digital Nomad Permit · Montevideo
South America's calmest, safest corner, with no income floor and a generous tax holiday — a low-key but genuine place to put down roots.
Flexible
10–30 days
6 months
70/100
130 Mbps
Moderate
Temperate
UTC-3
Model your move to Uruguay
Set who's coming and what you earn. We'll handle eligibility, taxes, contributions, living costs and what you'd have left — and compare it to home.
Staying more than ~183 days?
Affects tax residency for territorial & exempt regimes.
Your monthly life in Uruguay
Pre-filled with typical costs in Montevideo. Drag or type to match your life.
A nice place in a popular area
Power, water, gas
Home fibre + data
Food at home
Transit, rideshare, fuel
Private cover nomads usually need
Eating out, coffee, going out
Shopping, gym, subscriptions, misc.
You meet the income requirement
Needs $0/mo.
Your qualifying income
$6,000
$6,000
$1,971
$4,029
Tax in Uruguay
Effective rate
0.0%
- Income tax / mo
- $0
- Social security / mo
- Not charged
- Total deductions / mo
- $0
- Take-home / mo
- $6,000
Under 183 days you stay outside the local system; your home country keeps covering you.
Private health insurance isn't required for this visa, but most nomads carry it — it's already counted in your living costs above.
Generous territorial treatment plus a multi-year holiday for new residents.
vs. United States
Tax
22.8% at home → 0.0% here
Same lifestyle costs
$3,942 at home → $1,971 here
Money left over
$691 at home → $4,029 here
Estimates for planning only — actual tax depends on treaties, your residency and personal circumstances. Confirm with official sources and a qualified advisor before you move.
What it takes to qualify
Income & savings
- Monthly income (single)
- No fixed minimum
- Basis
- No fixed minimum — declare sufficient means
- Combine two incomes?
- Yes
Uruguay sets no formal income floor; you self-declare adequate remote income.
The visa
- Program
- Digital Nomad Permit
- Introduced
- 2023
- Duration
- 6 months, renewable
- Max total stay
- 1 year
- Fees
- $10 (approx)
- Who can apply
- Employees, Freelancers, Business owners
- Bring family?
- Yes
A token administrative fee. Six months, renewable once, with an easy on-ramp to full residency.
What you'll actually pay
Income tax
- Treatment
- Foreign income not taxed for nomads
- Headline rate
- 12%
- Tax residency at
- 183 days
- Employee social
- Usually home-covered
Generous territorial treatment plus a multi-year holiday for new residents.
Special regime · New-resident tax holiday
- Rate
- 0% on qualifying income
- Duration
- 11 years
New tax residents can elect an 11-year holiday on foreign investment income, then a low 12%.
Reviewed Source: Uruguay MRREE
Path to residency & citizenship
This is a lifestyle visa: great for living here now, but time on it doesn't count toward permanent residency or a passport.
The nomad permit is a provisional ID whose time doesn't count; via a separate (and notably easy) legal-residence application, Uruguay grants citizenship in ~3 years with family or ~5 single.
Reviewed Source: Uruguay MRREE
Typical costs in Montevideo
Rent (1-bed)
$900
Rent (family)
$1,450
Groceries / person
$340
Utilities
$120
Internet
$35
Transport / person
$35
Health insurance
$80
Dining / person
$250
Cost index 50/100 vs New York · prices are about 55% of US levels (PPP). Monthly figures shown in USD.
Highlights & watch-outs
What makes it great
- No fixed income requirement at all.
- The most stable, safest country in South America.
- Fast, friendly route to residency and citizenship.
What to watch
- Pricier than neighbours.
- Quiet — not for those craving big-city buzz.
Reviewed Source: Uruguay MRREE
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