Procedures and Consular Services
Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 10:00am – 3:00pm
Closed on weekends and statutory holidays (Canada-Ontario).
Services: Select a link for more details, or contact the Consular Section at the Embassy of Uruguay.
Mensaje a la Comunidad:
FINALIZACIÓN DE PRÓRROGAS DE CERTIFICADOS DE EXISTENCIA.
Estimados, Se pone en conocimeinto de todos ustedes que el Banco de Previsión Social (BPS), la Caja Bancaria, la Caja Notarial y la Caja Policial informaron haber dispuesto no continuar prorrogando la validez de sus certificados de existencia desde marzo de 2022.
Exceptions: diplomatic, service and official passports need a visa to enter Uruguay. Canadian residents with passports from their country of origin must contact the Consular Section for further information.
Document Legalization: For documents to have legal status in Uruguay, they must be legalized by the Consular Section in accordance with the following procedure:
1- An original or a notarized copy of each document must first be legalized by a provincial government office of signatures, or by the:
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada. Authentication and Service of Documents Division (JLAC) , 125 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A OG2.
2- Upon legalization by a Canadian government authority, the document(s) must be submitted to the Consular Section of the Embassy of Uruguay in Canada.
3- Payments can be made by e-transfer, money order or cheque, payable to Embassy of Uruguay.
4- Once in Uruguay, the document must then be legalized at the Department of Foreign Affairs, and translated if not in Spanish.
*Please be advised in order to obtain the legalization fee the Consular Section must have access to the document.
** Fees change monthly