Whatever your reason for visiting Uruguay, it’s important to take out travel or expatriate health insurance for you and your family. This will give you peace of mind and help you avoid any unexpected financial, health or legal risks. Whatever your destination, coverage for repatriation, hospitalization, civil liability and other emergency medical expenses is essential.
Political system: Republic
Capital: Montevideo
Surface area: 176,215 km²
Population: 3.457 million
Languages spoken: Spanish
Currency: Uruguayan peso
Visas in Uruguay
French nationals do not require a visa for stays of three months or less, simply on presentation of a valid passport. For stays of more than three months, a visa application must be submitted to the Uruguayan embassy in Paris.
Embassy of France in Montevideo
853 avenida Uruguay – CC 290
11100 Montevideo
Tel: 598 17 05 00 00
Fax: 598 17 05 01 10
Embassy of Uruguay in Paris
15, rue Le Sueur – 75116 Paris
Tel: 01.45.00.81.37
Fax: 01.45.01.25.17
E-mail: amburuguay.urugalia@fr.oleane.com
Vaccines and Safety in Uruguay
Vaccination
- Compulsory vaccinations and certificates: No compulsory vaccinations.
- Recommended vaccines and certificates: For adults, don’t forget vaccines against tetanus, polio, hepatitis A & B, meningitis A & C, and for at-risk groups: tuberculosis and rabies. For children, don’t forget vaccinations against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, tuberculosis, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis A & B (long-stay), meningitis A & C (long-stay for travellers aged 18 months and over), typhoid (long-stay for travellers aged 5 years and over).
- Local diseases: In Uruguay, the following diseases are common: Amoebiasis, spider, snake, fish and scorpion bites, roundworm, hepatitis A & B, Chagas disease (trypanosomiasis), sexually transmitted diseases, rabies, polio, AIDS, tetanus, tuberculosis, typhoid.
Health insurance in Uruguay
Why take out international health insurance when traveling or living in Uruguay? Quite simply because health expenses can quickly reach very high levels abroad. Moreover, health insurance is compulsory in Uruguay if you wish to be treated in a public or private hospital. Repatriation cover is also an essential criterion. In the event of a serious accident, you may need to be medically repatriated to the nearest medical center or to your country of residence. Depending on where you are at the time of the accident, and on the medical prognosis, it may be necessary to charter a helicopter or medical aircraft.
Mondassur can help you choose your international health insurance by helping you compare the different offers on the market. Depending on your profile, we can offer you different types of travel insurance, international student insurance and expatriate insurance.
