Guides
What I explain at the garden gate every week, written down. With sources, with a date, and with what can go wrong.
These guides do not replace legal, tax or customs advice. They describe how the procedures work in practice, in what order they make sense, and what matters most at each step. Every page names its sources and the date it was last checked.
If you are right at the start, begin here: the complete guide to moving to Uruguay.
Applying for residency
How Europeans apply for residency in Uruguay: requirements, documents, the right order of steps and the mistakes that cost the most time.
Read moreThe first weeks
What really comes first in your first weeks in Uruguay: the order of official steps, phone, bank, accommodation, shopping — a practical arrival checklist.
Read moreHealthcare
How the Uruguayan health system works: mutualistas, the state ASSE system, mobile emergency cover and what newcomers need during the transition.
Read moreShipping your belongings
Importing household goods to Uruguay duty-free: requirements, packing list, despachante de aduana, deadlines and what is better left behind.
Read moreWe will sort this out together
Just tell me where you are right now. The first conversation costs nothing, and I will tell you honestly what lies ahead — and what is easier than it looks.