Marrying and Sponsoring a Uruguayan Citizen
Listen to this articleMarriage to a Uruguayan Citizen
Every country has its own laws that apply to its citizens marrying a person from a different country. Getting married to a Uruguayan citizen with the goal of eventually bringing them to Canada to live is a process with many steps.
If you want to bring your Uruguayan spouse or partner to live in Canada, you must then file a sponsorship application for them to become a permanent resident. If they would like to visit you in Canada while their application is in process, they must also apply for a visitor visa. For more information, please see our family sponsorship page and our visitor visa page.
Uruguay Marriage Basic Requirements
Please note that a religious ceremony cannot be performed until after the civil marriage has taken place in Uruguay.
It is possible that an applicant resident in Canada who wishes to get married in Uruguay will be required to produce a ‘Certificado de buena conducta’
Requirements for Marriage
- The couple must be over 18 years of age
- Four witnesses over 18 years of age
- Birth Certificate of both parties.
- Divorce Decree
If the contracting parties are divorced then a divorce decree must be produced as evidence to that effect. If the divorce party is a foreigner, the a divorce decree must be authenticated
- Death Certificate
If one of the contracting parties is a widow or widower then they must submit death certificate of the former spouse.
- If one of the contracting parties is less than 18 years of age then their parents must give consent for such a marriage in writing.
- If either party is abroad he or she must submit documentation legalized and translated by an authorized translator in case such documents are in another language (Legalization of Foreign Documents)
- Cost of Marriage
- You will pay in addition to publication in the Official Journal if marriage is performed out of the office, the cost is $ 10,880.00. If marriage is performed in the office, the cost is $ 350.00 Cost of additional witnesses is $ 445.00
Family Members
If your Uruguayan spouse has dependent children, this does not affect the Uruguayan Marriage document application.
If you have dependent children, they have no effect on the application to marry an Uruguayan citizen.
List of Uruguayan Consulates in Canada
Emergency Information for Canadians in Uruguay
Montevideo-Embassy of CanadaOficina 102, 11100, DC Telephone: 598 (2) 902-2030 |
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Currency in Uruguay
How to call Uruguay from Canada
Enter the exit code for Canada (011) and then follewed by the country coe for Uruguay (598) and then the local number
How to call Canada from Uruguay
00 – 1 – Area Code – TEL #
Follow the dialing format shown above while calling Canada from Uruguay.
- 00 – Exit code for Uruguay, and is needed for making any international call from Uruguay
- 1 – ISD Code or Country Code of Canada
|
Province |
Code |
Province |
Code |
| Alberta | 403 / 587 (southern Alberta)
587 / 780 (central and northern Alberta) |
Nunavut | 867 |
| BC | 236 / 250 / 778 (majority of BC)
236 / 604 / 778 (Metro Vancouver) |
Ontario | 226 / 519 (southwestern Ontario)
249 / 705 (northeastern Ontario) 289 / 365 / 905 (Greater Toronto Area) 343 / 613 (eastern Ontario) 416 / 647 (Toronto) 807 (northwestern Ontario) |
| Manitoba | 204 / 431 | PEI | 782 / 902 |
| New Brunswick | 506 | Quebec | 418 / 581 (eastern Quebec)
438 / 514 (Montreal) 450 / 579 (Greater Montreal) 819 / 873 (remainder of Quebec) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 709 | Saskatchewan | 306 / 639 |
| Northwest Territories | 867 | Yukon | 867 |
| Nova Scotia | 782 / 902 |
Time Difference with Canada
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Canadian Time Zone |
# of Hours Uzbekistan isAhead |
# of Hours during DST |
| Pacific (BC, Yukon) | 13 hours | 12 hours |
| Mountain (Alberta, western Nunvaut, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan) | 12 hours | 11 hours |
| Saskatchewan | 12 hours | 12hours |
| Central (Manitoba, Northwest Territories, central Nunavut, northwestern Ontario) | 11 hours | 10 hours |
| Eastern (most of Ontario, most of Quebec) | 10 hours | 9 hours |
| Atlantic (Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, eastern Quebec) | 9 hours | 8 hours |
| Newfoundland | 8.5 hours | 7.5 hours |
