Georgia and Uruguay establish visa free regime

Georgian citizens wanting to travel to Uruguay are now allowed to visit the country without a visa for a short stay, confirmed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia today.

Reciprocally, citizens of the South American country will be able to enjoy the same travel arrangements while visiting Georgia.

The visa free travel will cover 90 days within a 180 day period.

In June the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took concrete action to strengthen relations with South American nations when Foreign Minister Tamar Beruchashvili visited Uruguay, Argentina and Chile.

Visa free agreement between Georgia and Uruguay was signed on June 24 during Minister Beruchashvili’s first official visit to the Republic of Uruguay but it came into force today.

Latin American countries and the Caribbean Sea region is one of the priority directions of Georgia’s foreign policy,” said Deputy Minister David Kereselidze.

Georgia has recently amended new visa rules, which came into force on September 1, 2014. Under these amendments Georgia is increasing its list of citizens from around the world who can visit the country visa free.

Some citizens do still need a visa to enter Georgia and these people can apply for a visa online. This service is available here.

Currently citizens from 94 countries can enter Georgia and stay for a maximum of 360 days without visas. See if your country is on the list.