Brazil - Uruguay
Bilateral in force
INTRODUCTION
In 2013, Brazil and Uruguay signed an agreement granting permanent residence to temporary or transitory residence holders. This means that Brazilians in Uruguay and Uruguayans in Brazil can obtain a permanent residence permit without first getting a temporary two-year one, as required in the MERCOSUR Agreement. Both countries have been part of the MERCOSUR Residence Agreement since it entered into force on 28 July 2009.
STATE PARTIES
- BRAZIL
- URUGUAY
TIMELINE
| 2013 | Uruguay and Brazil signed the Agreement on Permanent Residence on 9 July |
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| 2014 | Uruguay internally approved the Agreement via a Decree on 6 June |
| 2017 | Brazil internally promulgated the Agreement via a Decree on 7 July |
KEY LEGAL DOCUMENTS
Agreement between the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and the Federal Republic of Brazil on Permanent Residence to achieve the Free Circulation of Persons, Brasilia, 9 July 2013 [Acuerdo entre la República Oriental del Uruguay y la República Federativa del Brasil sobre Residencia Permanente con el objetivo de alcanzar la libre circulación de personas].
ADDITIONAL LEGAL DOCUMENTS
Uruguay, Law 19.214, approves the Agreement between the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and the Federal Republic of Brazil on Permanent Residence to achieve the Free Circulation of Persons, 23 May 2014, Montevideo. Officially published on 6 June 2014 [Ley 19.214, Registro Nacional de Leyes y Decretos: Tomo 1, Semestre 1, Año 2014, Página 1052].
Brazil, Decree 9.089 of 6 July 2017, Promulgates the Agreement between the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and the Federal Republic of Brazil on Permanent Residence to achieve the Free Circulation of Persons signed in Brasilia, 9 July 2013, Brazil’s Official Journal 7 July 2017 [Promulga o Acordo entre a República Federativa do Brasil e a República Oriental do Uruguai sobre Residência Permanente com o Objetivo de Alcançar a Livre Circulação de Pessoas, firmado em Brasília, em 9 de Julho de 2013].