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0:00There, right? No, this is what will be
0:03shown. This is it. Uh-huh. Great. Then
0:07open YouTube. It's all started for us,
0:09right? Hello everyone.
0:11Hello everyone, friends.
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0:22.
0:24We are with you a little earlier today.
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0:33Yes, of course, Sorin. Everything,
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0:39Yes.
0:40Well, well, say something, anything.
0:42Friends, we welcome everyone. We, guys,
0:44are from Uruguay. Today we are starting
0:46the broadcast. The broadcast will be
0:48very intense. Today we will talk about
0:50how to get a Uruguayan passport in
0:522020.
0:53Yes, not just a passport, but in
0:55general, what opportunities there are
0:57for moving here, to our wonderful
0:58country. That's it. And our guest today
1:02is Anna Bamburova, a migration
1:04consultant, someone who has been living
1:06in Uruguay for 10 years. Hi, Anya. More
1:11than that, huh? More than ten, Anya,
1:13eleven and a half.
1:14Twelve, yes. Basically, someone who
1:17knows everything and more about Uruguay
1:19. So, she can do everything and more.
1:24So today Anya will tell us about the
1:26country's current migration
1:27opportunities and answer your questions
1:29. Yes, processes must be managed. Sasha
1:33prepared it, I think, and I think
1:35that's what we'll do. Yes, that is,
1:37we'll go through the presentation and
1:39then we'll read all the questions and
1:42comments we've received, basically,
1:43from all social media. Yes.
1:47Well, Anya, the floor is yours, please,
1:49go ahead. Yes. And hello, dear viewers
1:52and listeners. In any format, anyway.
1:56First of all, I want to thank the guys
1:58for organizing the broadcast and for
2:00Sasha's wonderful presentation. Sasha
2:03isn't just the presentation organizer;
2:05he's my colleague, with whom I've been
2:06running this blog for many years. And
2:09I'm incredibly grateful to him for all
2:11the beauty and content it contains.
2:14Because my brain, of course, is
2:15brimming with ideas, but it's his brain
2:17and his hands that create all the
2:19beauty. Thank you.
2:22And, well, and Dan, actually, because
2:24he complements Sasha's life, supports
2:26and organizes it. There. And I
2:31sincerely love you too. There. There.
2:35The guys are great, really. And I love
2:41them very much, not just as people, as
2:43professionals, but for what they've
2:45done, for coming out with their project
2:47, with their channel, and making, in
2:49fact, a huge, enormous contribution to
2:51making everyone's lives simply normal.
2:56Including in Uruguay. Ah, good. Let's
3:01talk about Uruguay, about how our
3:03country is actually small, but, as the
3:05Uruguayans themselves say, it's a small
3:07country with a big heart. And they're
3:11right, because it really is a very
3:13welcoming, very calm, very stable
3:15country. And the people are generally
3:20very, very friendly, empathetic, and
3:22responsive to all requests. And even
3:26when you don't ask, they still try to
3:27help you. This makes life in Uruguay
3:31more comfortable, more peaceful, and
3:33not just life. Well, the hardest part
3:36is the adaptation process when you've
3:38just arrived and when everything around
3:39you is foreign. And while in other
3:42countries people often complain about
3:44encountering negativity towards
3:45immigrants, Russians, and others, this
3:47certainly doesn't happen in Uruguay.
3:51And thank God, we live here on our own
3:53little planet, but a very welcoming one
3:55. And what's been happening in Uruguay
3:59over the years? So, I've been working
4:04on immigration issues, essentially,
4:06probably closely since 2018, when I
4:08started consulting with interested
4:10parties on how to get here. And in 2022
4:14, there was a sharp increase in
4:16interest for obvious reasons. And, in
4:19fact, the work began in a different
4:21direction, more broadly, with a wider
4:25scope, so to speak. I've acquired many,
4:27many clients with whom we've walked
4:29this path. Currently, more than 400
4:31people have received permanent
4:33residence. And now, probably more than
4:36twenty people from that wave of 2022
4:38have received citizenship. And,
4:41congratulations to everyone on that.
4:43Mm-hmm. Okay,
4:44yeah. Ah, but nevertheless, there are
4:47some here, and Uruguay is a very, very
4:49stable country; very little changes in
4:51Uruguay. We've sort of become a bit of
4:54a stagnant bunch, so to speak, but even
4:56in such a quiet and calm Uruguay,
4:58changes still happen. And some of these
5:02changes are
5:06positive, while others are, well,
5:08slightly negative. Let me talk about
5:11those first. So, the first change I'd
5:13like to mention, probably the one
5:15everyone's most eagerly awaiting, is
5:17the pro-passport. And yet, it hasn't
5:20been fixed. Well, no matter how much we
5:23want it, no matter how much we wish it
5:25were fixed, until the Uruguayan
5:27Regional State Budgetary Institution (
5:29URGB) has reverted to the old passport
5:31format, despite the fact that in 2025
5:33it began issuing new passports in a new
5:35format and, indeed, left the "Uruguay"
5:37designation—the Uruguayan code—in
5:39the "Region of Origin"(Sudatodonia)
5:41column for everyone, without exception.
5:45Accordingly, the internal chip finally
5:47contained information that the passport
5:49holder is Uruguayan. Yeah.
5:51But for various political reasons,
5:53Uruguay reverted to the old passport
5:55format again in August 2025. And so,
5:58we're all, so to speak, sitting back,
6:00waiting for more changes. So, what's
6:04the outlook? Well, actually,
6:07considering this process has been going
6:09on for 10 years, and I'm observing it
6:11all from the inside, I can't say it'll
6:13happen tomorrow. According to
6:17optimistic forecasts, it will happen
6:19next year, in 2027, when, basically,
6:21they'll agree on what form, the new
6:23passport form, to choose and issue.
6:28According to pessimistic forecasts, and
6:30this is more likely due to political
6:32reasons, it will happen after 2030,
6:34after the elections are held in 2029
6:36and the government changes accordingly.
6:41Most likely, the right will come to
6:43power again, and, in fact, they will
6:44return to this issue. So, my
6:48pessimistic forecast is 2031.
6:51Yeah.
6:52Well, what we have is what we have. For
6:54now, we live with what we have. And I'm
6:58often asked how people travel with this
6:59passport. I say, "Yes, they do. It's
7:02certainly random." And those who do
7:06travel and don't want to end up in a
7:08situation where they've been rejected,
7:10denied entry into the country, apply
7:11for visas one way or another. Well,
7:15that's exactly the situation. The
7:19second change that has occurred, and
7:21it's not negative. I'll probably start
7:25with the bad news and then we'll finish
7:26with a good one. One of the negatives
7:31is that citizens of the Russian
7:32Federation are now unable to submit an
7:34application to initiate the process
7:35before entering the country. This is
7:42because the visa-waiver agreement
7:44signed in 2011 between Uruguay and the
7:46Russian Federation contains a clause
7:48stating that tourist entry, entry for
7:50tourist purposes of up to 90 days, is
7:52visa-free for citizens of both
7:54countries. However, if the purpose of
8:01entry is work or a stay exceeding 90
8:03days is expected, then the standard
8:05visa procedure must be followed. The
8:12paradox is that Ae Migracion considers
8:14initiating the online application for
8:16permanent residence as a declaration
8:18that the person wishes to stay in the
8:20country for more than 90 days. On this
8:25basis, it sends them to the visa
8:27application process. But here's the
8:31catch, because Uruguay doesn't have a
8:32migration visa as such. Uruguay does
8:35have a tourist visa. Therefore, Russian
8:38citizens can't get one because of a
8:40visa-free entry agreement. There are
8:43also visas for work, study, economic
8:46cooperation, and, well, diplomatic
8:48missions, religious missions. Well,
8:53those visas exist, but there's no such
8:55thing as a radicalization visa in the
8:57country. And what do the Uruguayan
9:00authorities say? The Uruguayan
9:03authorities say your rights are not
9:05being violated, and you can enter
9:07Uruguay without a visa, as part of your
9:09tourist regime, and then initiate your
9:10application once you're in Uruguay.
9:17This is entirely consistent with the
9:19migration law, which states that any
9:20foreigner in Uruguay can change their
9:22immigration status at any time. Filing
9:29an application after you've already
9:31entered is completely legal and doesn't
9:33violate any Uruguayan laws. Even if
9:38people arrive through no fault of their
9:40own—for example, citizens of Belarus,
9:42Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan—and since
9:44they're often asked to sign a
9:45declaration when applying for a visa
9:47declaring they won't apply for
9:49permanent residence, meaning they won't
9:51stay—they still retain the right to
9:53apply for permanent residence upon
9:54arrival, and this isn't a violation. So
9:59, that's the change. And for those—
10:04that is, citizens of the Russian
10:06Federation—it's especially hard on
10:08those who come here to apply and then
10:10leave, say, to take their family,
10:12property, cats, dogs, and so on. So,
10:17basically, you need to travel back and
10:19forth. So, their first visit is quite
10:23short. And the same goes for those who
10:26use Uruguay for, well, preparing
10:28documents. But overall, this also
10:31varies. If your travel planning horizon
10:34is long enough, there are solutions to
10:36this problem, and, in principle, we use
10:38them. And, accordingly, consult with us
10:41depending on your travel horizon.
10:43Anya, can I ask a question? Let's say
10:48someone applies in advance, a citizen
10:50of the Russian Federation and Ukraine
10:53who don't need a visa, applies for
10:55permanent residence online in advance
11:00and, upon entering the country, simply
11:02tells the border guard the purpose of
11:04their trip is tourism. Now, won't there
11:09be any, let's say,
11:11no problem? There's no connection
11:12between the submitted application and
11:14entry into the country. So, right now,
11:16it turns out that Russian citizens
11:17can't submit such an application. Well,
11:19they can, but they just won't approve
11:21it; you can't sign up.
11:22And Ukrainian citizens can still
11:24register in advance, meaning they can
11:26show up for the application process
11:27before entry.
11:28Yeah. It makes no
11:30difference. You're still waiting as a
11:31tourist. And, actually, they're
11:36a little stuck. Oh well, just a little
11:38stuck. A little,
11:39yes. Fortunately, they rarely ask for
11:45health insurance, but nevertheless,
11:47it's a formal requirement.
11:49Yeah.
11:50And, accordingly, a certain period of
11:52stay. So, Uruguay doesn't require
11:54return tickets per se, meaning tickets
11:56to leave the country, but they might
11:58ask, "How long have you been here? What
12:01are your plans?" And, basically, a
12:04person can already do everything—they
12:06can, for example, apply for permanent
12:09residence in advance, with your help,
12:11without having to apply for a visa, and
12:13say "I'm a tourist" upon entry—and
12:16then go and submit documents for...
12:19these are unrelated, but look, these
12:20are unrelated things, right? So, in any
12:22case, even if such an application is
12:24submitted, the person is still
12:26considered a tourist. For Ukrainians,
12:28nothing has changed. The only thing
12:30that has changed is this clause in the
12:35agreement on car-free entry; it exists
12:37for six or seven countries, including
12:39Russia, Latvia,
12:42Guyana, Dominica, some islands, and
12:45North Korea. Oh my
12:46God,
12:47six, I think, and someone else. Well,
12:49that's a completely random list. That
12:51is, this isn't some kind of deliberate
12:53complication of the immigration regime.
12:55No, it just happened that way.
12:57Yeah. That's it.
12:58But overall, I'm saying the issue is
13:00solvable. So, in any case, when people
13:02enter, they enter as tourists. Uh-huh.
13:04Okay. And the second question, before
13:06we move on, you mentioned passports.
13:10But what about naturalized citizens,
13:13including, for example, you, who have
13:15this passport with a nationality
13:17stamped as Russian, how is the issue of
13:20such citizens traveling to, say, Spain
13:22resolved? They say that many fly easily
13:25from Buenos Aires or Sao Pula on direct
13:28flights. There are no issues at all, no
13:30one requires visas. Is that true? This
13:34is because in Uruguay, at Carrasco
13:36Airport, there is passport scanning
13:38equipment.
13:40And it clearly identifies this passport
13:42as simply invalid, technically invalid.
13:46Because the main problem, well, the
13:48passport problem, actually has two
13:50components. The first is the
13:52legislative component, because in
13:54Uruguay, the concepts of "nasinalidad"
13:56and "donia" are separated.
13:57Ah, and that's one topic. And the
13:59second component is the technical
14:01invalidity of the passport. Because the
14:03passport, well, actually, which was
14:05issued and is currently being issued,
14:07the chip, the internal chip, doesn't
14:09contain information that the passport
14:11holder is a citizen of Uruguay.
14:14It contains information that they are a
14:15citizen of some other country, where
14:17they were either born or hold a
14:18passport from that country.
14:20Yeah.
14:21The information that they are a citizen
14:23of Uruguay is written, printed simply
14:25on the fourth page in the notes. Yeah.
14:28And when immigration control is carried
14:30out, it goes through immigration
14:31officer
14:32Montavidel, a
14:34person—well, no, Montavidel is their
14:37machine, so to speak,
14:39no, they have a person there, but they
14:41try to run everything through a machine
14:43.
14:44So, when immigration control is carried
14:46out by a person, then the person
14:47believes that the passport holder is a
14:49citizen of Uruguay. Okay, they enter
14:52Uruguay in the system and the person
14:53arrives. That's true in most cases,
14:56fortunately. But if a person goes
15:01through the machine, the machine reads
15:02it and sees that the issuing code, the
15:04passport's country of issue code, and
15:06the country of citizenship code are
15:08different, which is a violation of ICAO
15:10passport issuance regulations.
15:13Yeah.
15:14And the system simply says, "Well,
15:16valid, invalid." And it asks the person
15:18for a passport, correspondingly, for
15:20the country listed in their field. Oh,
15:22at the check-in counter for a flight,
15:23for example, on the Iberia to Madrid.
15:25Same thing, right? Same thing. When
15:29people travel via Brazil or Argentina,
15:31they still don't use this equipment.
15:34And so, essentially, they read, well,
15:36that's it, Uruguay,
15:37and calmly let people through without
15:39requiring visas to their home country
15:40or some previous entry. Well, that is,
15:42it's a technical issue that can be
15:44resolved with these two simple steps.
15:47It's not exactly a technical issue, but
15:49there's still randomness, and you can't
15:51be completely sure your trip will take
15:53place. So, if you really need to travel
15:55, it's easier to just go and get a visa
15:58. Well, that is,
15:59well, it's like a way to be on the safe
16:01side, yes, but still, social media,
16:03social media is just full of this
16:05rather categorical information that a
16:07Uruguayan passport is completely rotten
16:09and absolutely not allowed. Well, there
16:11are still ways out of this situation.
16:13Travel, for example, from Buenos Sadi.
16:16If people live, for example, we have
16:17friends who have a Uruguayan passport,
16:19they live in Russia, they live in
16:21Armenia, they travel around Europe
16:23completely freely, no one has any
16:25complaints about them.
16:26And upon arrival in Schengen, again,
16:28with a Uruguayan passport, there are no
16:30problems on the other side,
16:31and that's until the entire Schengen
16:32area switches to automatic
16:34identification. Yeah, right.
16:35That is, for now,
16:36as soon as they arrive for automatic
16:38scanning, they simply won't be accepted
16:40at all. In fact, the sooner this
16:43happens, the better, because it will be
16:45a very good lever of external pressure
16:47on Uruguay. It will become objectively
16:49clear that your passport, well, excuse
16:50me, doesn't work. Mm-hmm.
16:52Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I
16:54see.
16:55Stumbling block. Do
16:56we need a presentation or are we going
16:58to do without one? What do you think?
17:02Let's go then. "Ah, hello." Yeah, yeah.
17:06Okay, everything's great.
17:09And then I'd like to move on to the
17:11positive indicators. Okay, okay. There
17:13are
17:13those too. There are those too, but
17:16let's say there are only two for now,
17:18but we still have at least one positive
17:20change. This is a bill that has already
17:23been approved in the lower house of
17:25parliament, is currently being
17:26considered in the upper house of
17:28parliament and is very likely to be
17:29passed, if not by the end of this year,
17:36then early next year. This concerns the
17:39citizenship procedure. The
17:41current citizenship application process
17:43requires two Uruguayan citizens to
17:45provide witnesses—citizens of Uruguay
17:47with a credential—a choice. For
17:49naturalized citizens, this credential
17:51begins at age 18, and for legal
17:53citizens, it begins three years after
17:55receiving citizenship. Any citizen,
17:57from any category, can serve as a
17:59witness. So, to apply for citizenship,
18:03you need to bring two Uruguayan
18:04citizens with a credential who will
18:06testify in the Electoral Court that
18:08they've known you for three or five
18:09years, depending on how long you've
18:11been applying for citizenship. They
18:14know you, communicate with you
18:15periodically, and know where you live.
18:17Well, these are fairly simple things,
18:19but nonetheless, these are witness
18:21statements under oath. This mechanism
18:24was introduced 100 years ago, almost
18:26100 years ago, in 1928, and hasn't
18:29changed in that time. And now, for the
18:31first time, they've decided to change
18:33it by simply abolishing the mechanism.
18:38So, they acknowledged that this is a
18:40rather archaic form that doesn't
18:41correspond to current reality and that
18:43the decision is still made based on the
18:45documents provided to applicants—well
18:47, that is, more documents than witness
18:49testimony. And they want to abolish
18:53this. What does this mean? It means,
18:55firstly, that there's no need to search
18:57for these two people, which is
18:59extremely important for introverts, IT
19:01professionals, and other people who
19:03rarely leave home, basically. And this
19:06is purely psychological comfort.
19:09Secondly, it means that the citizenship
19:11process itself will be faster. They
19:15will accept more applications, process
19:17them faster, and make decisions faster.
19:20And now, in practice, a decision is
19:22made within 6-9 months. They themselves
19:24laugh, like it's like pregnancy.
19:26Yeah.
19:26In general, but overall, yes, the
19:28process is moving forward. Well, I mean
19:31, the guys who applied in September
19:32received it,
19:33uh, in October they're still waiting.
19:35And those who received it in October
19:37also applied. In December, those who
19:39applied in December also recently
19:40received their citizenship. Well, that
19:42is, the process is actually ongoing and
19:43that's it.
19:44And they applied in Montevideo or they
19:46applied somewhere
19:47in different places.
19:48So the smaller the department, the
19:49faster the processing, as I understand
19:51it, right? It doesn't work.
19:52No, no, no, absolutely not. Because in
19:55terms of permanent residence and
19:56citizenship, the region only accepts
19:58and conducts that interview. Yeah.
20:01Then they compile a package of
20:03documents and send it to Montevideo.
20:04And, actually, the document review
20:06takes place only in Montevideo. Then I
20:09simply meant that these quotas, yes,
20:11how are they, kupos, yes, well, in
20:13short, this situ, this queue, it's
20:15easier to get somewhere in a village
20:17than in Montevideo.
20:19Oh, yeah. Oh, well, yes, that's more
20:21likely, yes, because you still have to
20:23go to the village and more than once,
20:25and now you also have to bring
20:26witnesses, before they abolish them.
20:29And you can, tentatively, apply to
20:30Movies within the next month or two.
20:33It's not that you can't apply to Movies
20:34, but Movies only allows online
20:36bookings. You have to be on the lookout
20:38for them,
20:39um, on Mondays, yes, on Mondays, if you
20:42can get one. And in Montevideo, there's
20:45still a peculiarity where you can only
20:46get an appointment for the following
20:48week. So, they post an open window,
20:53open it, and open it for next week, you
20:55show up fairly quickly, submit your
20:57documents, but then they schedule that
20:59interview for you in 2-3 months. So,
21:03that's the tricky part. And in the
21:05regions, you can, tentatively, sign up
21:07for this month, or maybe next month,
21:09but you arrive, submit your documents
21:11right away, and go straight through the
21:13server.
21:14Yeah.
21:15Most regions work like that now. Well,
21:17there are some peculiarities, but
21:19that's how most work. That's why, in
21:22terms of obtaining or obtaining
21:24citizenship, we certainly expect
21:25positive changes in terms of speed and
21:27ease of procedure. It's still fairly
21:31straightforward, but it will be much
21:32more pleasant when you've brought the
21:34documents, passed the interview, and
21:36received your citizenship not in six
21:38months, but literally in two or three
21:39months.
21:40Yes. Yes. That's it.
21:42So I hope that's how it will be. We can
21:45already say that this law will actually
21:46be passed. It's being heavily lobbied
21:51for, and, above all, the electoral
21:53community itself is very interested in
21:54it being passed. Yeah. That's it.
21:56So that's about the changes, right?
22:00Now let's step back a bit, and I'll
22:01briefly talk about the process itself,
22:03the procedure itself. The first
22:07peculiarity of the Uruguayan
22:09legalization procedure is that in
22:10Uruguay there is a temporary residence
22:12permit, and there is a permanent
22:14residence permit, but we generally
22:16don't issue temporary residence permits
22:18.
22:18Or rather, not generally, but generally
22:19, we don't issue them at all, because,
22:21well, in my experience, this has never
22:23happened, because it's simply
22:24impractical.
22:24Should we turn on a slide or do we do
22:26it without them?
22:27Well, maybe, I think we should go back,
22:29maybe one more time. Yeah. Yeah,
22:31right. Yeah. That one.
22:35Yeah.
22:35Yeah. But there's no step-by-step
22:37process, and the application for
22:39permanent residence is processed
22:40immediately. It should be noted here
22:42that the application is processed and
22:44submitted by all family members who
22:45have arrived. For this to happen, all
22:48family members who wish to apply must
22:50be in Uruguay at the time of submission
22:52. They must be present in person, with
22:55the exception of minors. For minors,
22:57applications are submitted by the
22:58parents. Either both parents must be
23:01present, or one parent must have the
23:03notarized consent of the other parent
23:05to process the permanent residence
23:06permit. And the second remark regarding
23:11this process is that the permanent
23:13residence permit is issued immediately,
23:15meaning it has no validity or time
23:16limit. Once it's issued, it's
23:20essentially for life. But the law on,
23:25um, migration, actually, has a rule, a
23:27clause stating that Uruguay can revoke
23:29a permanent residence permit if a
23:31person hasn't resided in the country
23:33for more than three years. And I
23:39haven't heard of Uruguay using this
23:40revocation option in the last 30 years.
23:44But how does this actually happen? When
23:48you receive a permanent residence
23:49permit, a cedula, a Uruguayan ID card
23:51is always issued for three years, no
23:53longer than that. That's it, the cedula
23:56is always issued for three years. And
23:58it does need to be renewed every three
24:00years. It's a simple biographical
24:02process. You don't need to provide
24:04additional documents, you don't need to
24:06go through any procedures; you just
24:07request a certificate online from the
24:09residence. They send it online to the
24:12passport office from Migion, and you
24:13just go and change your cedula. So, if
24:17you update your cedula in a timely
24:18manner every three years, even without
24:20living in the country, get this
24:22certificate issued, and update your
24:24cedula, then there's no risk of your
24:26permanent residence being revoked, even
24:28hypothetically. That is, you appear in
24:31the country and don't violate this
24:32provision of the law. And, strictly
24:36speaking, a permanent residence permit
24:38is currently granted within three
24:40months of submitting a complete set of
24:42documents. There's just one caveat: if
24:46a family is sold, and one member earns
24:54money and distributes their income to
24:56other family members, then they'll be
24:57granted permanent residence first, and
24:59then they'll start considering the
25:01remaining family members, to whom they
25:02distribute their income. Accordingly,
25:09the time it takes for them to obtain
25:10permanent residence is slightly
25:11extended, but not dramatically, because
25:13it's still a maximum of three months.
25:15So, as before, the regulations
25:16stipulated two years, yes, but that's
25:18no longer the case.
25:19No, the regulations now stipulate 90
25:20calendar days.
25:21Oh, they even changed the regulations.
25:23Wow, that's pretty cool,
25:24huh? No, the regulations have changed;
25:26it's 90 calendar days, really. And they
25:28, well, I can't say they're supported
25:30in 100%of cases. I've had a lot of
25:32applications this year where there's an
25:34excess, but the excess is usually 5, 10
25:36, or 15 days. There's also this other
25:38circumstance. I noticed from the latest
25:40decisions that were made, for example,
25:42the decision was made in May.
25:44Yeah.
25:45And the notification that the decision
25:47was made arrived 2-3 weeks later, so we
25:49received it in June, and, in fact, we
25:51paid for the certificate with that
25:53decision. There's also a slight delay
25:57with the mailing.
25:58Their emails often end up in spam. I
26:01remember almost missing mine.
26:03Yes, yes, they do periodically end up
26:06in spam. People can miss any opinion
26:12right away,
26:15yes, they can miss it because it could
26:17end up in spam.
26:19But that provision, where you had to
26:21stay in the country for 183 days, only
26:23applied to the initial stage of the
26:25entry visa, right? So, legal permanent
26:28residence no longer applies, actually.
26:31Yes. In fact, this was relevant at the
26:33time when applications were being
26:35processed for a long time, yes, and
26:37they weren't even monitoring for 183
26:40days,
26:41they were also checking to make sure
26:43the person was in the country when the
26:44decision was made.
26:46Yeah. That's what
26:47they checked. I've had several such
26:49cases where they sent an additional
26:51request to...Yes, we've determined that
26:53the person is currently not in the
26:55country. Upon arrival, please come and
26:59confirm that you want to receive
27:00permanent residence. And, accordingly,
27:03the application was suspended.
27:05Yeah.
27:06Now, since the period is so short,
27:08they've stopped checking this. That
27:10means even if a person submits an
27:12application and leaves, they'll receive
27:14permanent residence three months later.
27:16Yeah. Great, yeah.
27:18Yeah. Yeah.
27:19Okay.
27:20Well, let's move on. What else do we
27:22have interesting?
27:23Myths. Our wonderful sermon on myths.
27:26Let's talk about passports. Wait, a
27:28myth. We've already covered everything
27:30about passports, I mean, about
27:31obtaining permanent residency,
27:33right?
27:33No, no, no. And look, yes, refugee
27:36status and the digital nomad category.
27:38What can I say? Refugee status, well,
27:42there is a fairly formalized refugee
27:44application program, but the problem is
27:46that there are currently a huge number,
27:48over 20,000 applications being reviewed
27:50, well, they simply cannot process them
27:53within a reasonable timeframe. And the
27:57decision-making timeframes for these
27:59programs are already well beyond the
28:01horizon—three, well, two or four
28:03years. So, people wait in different
28:05ways. Therefore, if a person has the
28:07opportunity to apply through the
28:09standard program, it is always more
28:10effective than going through the
28:12refugee process. Yes, I've been
28:15getting a lot of refugee requests
28:17lately, LGBT-related, political, and
28:20other issues. I explain that if you
28:23have a package of documents, you
28:25shouldn't use them. You should go the
28:27regular route, and you'll get it much
28:29faster; you'll get it all done much
28:30faster.
28:31So, going the regular route has more
28:32advantages than going the regular route
28:34, but people often write about this
28:35when it comes to whether you can come
28:37to Uruguay as a refugee. Ani, I'm sorry
28:39, but I understand that this is the
28:40only option if you have problems with
28:42your documents, basically, if you can't
28:44bring anything with you and you're
28:45basically just a baggage claimant,
28:47basically, arriving in another country.
28:49So,
28:51if you arrived with a passport and a
28:52photo, you can apply through the
28:54regular program and get the rest of the
28:56documents one way or another.
28:58The problem is for citizens of
29:00countries that require a visa. That is,
29:02they can arrive, for example, by land
29:04and apply for refugee status, like
29:06Cubans are doing now. They cross the
29:08border, go to the immigration
29:10department, or the reverie, for example
29:12, and immediately apply for refugee
29:13status without a visa. Because if it's
29:18a foreign country, and the country has
29:20a visa regime, the standard residence
29:21permit application process requires a
29:23visa. But they don't have one. Their
29:27only option is to apply for refugee
29:29status. Yes, I understand.
29:31In almost all other cases, almost
29:32everything is solvable. So, if someone
29:36has refugee status, do they receive any
29:38social benefits from the state?
29:42I can't say there are none. There is
29:44the opportunity to live, say, in some
29:46kind of social center, and there is the
29:48opportunity to study the language. But
29:52there's probably no employment. Well,
29:54there's something about employment
29:55there. It's more like a right. So,
29:57they're given a salary very quickly,
29:59just like that.
29:59And once you're there, you can go and
30:01work peacefully. Yeah. So, they don't
30:03pay any benefits, right, like refugees?
30:05No, no,
30:06no, no. Well, I mean, like, the digital
30:09nomad visa, it's stillborn. It's a
30:15completely incomprehensible immigration
30:17status; why was it even invented? Well,
30:19I mean, it's probably only for those
30:21people who came, as they say, to try it
30:24out, to sniff it, to stay, and to be
30:26legal, although no one will deport you
30:28here. Well, people got it there just
30:30for insurance; it doesn't link to any
30:32kind of residence permit. So, if you
30:35want to stay and continue, you have to
30:37go through exactly the same process. So
30:40, well, I mean, it's a pretty useless
30:42thing. It's easier to just go through
30:47the basic process, the one for
30:48permanent residence,
30:51right?
30:51And what about the rights and the main
30:53requirements, right? The main
30:54requirement is essentially income.
30:57Income and not absence, or rather, the
30:59absence of any serious criminal record
31:01in the last 2.5 years, or any serious
31:03criminal record in history. Yeah.
31:07And what does income mean? That's about
31:09income. I just wanted to touch on
31:10income. It's important to understand
31:15that Uruguay requires proof that income
31:17from the minimum wage in Uruguay is
31:19currently about, well, $ 650-something.
31:24That's roughly the current exchange
31:26rate. I'll always say $ 700. Well, just
31:29a little bit more.
31:30Yeah.
31:31And per family member per month.
31:33Moreover, this income can be the same
31:35as in Uruguay. Accordingly, you can
31:39come here and either get hired or start
31:41your own company, starting with the
31:42simplest sole proprietorship, or, for
31:44example, buy real estate and rent it
31:46out and still generate income. This
31:50income can come from outside Uruguay.
31:54It's exactly the same sources, but you
31:56receive this income outside of Uruguay,
31:58bring supporting documents, obtain a
32:00certificate of income from a notary
32:02here, and with that certificate, easily
32:04obtain permanent residence. And then
32:10either you, uh, live on this income
32:12from abroad, or you, accordingly, work
32:14here and make your income Uruguayan. So
32:19, this is a separate story from the
32:20process of receiving it; there can
32:22always be income from outside. What
32:24could this be?
32:26It could be working for a daimyō. You
32:28work online or work as a contractor for
32:30some company abroad.
32:32It could be rent. You
32:34mean, people rent out their apartment
32:36and can declare it here. And bank
32:38interest on income, or rather, from a
32:40deposit, can be there.
32:41Bank interest is possible, but here,
32:43well, that is, roughly speaking, as an
32:45income category, yes, that qualifies.
32:47Yeah. It's a little more complicated
32:49here—it's documented. That is, you
32:50need to provide a little more
32:52documentation. This is to confirm the
32:54existence of this income. And plus, it
32:57could also be your own business, for
32:58example, having a company, being a sole
33:00proprietor, something else. So, we can
33:02easily confirm this income with these
33:04incomes.
33:05Well, if you're a pensioner, then a
33:06pension, of course, is also qualifiable
33:08.
33:08A pension, yes, can also be considered
33:10income quite easily, if it matches the
33:12benefits. Uh-huh.
33:13Oh, right. The financial threshold of $
33:16700 is what I'm voicing now. And also,
33:20per family, there can be one earning
33:22family member who contributes. At the
33:26same time, for example, you can
33:27contribute income to your close
33:29relatives. These are your parents. That
33:31is, a child can contribute income to
33:33their parents, not just their children
33:35and spouse, but also their siblings.
33:38Or parents can also contribute income
33:40to their adult child, no matter how
33:41prohibited. Oh, right, that slide is
33:48also beautifully written, yes, myths.
33:52And the internet is still filled with
33:54myths about what you need to do, and,
33:55yes, it's mandatory, to obtain
33:57permanent residency in Uruguay, and
33:59what, in fact, you don't need to do.
34:02You don't need to deposit $ 10,000, nor
34:04any other amount in PES dollars or any
34:07other currency. There is no such
34:10requirement and never has been. You
34:12don't need to buy real estate. That is,
34:16owning real estate doesn't entitle you
34:18to a residence permit, or citizenship.
34:21And how can you use purchased real
34:23estate for that? If you bought it and
34:28receive income from renting it out, yes
34:30, you can use that income, but Uruguay
34:32doesn't impose any obligations on
34:33migrants to purchase or rent it out.
34:42And you also don't need to make any
34:44investments in government funds,
34:46government securities, or any financial
34:48instruments that, well, they exist in
34:50Uruguay, of course, but they're not
34:51tied to obtaining permanent residence
34:53and don't work in that regard.
34:59Yeah. Yeah. By the way, I still come
35:01across this information on many old
35:03websites. Yeah, yeah, it's unclear why,
35:05it's unclear why. Well, I mean, it's
35:08really all around.
35:09So, documents and translations. Well,
35:12now I'll quickly run through the
35:14documents. My favorite topic,
35:17right? I mean,
35:19look how I start right away.
35:22Okay, yeah. Anya, just a little, it's
35:25disappearing.
35:26Color photographs of each family member
35:28. You can make them, and you can bring
35:30them here.
35:30Anya, excuse me for a second, I'm
35:33frozen. You started talking about
35:35documents and then disappeared. Start
35:38again.
35:39Okay. So, give me the documents briefly
35:41. A color photograph on a white
35:43background, 3x4 cm, for example. Uh-huh
35:46.
35:46It
35:47doesn't matter whether it's 3x4 cm or
35:49some other size. They staple it to your
35:53application. So, for that,
35:55yes. So, that's it. Oh, but it must be
35:59there, otherwise they won't accept the
36:00application without it. This is
36:02important. So, you can bring it with
36:04you, you can make it here, print the
36:06file at any printing house, if you have
36:08it. It's not a problem at all, but it
36:11must be there. Passports. And to enter
36:14the country, it is important that the
36:16passport be valid for at least 6 months
36:18. This is due to the requirement that
36:21the passport must be valid for at least
36:223 months beyond the visa-free stay. So,
36:253 + 3, those same 6 months. And then
36:29they often ask: "What if my passport
36:32expires in, say, a year, what will
36:34happen?" I say: "Nothing will happen,
36:36you'll renew your passport here.
36:38Uruguay no longer needs your passport."
36:41After submitting your application for
36:43permanent residence, you obtain a
36:45cedula. And for Uruguay, the cedula is
36:48the primary document certifying your
36:50identity. All subsequent processes and
36:52procedures for processing certain
36:54documents are carried out with a cedula
36:56. Having a passport. Well, that is,
36:59it's your personal responsibility for
37:01traveling outside of Uruguay.
37:03Uh-huh. Can it be done at the embassy
37:05here, at the consulate?
37:06Yes, you can at the consulate. I'll
37:08tell you right away that you can easily
37:10obtain a passport, a Russian Federation
37:12international passport, at the
37:13consulate by appointment. And you don't
37:15need a Russian Federation internal
37:17passport for this. It's not mandatory.
37:20And what did they ask us for? When did
37:22we get our second passport? They ask,
37:24but as if you have one, you provide it.
37:26Well, that's just a rough approximation
37:28. In our family's history, for example,
37:30my daughter, who arrived here before
37:32she was 14, doesn't have one and never
37:34has. She doesn't, and it's unlikely she
37:37will ever have one. She has an
37:38international passport; she's already
37:40renewed it twice here. So, there are no
37:42problems with that.
37:43My husband's passport expired when he
37:45turned 45. He's been without a Russian
37:47internal passport for several years now
37:49. He also got an international passport
37:51without any problems. It's important to
37:54get it right, that is, order this
37:56passport before the previous one
37:57expires, because if the previous one
37:59expires, you need to go through the
38:01procedure to confirm your Russian
38:02citizenship. This usually takes up to
38:05three months. Well, that's a longer
38:08period of time to obtain this passport.
38:10Otherwise, there's no
38:13problem with you arriving with an
38:15expiring passport or with your Russian
38:17passport expiring. You absolutely
38:19received it and can continue living.
38:21Yeah, right. And the next point is the
38:23certificate from the Legislative
38:24Assembly; the documents are from the
38:26Legislative Assembly. What's needed?
38:28Absolutely everyone needs a birth
38:30certificate. Absolutely everyone. It's
38:35important to understand that for adults
38:37, a birth certificate isn't used in the
38:39residence permit process. Only if the
38:44income is distributed to the parents.
38:47In that case, yes. And that's important
38:50. And even if a birth certificate isn't
38:53required. For minors, it must be a
38:57recent birth certificate, no older than
38:59one year, issued by the ZAKS, naturally
39:02, with a postal stamp and a translation
39:04. It's important to note here that the
39:09requirement that a certificate or
39:11certificates be no older than one year
39:13is imposed exclusively by Migration.
39:15Yeah,
39:16right. Other government agencies, like
39:19the passport office, the department,
39:21and the national department for citizen
39:23identification, do not require them.
39:26That means you can easily submit a
39:28birth certificate with any issue date
39:29to the ZAKS. And you can apply for a
39:31residence permit with a certificate
39:33with any issue date. Migration is
39:36expanding this requirement because it's
39:38gloriously adapting Uruguayan laws.
39:42Uruguay doesn't have permanent birth
39:44certificates. They always issue an
39:46extract from the registry, which can be
39:48obtained online in 1-2 minutes. Oh, and
39:51they think that's how it works in all
39:53countries.
39:54Anya, a question about birth
39:55certificates. Look, many of these
39:57people—I think there are still many
39:59more—were born in the USSR, or rather
40:02, in the Soviet republics, and they
40:04have those green, Soviet-era bilingual
40:06birth certificates.
40:07And then, for example, I have a Kazakh
40:09birth certificate, and Russia refused
40:12to validate it. They told me, "Go to
40:14Kazakhstan, get a duplicate there, and
40:16set up your bed there." That's
40:17right. That's
40:18right. So, people don't really have
40:20that option. They'll have to deal with
40:22it in advance.
40:23Look, what's happening now. The best
40:27option is to actually get a fresh
40:28duplicate in the country that succeeded
40:30that Soviet republic. That's truly the
40:33most legally sound option. Just
40:35go ahead and get an apostille. What
40:38alternatives are there if, well, there
40:40are no options at all? Although, by and
40:42large, all countries now have lawyers
40:44and intermediaries who do this. It's
40:46just a matter of time and money. So,
40:49what alternatives are there? There are
40:51alternatives, for example, a Soviet
40:53birth certificate in Russia. If a
40:56person is in the Russian Federation,
40:57then you can make a notarized copy of
40:59the Soviet birth certificate and get an
41:01apostille.
41:02Yeah. Yeah. And in this case, the
41:04Legislative Assembly (ZAK) will accept
41:06such a document and enter the birth
41:08certificate into the Uruguayan registry
41:10. And, basically, with this document,
41:12you can continue to live here and
41:14everything will be fine.
41:16Yeah.
41:19And the second option now in Russia is
41:21to apply to the Legislative Assembly (
41:23ZAK), uh, with an application for a
41:24Russian birth certificate stating that
41:26the person was born, well, in another
41:28republic.
41:31Yeah. Then the Legislative Assembly (
41:34ZAK) of the Russian Federation makes a
41:36request to the relevant state for the
41:38birth certificate and, upon receiving a
41:40response, issues the birth certificate.
41:42I've seen such birth certificates
41:43before. So, the Russian Federation
41:45issued a birth certificate stating that
41:47the person was born in Kazakhstan or,
41:49in the Armenian Soviet Socialist
41:51Republic, there. The peculiarity of
41:55this method is that it's very
41:57time-consuming. Typically, this lengthy
42:02process of requesting and receiving a
42:04response takes between six and 12
42:06months. It's
42:10mind-boggling. You could fly to
42:12Kazakhstan yourself in two days and get
42:14it all done.
42:15Well, either, or they could order it
42:17through intermediaries and have it done
42:19. So, the question is, what's more
42:21convenient for the person in terms of
42:23time and money.
42:24Alternatives exist, of course, but here
42:26we are. Yeah.
42:28Oh, the birth certificate. It's clear
42:30with the birth certificate. The
42:32marriage certificate.
42:33Yeah.
42:35Marriage certificates and certificates
42:37of previous marriages and divorces are
42:39currently irrelevant for men. So,
42:43everything that came before, you don't
42:45need to show this story, because
42:46essentially, it's not important or
42:48needed. It's especially important for
42:52women if they've changed their last
42:54name. So, if you've changed your last
42:58name, you need to carefully gather all
43:00these documents, precisely because the
43:01police clearance certificate will list
43:03all these last names. And Migration
43:06will ask, "Why do you have police
43:07clearance certificates? You have an
43:09additional last name. Only after you
43:11provide the civil registry office with
43:13the justification for the change will a
43:15decision on permanent residence be made
43:17."
43:18Yeah. Yeah. And, accordingly, these
43:20same certificates, as we provide them,
43:22are made specifically for Migration.
43:24First of all, these certificates must
43:26be no older than one year. Well,
43:29basically, everything is standard. A
43:33marriage certificate must also be no
43:35older than one year, in both cases, if
43:37there was a last name change. And the
43:40second case is if a spouse plans to
43:42distribute one spouse's income to the
43:43other spouse. If there was no name
43:47change and each spouse has their own
43:49income, it doesn't matter at all when
43:51the marriage certificate was issued.
43:53Yeah. Yeah. Anya, let's go straight to
43:57the documents now. Three questions came
43:59in the chat, we'll answer them right
44:01away. Okay.
44:02First question. And he asks: the birth
44:04certificate was provided with an
44:06apostille. With an apostille, but it's
44:08not yet considered valid in the
44:10database. What's the procedure? Are
44:12there any established deadlines? I'm
44:15not quite sure where it was posted.
44:18That is, if we're talking about the
44:20birth certificate with the apostille
44:22and translation being submitted to the
44:24local registry office, Sevil, then,
44:26accordingly, this certificate should be
44:28entered. But at the moment, they're
44:31quoting deadlines: a month, a month and
44:33a half maximum. But generally speaking,
44:36they're usually entered within two
44:37weeks. That is, after two weeks, you
44:40can check
44:41if it's been entered. If more time has
44:43passed since the application was
44:45submitted, you need to find out, well,
44:47roughly speaking, two months have
44:48passed. Right now, in the current
44:51situation, it's best to sign up for
44:53what's called an "observation," or sign
44:55up online, or go to the notary office.
44:58They're open Tuesday and Thursday from
45:0010:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (I can't say
45:02for sure right now; they used to extend
45:04it until 12:30 p.m., but now they're
45:06open longer.) But it's certainly worth
45:09coming and checking, as there could be
45:11a translation error, or an error made
45:12by the register itself when they
45:14entered it. And it can't be downloaded
45:18because they made an error; it can't be
45:20downloaded with the correct data. This
45:22does happen. I've had this happen
45:24several times in my practice. And,
45:27unfortunately, that's how it happens.
45:29So, if there's some kind of error, one
45:31way or another, then you need to file
45:33an application for ND under Decree No.
45:3664, and they'll make the correction.
45:38And after that, accordingly, it's
45:40already, well, that is, if it was
45:42entered with an error, it's already in
45:44the database, just with an error. If
45:46it's not entered due to a translation
45:48error or because the document doesn't
45:50match something, then, accordingly, you
45:51just need to correct it, and they'll
45:53enter it.
45:54Okay. Next question. If I'm in Uruguay,
45:57my internal passport has expired and my
45:59international passport will expire soon
46:01, and I'm liable for military service.
46:03I'll be banned from leaving Russia.
46:05Will I be able to get a new
46:06international passport in Uruguay
46:08with a ban on leaving Russia?
46:10Yes.
46:12Well, it really depends on how. Well,
46:15that's not a Uruguayan issue, that's a
46:17question for Russian lawmakers. Of
46:19course,
46:21it depends on how, well, I mean, what
46:23restrictions exist regarding travel
46:25bans. That is, if this restricts
46:28passport issuance, well, the consulate
46:30will probably refuse if there's a stop
46:31on issuing a passport in the database.
46:33Well, that is to say, this isn't a
46:35Uruguayan question, it's a Russian one.
46:37Okay. And let's continue with one more
46:39question. I was born in Ukraine, but
46:41there's no way to get an apostille on
46:42my birth certificate, since I've had
46:44Russian citizenship for a long time. Is
46:46there any way to get around it without
46:47an apostille? No, you can't. Yeah.
46:51Absolutely not. It's not a problem at
46:53all to get a duplicate birth
46:54certificate here in Ukraine. There are
46:58tons of services, tons of lawyers. You
47:01can write to me; I have two or three
47:03options right now. You can contact
47:05anyone, they'll make you a certificate
47:07and send it here.
47:09Yes. There was also a question about
47:12income.
47:13So, where do I have it? If my income is
47:16unofficial, can it be confirmed? Well,
47:21everyone here has very different
47:23understandings of unofficial income.
47:28But let's say, in general, income, any
47:30income, can be confirmed in Uruguay. So
47:33, any income can be verified. There are
47:36actually solutions for verifying
47:38completely different types of income,
47:40including cryptocurrency, unofficial
47:42income, income from websites, blogging,
47:44and, I don't know, other things. So,
47:46you can always find a way to verify it,
47:49right? A
47:50certificate from YouTube. A certificate
47:52from YouTube. A
47:52certificate from YouTube. Here you go.
47:54They ask, "Post it, consult." In this
47:57case, of course, it's done individually
48:01, and a customized solution is selected
48:03. So, in general, yes, we'll verify
48:06your income, but what documents should
48:08you provide? They'll advise you, say,
48:10on what documents are needed.
48:11They ask about bedding in Spanish. No,
48:13of course, we're talking about
48:14documents from Russia, about bedding in
48:16Russian. And the stamp, in principle,
48:19and the stamp is an approved
48:20international stamp. There's the 1961
48:27Gas Convention, under which countries
48:29agreed that if a state-issued document
48:31bears a stamp from the country of issue
48:33, and is of a uniform format, then the
48:35document is valid outside that country.
48:42That's essentially what's implied.
48:43Therefore, the stamp is only issued
48:45within the country of issue. It cannot
48:48be issued outside the country. And,
48:51strictly speaking, only with the stamp
48:53is the document valid outside the
48:55country. Uh-huh. Yes.
48:57Okay, moving on.
48:58Let's continue. Let's do it. Yes.
49:01Yes.
49:01And, accordingly, and the certificate
49:03from the consulate, yes, we're talking
49:05about documents. We've come to
49:06certificates of no criminal record. A
49:08certificate of no criminal record is
49:10required from the country of birth. And
49:12this very often applies to those people
49:17who were born outside the RSFSR, and
49:19now in other countries. So, here we've
49:22discussed birth certificates, which can
49:24be obtained in the same way that
49:25certificates of no criminal record can
49:27often be obtained. There's no problem
49:29doing this through intermediaries or by
49:31visiting that country. There's another
49:33alternative. People are often born in
49:35other republics but moved as children
49:37before reaching adulthood—to Russia,
49:39for example—and are now exclusively
49:41Russian citizens, or vice versa. Well,
49:44it doesn't matter what the situation is
49:46. So, in this case, you can essentially
49:51replace a certificate of no criminal
49:52record from your country of birth with
49:54a high school diploma.
49:57Cool.
49:58Or a diploma with an apostille.
50:00Yeah. Or you can bring the original
50:02diploma, you can even secure it at the
50:04Russian consulate if the person is a
50:06citizen of the Russian Federation,
50:08lives in the territory, or has lived in
50:09the Russian Federation. You can obtain
50:12a certificate stating that they moved
50:13to the Russian Federation before
50:15reaching adulthood and subsequently
50:16resided exclusively there. These two
50:20documents replace a certificate from
50:22another country, which is now the
50:24successor to the country of birth.
50:29Actually, that's the specifics.
50:31Obtaining consular certificates in
50:33Uruguay is quite simple, and they cover
50:35all types. For example, a certificate
50:37of no criminal record is issued without
50:39an appointment. You need to show up on
50:41Wednesdays between 9:15 and 10:30,
50:43submit your application, pay $ 20, and
50:45receive your certificate in Spanish a
50:46week later. It's all very simple and
50:48accessible. Certificates for requesting
50:51documents from the Civil Registry
50:53Office, marriage certificates, birth
50:54certificates, and even documents about
50:56moving before reaching adulthood are
50:58issued by appointment. Simply email the
51:01consulate, they'll give you an
51:03appointment date, and the completed
51:04documents will be issued on the same
51:06day.
51:07Yeah. And getting back to the
51:08certificates of no criminal record from
51:10your country of birth, we've already
51:11discussed them. You also need all the
51:14certificates from all the countries
51:15you've lived in for more than six
51:17months continuously over the past five
51:19years.
51:20Yeah.
51:21And the most common question right now
51:23is about visas. There's no clear answer
51:28. How will the visa appraise you? So,
51:31here, a migration officer, er, a notary
51:34, can deduct a visa run as a genuine
51:36interruption of residence. The problem
51:38is, a person doesn't have six
51:40uninterrupted months. But if the visa
51:42runs were only for one day, then it
51:44might be considered continuous
51:46residence. Therefore, in this case, I
51:50generally recommend getting a
51:51certificate of no criminal record
51:53regardless, that is, even if you've
51:55only had one day's visa run, and to be
51:57on the safe side, bring it with you,
51:59either with a postcard or legalized.
52:05Can I request it through the consulate,
52:07or ask them to postalate it on
52:08something?
52:11Who?
52:12Well, for example, someone who's here
52:14needs to get some kind of apostilled
52:16certificate—I don't know, from Russia
52:18, or about previous marriages, for
52:20example—yes, can they do this through
52:22the consulate, or do they have to go to
52:25Russia?
52:26Look, if this concerns the issue of
52:27obtaining ZAKS documents, the Consulate
52:29of the Russian Federation has a
52:31standard function, a standard service
52:33for requesting ZAKS documents.
52:35Yeah, I get it.
52:36A person comes in, writes an
52:38application saying they want to obtain
52:40a certificate or some other form from
52:41the ZAKS,
52:43and in the application, they
52:44specifically write, "Posted." Oh,
52:46and then they send it to you. So this
52:49document is issued in Russia. Uh-huh.
52:51It's
52:52simply sent here through the diplomatic
52:54channel, the postal channel. Uh-huh.
52:56Uh-huh.
52:57I see. And this only applies to ZAKS
52:59documents. So, diplomas, certificates,
53:01that's not it.
53:02No, no. No, no diploma. This
53:04specifically concerns ZAKS documents.
53:06Accordingly, everything related to
53:08obtaining police clearance certificates
53:09and ZAKS documents can be resolved
53:11through the consulate. Uh-huh.
53:12Again, it's a matter of time in terms
53:15of documents, because the waiting
53:16period is 2-4 months. Well, that's
53:19solvable, really.
53:21What else would I like to say? Well,
53:22basically, that's all there is to it
53:24regarding criminal records. If a person
53:25has a criminal record, or had a
53:26criminal record. If there is a criminal
53:28record, it's complicated. A current
53:30criminal record is kind of complicated.
53:32If a person had a criminal record, and
53:34if it was a long time ago, it was
53:36suspended for some really serious
53:38offense, but what constitutes a serious
53:40offense? Uruguay, however, focuses on
53:44those offenses that in Uruguay carry a
53:47prison sentence of over two years.
53:49That is, only criminal and
53:51administrative offenses. No,
53:53no. No.
53:54Overdue fines, bailiffs there, that
53:56doesn't apply. No, no, not at all.
53:59That's it.
54:01So, if there was a conviction under an
54:03offense in Uruguay that carries a
54:05prison sentence of over two years, yes,
54:07that would be considered separately.
54:13For all other offenses, that is, there
54:15are no particular complaints,
54:16especially if the convictions were
54:18expunged more than five years ago. So,
54:22I have several such cases in my
54:24practice, where people had criminal
54:26records, some of them expunged, some
54:28not so expunged, but they all received
54:30residence permits.
54:32Yeah.
54:33So, we've talked about name changes,
54:35right? Yes,
54:36we've already talked about surnames. I
54:37won't go into more detail. It's just
54:39that they really do need to be
54:40confirmed throughout this entire change
54:41. Regarding the passport and photo
54:43principle. Well, yes, I can emphasize
54:45once again that even if you arrived in
54:47Uruguay with a passport and a photo,
54:49you can already apply for a residence
54:51permit, and you can immediately receive
54:53an ID card. So, accordingly, you gain
54:56all the rights of a resident of the
54:58country, allowing you to legally live,
55:00work, study, receive medical treatment,
55:02and, in general, feel like a human
55:04being.
55:05Yeah. Great. Okay, now about medicine.
55:07Medical requirements. Let's talk about
55:09them,
55:09yes, medical requirements. Ah, about
55:12two sets of requirements here. The
55:16first is a vaccination certificate.
55:18Uruguay requires adults to have at
55:20least three doses of tetanus and
55:22diphtheria, the last of which should be
55:24administered no later than age 9. This
55:26applies to those born before 2000. And
55:28if a person was born after 2000, at
55:30least five doses are required, in
55:32childhood and adolescence, respectively
55:34, with the next vaccination
55:36administered at age 45, as recommended
55:38by the government. Measles-mumps
55:41vaccination is also required.
55:43Yeah.
55:44They need two vaccinations for life.
55:47And there's a peculiarity to this
55:49particular recording of the
55:50measles-mumps vaccination. What's the
55:52reason for that? During the Soviet era,
55:55and even in the post-Soviet period, we
55:57were often given measles-mumps and
55:59mumps separately. They were separate
56:02vaccines. And, let's say, one component
56:05might not be administered, for example,
56:07because we had Korean, or rubella, or
56:09mumps. Generally, there are only two
56:11components out of three, or one of
56:13three. Plus, they were often
56:15administered on different dates, not on
56:19the same day. Unfortunately, the
56:22Uruguayan vaccination system is set up
56:24in such a way that they can't record
56:26measles, rubella, and mumps separately.
56:32Therefore, the certificate must either
56:34list the triple vaccine, or separate
56:36vaccines, but all three on the same
56:38dates. Otherwise, they simply won't be
56:42counted. You'll have to re-do the
56:44corrojo paradt twice. Well, actually,
56:49that's the biggest quirk that sometimes
56:52throws me off track: they seem to exist
56:54, but for Uruguay they don't. It can't
56:57record them. It's
56:58easier to do it this way, in short, and
57:00not bother,
57:00right? Simpler, simpler. But can you
57:03always provide information about how
57:04the vaccination certificate works? I'm
57:06told I need to provide a Uruguayan
57:08vaccination certificate. For this, you
57:10can provide a national one. And it
57:13doesn't have to be apostilled. It can
57:15be translated in any available way.
57:18That is, there's not even a requirement
57:20here that it must be translated by an
57:22accredited translator, like government
57:24documents. But here, you can go to any
57:27vaccination clinic, private or public,
57:30or to a special service, like the one
57:32for tuberculosis control, in short, the
57:34vaccination
57:36department. Yeah, right, the
57:38whole Uruguayan vaccination department.
57:41And they'll easily homologate it for
57:42you, issue it, enter all the data into
57:44the system, and print out a
57:46Uruguayan-style certificate. If there's
57:50no data, just none, you can come here,
57:52get two vaccinations, get them again a
57:54month later for the first booster, and
57:56then repeat the tetanus and diphtheria
57:58shots a year later—basically, that's
58:00it. So, it's a fairly simple procedure
58:04for children; for minors, you need this
58:06full certificate, because, well, they
58:08just start vaccinating children all
58:10over again. So, vaccination is
58:13mandatory in Uruguay. Here's the second
58:18document you need to obtain, and it's
58:20done in Uruguay: the Carnedo Salut.
58:24It's a medical card called the Carnedo
58:26Salut. It's basically a medical
58:28examination required for all Uruguayan
58:30residents. It was introduced to
58:35minimize government spending on
58:36expensive treatments and to ensure
58:38early detection of chronic diseases.
58:42Every two years, all residents of the
58:44country undergo this medical
58:45examination. This same requirement has
58:47simply been extended to migrants. The
58:49medical examination is simple: a blood
58:52test, a urine sample, a dental
58:53examination, and a consultation with a
58:56general practitioner. The general
58:58practitioner checks you, measures your
59:00blood pressure, height, and weight,
59:02asks about chronic diseases, the
59:03e-medications you take daily, and tests
59:05your eyesight. Basically, the whole
59:07process usually takes 30 minutes, or a
59:09maximum of 40 minutes, depending on the
59:11waiting list. You receive your card
59:13within 40 minutes. It's important to
59:17know that any medical diagnosis you may
59:19have doesn't affect your ability to
59:20obtain a permanent residence permit,
59:22because no medical results are
59:24disclosed to Migration. Migration is
59:28only interested in having a card as
59:29proof that you've undergone a medical
59:31examination. That's all. Yeah, yeah.
59:33Yeah.
59:35Oh, Anya, let's talk about medicine
59:37right away. Yes, it happens that people
59:40with HIV-positive status arrive. How
59:43does this affect the overall
59:46document structure? And
59:48if a person has, well, I mean, blood
59:51tests for sugar, glucose, and syphilis,
59:53yeah, yeah,
59:57then if sugar and glucose levels are
59:58abnormal, they're referred and given a
1:00:00card for six months, if they're
1:00:02elevated within the conditional, or
1:00:04so-called, permissible limits. If
1:00:07they're elevated above that limit,
1:00:09they're immediately sent to a general
1:00:10practitioner. Well, that is, in both
1:00:12cases, they're sent to a general
1:00:13practitioner. They simply issue a card
1:00:15for levels within the permissible
1:00:17limits, but for levels above that limit
1:00:18, they don't issue a card until you've
1:00:20had a consultation with a general
1:00:21practitioner. If there are syphilis
1:00:24titers, which, unfortunately, persist
1:00:26for a very long time, even after
1:00:28treatment,
1:00:31then in this case, I would immediately,
1:00:33well, I mean, I would say and write
1:00:34that you bring a certificate stating
1:00:36that you've completed treatment, that
1:00:38you are now, accordingly, after
1:00:40treatment, and with this certificate
1:00:41they will issue a carneidosalute. That
1:00:44is, without it, they will still refer
1:00:46you to a general practitioner, and only
1:00:48after a consultation with the general
1:00:49practitioner will they issue a
1:00:51carneidosalute stating that the person
1:00:52should, well, undergo treatment.
1:00:54Yeah.
1:00:56And even, well, maybe that's not quite
1:00:58the correct way to put it, they should
1:01:00receive a consultation, receive, how to
1:01:02say, a treatment schedule, and then
1:01:04they will issue a card. That is, not
1:01:06that they should undergo treatment,
1:01:07take tests and confirm that they have
1:01:09completed it. No, that is, they will
1:01:10issue a card, strictly speaking, after
1:01:12a consultation with a general
1:01:13practitioner, but nevertheless. Yeah.
1:01:15Yes. And if it's HIV, then you also
1:01:20need to provide medical documentation
1:01:22proving that the person is HIV-positive
1:01:24, so that this doesn't become a trigger
1:01:26point for someone to send you back for
1:01:28testing just because this situation has
1:01:30been identified. If there are medical
1:01:35documents confirming this, then, well,
1:01:37basically, he takes it as is.
1:01:39Yeah. Anya, let's move on to the next
1:01:41section, okay? Three or three questions
1:01:43with you right now. We'll answer them.
1:01:45Anna, hello. Could you please clarify
1:01:47if it's possible to sign up for the
1:01:49application without being in Uruguay so
1:01:51that I can arrive on the application
1:01:52date? And what month are you currently
1:01:54signing up for? Thank you.
1:01:55The person apparently wasn't there from
1:01:57the beginning of the broadcast. Yeah,
1:01:59yeah, yeah,
1:02:00yeah. Yeah, the person missed the
1:02:01beginning. It all depends on
1:02:03citizenship. And if they're Russian
1:02:07citizens, then there are options
1:02:08depending on how far along they are
1:02:10planning to travel. We're currently
1:02:15signing up for Montevideo for December.
1:02:17Montevideo for December.
1:02:19In other regions, you can find
1:02:21appointments for September, October,
1:02:23November, and
1:02:24December.
1:02:25Five months in advance. Yeah.
1:02:27Okay, next question. At what stages of
1:02:29the permanent residence process do you
1:02:31need to bring a translator?
1:02:32At which stages do you need to bring a
1:02:34translator? At Migration.
1:02:35Yes, Migration,
1:02:37actually. Yes, at Migration, if you
1:02:38don't speak Spanish, you need to have a
1:02:40translator translate. I'll explain why.
1:02:44At Migration, you sign an application,
1:02:46you sign a legal declaration, and
1:02:48Migration employees must be absolutely
1:02:50sure that you understand what you're
1:02:52signing. Yeah.
1:02:54And that's why, actually, there's a
1:02:56requirement that states right in their
1:02:58requirements that people who don't
1:03:02speak Spanish must come with
1:03:03translators.
1:03:04Yeah. They've
1:03:05started allowing translators into the
1:03:07passport office again, I think. They've
1:03:11relaxed their grip a little, but
1:03:12overall, you can handle it at the
1:03:14passport office. They're already
1:03:16allowed to use products and other
1:03:18things. Well, the procedure isn't that
1:03:20complicated, you can go there, but
1:03:22Migration is a must.
1:03:24Yeah. Okay, let's ask one more question
1:03:26and then we'll continue. Do you know if
1:03:28income is verified if it's in the form
1:03:30of cryptocurrency? Not in terms of
1:03:31investments, but as a salary.
1:03:33Yes, yes, yes, it's verified without
1:03:35any problems. Everything's fine. We've
1:03:37suddenly been given a Uruguayan winter
1:03:39sun. Let's move the table a little,
1:03:41otherwise we'll go blind.
1:03:42Come on, come on. Wait a minute. By the
1:03:44way, this winter has been unusually
1:03:46cloudy here. Winter is usually very
1:03:49sunny. We always have a lot of sun here
1:03:51. Yeah, we're like, "oh, how are we?"
1:03:53And then they suddenly gave it out.
1:03:54And they turned it on, right? Then they
1:03:57turned on the sun.
1:03:58Yes. Yes.
1:03:59Oh yeah. According to the documents,
1:04:02accordingly, medical documents. Wait,
1:04:04there's also one for women. Yes. Yes,
1:04:07women aged 25 to 69 must provide the
1:04:10results of a Pap smear test over 2
1:04:12years old or an HPV test no older than
1:04:145 years. One of the two. And women over
1:04:215 years old and up to 65 or 9.
1:04:23Mammogram results no older than 18
1:04:25months.
1:04:30People aged 54 to 59. A strange range.
1:04:36If there are hepatitis C test results,
1:04:38it is required now, but this is not a
1:04:40problem at all, because when you
1:04:42undergo a Carnedo Salut examination,
1:04:44donate blood, they simply do this
1:04:46additional test, they do this test for
1:04:48an extra 3 kopecks. If there are no
1:04:51results, it’s no big deal. That’s
1:04:53the important thing. That is, women, so
1:04:56to speak, should also monitor all tumor
1:04:58markers associated with women’s
1:05:00health.
1:05:01Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. So let’s move on,
1:05:04shall we? Let’s go. My favorite
1:05:06question: budget calculation. Oh,
1:05:08that’s a great question. I’ll tell
1:05:09you right away, I don’t know how much
1:05:11money you need. I won’t tell you. Yes
1:05:12, yes, yes.
1:05:13We get asked this question a lot too.
1:05:15We say: "Depends on your appetites."
1:05:17Yeah.
1:05:17Naturally, naturally. So, I always say
1:05:20the same phrase: "Create your average
1:05:22monthly budget for the last period. Go
1:05:26to the supermarket website; there they
1:05:28are, on the screen, the three main
1:05:30supermarket chains. Go to any one,
1:05:32preferably with a disc, because this is
1:05:34the mid-price category.
1:05:36Put everything you buy in your basket,
1:05:37and you will see the amount of money
1:05:39you need. Add to this the budget for
1:05:43rent or, well, for housing. And the two
1:05:48main sites are still cadalibrs and work
1:05:50perfectly. You can find all the
1:05:53information there, so to speak,
1:05:55reliable and relevant
1:05:58information about the market about rent
1:06:00. And I would also highly recommend
1:06:02that there is a Telegram channel, and
1:06:04on Instagram there are articles about
1:06:06the specifics of the rental market,
1:06:08about the specifics of housing,
1:06:09features, that is, there is a whole
1:06:11series of articles that
1:06:13describe
1:06:16exactly those very features that allow
1:06:18you to understand how real estate is
1:06:20classified, what costs you incur in
1:06:22addition to the rent payment and how to
1:06:24analyze all this, when you look at
1:06:26Mercada Libra inffakas
1:06:29Yes, I am Yes, We'll leave all the
1:06:31links in the video description. By the
1:06:34way, we also scoured the entire
1:06:35resource, spent 10-20 minutes reading
1:06:37three or four articles, but then we
1:06:39figured it out very quickly in this
1:06:41infkaess catalog and found exactly what
1:06:43you needed.
1:06:45Yes. And here, too, sorry, yes, one
1:06:47more thing, yes, when they say that an
1:06:49apartment is a one-bedroom, essentially
1:06:50that means it will be one dermitorium,
1:06:52that is, an apartment with a bedroom
1:06:54with one bedroom, yes. Yes. It's ba ba
1:06:56ba ba ba ba ba ba basic, that's the
1:06:57basic, yes. Well, sometimes, you know,
1:06:59people even,
1:07:00yes, everything is calculated per
1:07:01bedroom,
1:07:02right? Yeah. So, what's
1:07:04next for us? Let's
1:07:05move on.
1:07:06Next we have
1:07:07expenses, banks, transfers.
1:07:08Yes. How do we get the money and what
1:07:10do we do? How do we even manage it here
1:07:12?
1:07:12Yes, about getting the money, well, I
1:07:13mentioned renting the apartment. And
1:07:15you can read about the components. It's
1:07:17all very accessible. How do you deposit
1:07:19money? Well, at the moment, uh, since
1:07:22there are no banks in Russia that do
1:07:24Swift transfers—they only do them by
1:07:26agreement, and even then, not to all
1:07:28countries—there's also the option of
1:07:30using crypto in Uruguay. There's an
1:07:34official crypto exchanger, CryptoTala,
1:07:36which operates under the supervision of
1:07:38the Central Bank of Uruguay. And, in
1:07:42fact, once your crypto goes to
1:07:43CryptoTala and then arrives in your
1:07:45bank account in Uruguay, there are no
1:07:47complaints. Although, well, traditional
1:07:51organizational banks don't exactly
1:07:53welcome it; they actually prohibit
1:07:55cryptocurrency transactions as being
1:07:57tantamount to money laundering. Of
1:08:01course, thousands of people do these
1:08:03P2P transactions, but the main thing is
1:08:05to avoid getting caught, the main thing
1:08:07is to do it with reliable
1:08:08counterparties, so there won't be any
1:08:10complaints later that it was a scam.
1:08:13The
1:08:13second option is to deposit,
1:08:14accordingly, through private exchangers
1:08:16. There are Russian guys, and there are
1:08:18non-Russian ones. Basically, they're
1:08:19all different. Opportunities, different
1:08:21options, different rates. And you can
1:08:23get money here via the SWIFT system.
1:08:26Rubai even accepts money from Russia,
1:08:28so to speak, from Russia, that is, from
1:08:30its origin in Russia. Ah, but you need
1:08:32to have documents confirming the origin
1:08:34of the money. If you have contracts,
1:08:37for example, for the purchase and sale
1:08:39of real estate, movable property,
1:08:41shares, bonds, or something else, you
1:08:43can confirm the origin of this money.
1:08:46You withdraw this money, for example,
1:08:49to, well, let's say, Armenia, in rubles
1:08:51or foreign currency, and from there you
1:08:53transfer it here via SWIFT. So these
1:08:57mechanisms work, but, naturally, they
1:08:59require a little more time and a little
1:09:01more commission, but overall,
1:09:03everything works.
1:09:05Mm-hmm.
1:09:06Yeah,
1:09:07yeah, yeah. Okay. So. Ah, or, yeah,
1:09:10through a third country, we also, yeah,
1:09:12we mentioned that some people transfer
1:09:14money first to Armenia and then here.
1:09:16Yeah.
1:09:17And what, yeah, business, taxes,
1:09:19education. Uruguay is very stable in
1:09:22this sense, It's quite simple. And a
1:09:26business starts with something similar
1:09:28to self-notice, it's a monatributo.
1:09:30Then there are uniform personnel—this
1:09:31is the equivalent of an individual
1:09:33entrepreneur in the Russian Federation,
1:09:35for example. And there are all sorts of
1:09:37other companies, such as LLCs, there's
1:09:39a simplified joint-stock company called
1:09:42SAS. It's a fairly popular form here,
1:09:44much more popular than an LLC. And a
1:09:47joint-stock company is a full-fledged
1:09:49one, in general, for every taste and
1:09:51choice. It depends on what your goals
1:09:53are, what your tasks are, what business
1:09:55tasks you want to solve. And company
1:09:58registration is simple, as a rule. Well
1:10:01, that is, I organize the registration,
1:10:04but I don't register it manually. That
1:10:06is, I work with an accountant. I have
1:10:09accountants, several accountants who do
1:10:11this, but I still work with accountants
1:10:13because, well, that is, they have a
1:10:15license, they, uh, are strictly
1:10:17responsible for the correctness of the
1:10:19registration, the correct choice of tax
1:10:21regime, because, well, it just so
1:10:22happens that most clients—it's still,
1:10:24if they register an individual
1:10:26entrepreneur—they are individual
1:10:28entrepreneurs in IT, and there is a
1:10:30preferential tax regime that provides
1:10:32for No income tax and no VAT if the
1:10:33client, that is, if the specialist
1:10:35works with the client outside of Russia
1:10:37. A very convenient regime. Ah, but you
1:10:42really need to, like, register
1:10:44correctly, connect all these features
1:10:46correctly. And then, well, of course,
1:10:49accounting services. I've been using
1:10:50them myself for many years. My company
1:10:52uses an accountant. I'll refer everyone
1:10:54, actually. You can choose your own, or
1:10:56you can go to mine. Absolutely. Well,
1:10:58that is, you're not limited in any way
1:11:00in your right to choose. But
1:11:02nevertheless, my principle is that this
1:11:04should be done by professionals, those
1:11:06who do this, and those who are licensed
1:11:08. Mm-hmm.
1:11:09Oh, yes, the taxes, actually, are small
1:11:12. If you use the preferential tax
1:11:15regime, then they are actually small,
1:11:17that is, relatively minimal. And at the
1:11:20same time, it's important to say here,
1:11:22which I've also been touching on a lot
1:11:24lately. Why use a private enterprise or
1:11:34a company for living in Uruguay?
1:11:38Because, essentially, this solves not
1:11:39only the problem of obtaining grounds
1:11:41for citizenship, it also solves the
1:11:43issue of health insurance. For a family
1:11:48, this simplifies opening a bank
1:11:50account, making your income Uruguayan,
1:11:52legal, and transparent to, well, all
1:11:54Uruguayan government agencies and
1:11:56commercial organizations. This means
1:12:02you become creditworthy, easily obtain
1:12:04credit cards, get a car loan, a
1:12:06mortgage later as you gain experience
1:12:08and income, and so on. You can also
1:12:13easily use this income to obtain
1:12:15insurance later, even if you rent a
1:12:16home. This whole company, no matter
1:12:23what form it takes, solves a range of
1:12:25life-related problems, not just one
1:12:27particular segment. And, in fact, this
1:12:32is why it's truly one of the most
1:12:34common and successful solutions for
1:12:36organizing income in Uruguay. UP also
1:12:40allows you to deposit money into a
1:12:41Uruguayan bank account without
1:12:45additional documentation of origin. For
1:12:48example, if all of this fits within the
1:12:50scope of what you declare as services
1:12:52rendered, the bank has no questions.
1:12:55That is, you provide a certificate from
1:12:56An accountant's declaration of income,
1:12:58the bank no longer has questions about
1:13:00the origin of this money.
1:13:02Yeah. This is
1:13:05also an important point, which is very
1:13:07often used for bringing money into
1:13:09Uruguay.
1:13:11Well, essentially, we have one last
1:13:13slide left: obtaining citizenship. In
1:13:15fact, we even started with it, right?
1:13:18Yes, we started. We'll come back to it.
1:13:20So, can I go back a little? I'm still
1:13:22there, so that I'll mention the
1:13:23children.
1:13:23Let me say something else about
1:13:25children,
1:13:26yes, about children. And many of the
1:13:29requests right now are really from
1:13:30families with children of different
1:13:32ages and teenagers. What's important
1:13:35here, I'd probably like to say
1:13:36specifically about the documents.
1:13:40Because if you have children under the
1:13:42age of A-A and before the children have
1:13:44completed fifth grade, that is, in
1:13:46principle, it's possible for a child to
1:13:48have only identity documents, a birth
1:13:50certificate, and a vaccination
1:13:52certificate. Actually, nothing more.
1:13:56Even if there's no school certificate,
1:13:58it's not critical, for elementary
1:14:00school, and They'll take you. So,
1:14:01elementary school is first and sixth
1:14:03grade in Uruguay. Six, seven, and
1:14:05twelfth grades are high school. But
1:14:08it's better, of course, to simply bring
1:14:10a certificate of completion.
1:14:15Traditionally, it's apostilled via a
1:14:17notarized copy, although a certificate
1:14:19of completion up to fifth grade, or
1:14:20rather up to and including fifth grade,
1:14:23is not subject to revalidation in
1:14:24Uruguay. So, you simply submit it to
1:14:27the educational institution, private or
1:14:29public, it doesn't matter, and your
1:14:31child will be accepted into the next
1:14:32grade.
1:14:33Even if the certificate is in Russian
1:14:34or has it been translated?
1:14:35No, it's not. Why? It's translated here
1:14:38, it's just a translator's credit, yes,
1:14:40it needs to be translated.
1:14:42Second, the second category is when the
1:14:44child has completed sixth grade and
1:14:46above. Here, it's very important to
1:14:50bring a certificate of completion for a
1:14:52certain grade, which will be
1:14:53accompanied by an extract from your
1:14:55personal file, or the certificate
1:14:56itself will have a table with annual
1:14:58grades in subjects, and all of this
1:15:00will be apostilled. Or Two documents,
1:15:04or all within one document, it doesn't
1:15:06matter, but all of this will be posted,
1:15:08because, in the case of children who
1:15:10have completed six grades or more, you
1:15:12need to go through the revalidation
1:15:13procedure. And there are completely
1:15:18formal requirements for having
1:15:20apostilled documents. Actually, that's
1:15:23why you need to take these certificates
1:15:25very carefully, and have them
1:15:26apostilled and brought here, go through
1:15:28the revalidation procedure. Actually,
1:15:30these are all the peculiarities
1:15:31associated with the school. Getting
1:15:33into a school here is not difficult,
1:15:35both public and private. It's the
1:15:37parents 'choice, really. And there are
1:15:40good schools and not so good ones, both
1:15:42public and private. And there is
1:15:45bilingual education. And perhaps one
1:15:48more remark about the IB. People often
1:15:51ask about schools that have the IB
1:15:53curriculum. It is here, but it is only
1:15:56for the senior classes of the IB
1:15:58programs. It is not used from
1:16:00elementary school in Uruguay; only the
1:16:02senior classes have this IB program.
1:16:04There is a list, there is a website
1:16:06that lists all the schools that are
1:16:07affiliated with this program. Actually,
1:16:09this is open information, it's very
1:16:11easy to find. It's
1:16:12also easy to get into kindergarten.
1:16:13Kindergarten, yes, it's easy. Well, how
1:16:16can I say, easy. Maybe you won't get
1:16:18into the municipal free kindergarten,
1:16:19like the one near your house, because
1:16:21there are no vacancies there right now,
1:16:22but they'll give you a referral to some
1:16:24kindergarten anyway and you'll get in.
1:16:26There, too, you don't need any
1:16:28convoluted documents, just for the
1:16:30kindergarten teacher.
1:16:31No, no. Actually, to enroll in any
1:16:35general education institution, a child
1:16:37needs proof of identity. That is,
1:16:39either a Russian passport, or the
1:16:41passport of the country the child came
1:16:43from, or already a cedula, if they've
1:16:45already got it.
1:16:47You need a medical card, which is done
1:16:49here after the first visit to the
1:16:50pediatrician.
1:16:54Yeah. A little, a little.
1:16:56And you need a certificate of trust.
1:16:58That's all.
1:16:59Okay.
1:16:59Okay. So, what else did we want? And we
1:17:01also wanted to talk about citizenship.
1:17:03Well, actually,
1:17:04yes, Returning, yes, returning to the
1:17:06citizenship issue. And the criteria are
1:17:09probably the most pressing issue lately
1:17:11, because, frankly, I've been
1:17:14plagued by the question of whether we
1:17:16have to pay the BPS. The BPS is a
1:17:19social security fund administered by
1:17:21the bank. It's Uruguay's social fund,
1:17:23which is used to pay contributions to
1:17:25the pension fund and the state health
1:17:27fund. And this topic about how we
1:17:31urgently have to pay the BPS to get
1:17:33citizenship has kind of filled my head.
1:17:36Yeah.
1:17:37And look, what are the criteria for
1:17:39obtaining citizenship? Essentially,
1:17:41there are two basic criteria. Per,
1:17:45ah, it didn't disappear a little bit.
1:17:50Residence in the country for one day or
1:17:52more. As soon as a person has left for
1:17:546 months and one day,
1:17:55excuse me, you've hung up at the most
1:17:57crucial moment. You said two basic
1:17:59criteria and then disappeared. Let's
1:18:01start with that again. Let's give
1:18:03two basic criteria. The first criterion
1:18:05is residence in the country
1:18:08without a single exit for a period of 6
1:18:10months and one day. Days. Once a person
1:18:13leaves the country and has been absent
1:18:15from it for six months and a day, the
1:18:17time lived before this departure is not
1:18:19included in the citizenship eligibility
1:18:21period, and it must be re-accumulated.
1:18:24There is no 183-day requirement per
1:18:26calendar year. Well, there simply isn't
1:18:28one. This is the only basic requirement
1:18:31. Any other departures are, in theory,
1:18:34sporadic, considered sporadic, and are
1:18:36not deducted from the citizenship
1:18:38eligibility period. And the most common
1:18:42question is," If I'm absent for five
1:18:44months, then return for two weeks, and
1:18:46then leave again for five months, "I
1:18:48always answer:" Technically, you're not
1:18:50violating the residency requirements. "
1:18:55That is, your application for
1:18:56citizenship has been accepted for
1:18:58review.
1:19:02But when you go to the interview,
1:19:03you'll very likely be asked," Why
1:19:05aren't you living in the country? Why
1:19:08do you need citizenship in this case? "
1:19:12" They may also require additional
1:19:14documents proving that you, well, you
1:19:15have connections with the country, well
1:19:17, why you really need citizenship. And
1:19:22in this case, of course, this is a risk
1:19:24point. This is not a reason for refusal
1:19:26, this is a risk point, at which,
1:19:27accordingly, there will be questions
1:19:29and there will be requests. And again,
1:19:33they will not refuse on this basis, but
1:19:35they always need to understand that
1:19:37they always have the opportunity to
1:19:38refuse based on knowledge of the
1:19:40language, because this is not a formal
1:19:42assessment, this is not a test, these
1:19:44are not international certificates of
1:19:46passing the language, this is just a
1:19:47conversation with an employee. It is
1:19:51simple, there are no questions about
1:19:53history,
1:19:55politics, knowledge of the law, culture
1:19:58, geography. They are never asked. But
1:20:01nevertheless, if the employee,
1:20:02conditionally, somewhere in his head,
1:20:04as they say, has short-circuited that,
1:20:06well, that is, why does he need
1:20:08citizenship, he will say: “Well, he
1:20:10does not know the language well enough,
1:20:12let you come to us again.”
1:20:13Yeah.
1:20:14That is a risk point. And the second
1:20:20criterion by which you need To comply,
1:20:22you need to have documentary evidence,
1:20:24excuse me, documentary proof that
1:20:26you're receiving income within Uruguay,
1:20:28have received this entire work
1:20:30experience, 3 or 5 years, that you've
1:20:32received income. What does this mean?
1:20:38Income can be both within Uruguay and
1:20:39outside of Uruguay. The source of
1:20:42income can be different. And if the
1:20:45income is within Uruguay, then if you
1:20:47work in Uruguay and if you own your own
1:20:49company, starting with the simplest
1:20:51sole proprietorship, these are the very
1:20:53same BPS forms everyone's been writing
1:20:55about.
1:20:57Yeah.
1:20:59Because they're government-issued
1:21:00documents confirming that you have
1:21:02income and that you've paid social
1:21:03security contributions on that income.
1:21:07So, paying the BPS isn't the important
1:21:09thing; it's not the fact of paying the
1:21:11BPS that's the basis. Receiving income
1:21:15within Uruguay is the basis for
1:21:16obtaining citizenship. If your income
1:21:21is rent from real estate owned in
1:21:23Uruguay, a notary certificate is issued
1:21:25. They also now accept documents
1:21:30confirming payment of rental tax.
1:21:32Basically, that's all. If income is
1:21:36used, a person uses income outside of
1:21:38Uruguay—they work for a hired foreign
1:21:40company, they receive rent, for example
1:21:42, or they have businesses in another
1:21:44country—well, in this case, this
1:21:46money needs to be deposited into a bank
1:21:48account in Uruguay. Either transfer via
1:21:52Swift, or transfer from other Uruguayan
1:21:54accounts from which, well, that is,
1:21:56somehow you withdraw money, or top up
1:21:58this account in cash. So, people
1:22:01receive cryptocurrency, convert the
1:22:03crypto into dollars or PESA, and come
1:22:05and top up their bank account. But the
1:22:09most important thing is that there are
1:22:11monthly movements, not just monthly
1:22:12movements, but income-based
1:22:14replenishments of income into a bank
1:22:15account in Uruguay. In this case, when
1:22:20accumulating these three or five years
1:22:22of work experience, you need to obtain
1:22:23a bank statement for the entire period,
1:22:25a full statement for all three to five
1:22:27years. And also have a notary certify
1:22:32the source of your income and that you
1:22:33have been receiving it for a year. to
1:22:37this bank account. All of this will
1:22:39also be grounds for citizenship. In
1:22:42this case, when you have income from
1:22:44outside, there's no talk of any BPS at
1:22:46all.
1:22:47Yeah.
1:22:47Well, I mean, you kind of need to
1:22:49understand that this is also an option
1:22:51for citizenship and an option for
1:22:52obtaining it. And which option, which
1:22:55scheme to use, is everyone's personal
1:22:57choice. Each scheme has its pros and
1:23:00cons. And, actually, you need to be
1:23:03guided by the goals, objectives, and,
1:23:06so to speak, economic sense.
1:23:08Yeah. Yes. Well, it turns out that in
1:23:11order to meet these criteria, you also
1:23:14need to, especially for those who are
1:23:16these newly rejected, like us, newly
1:23:18rejected, yes, yes,
1:23:20yes. So, wait 3 years.
1:23:23About marriage. You're talking about
1:23:24marriage, right? Look, the specific
1:23:26feature is the presence of a marriage.
1:23:29Previously, several years ago, it was
1:23:31interpreted that the presence of a
1:23:32marriage was important on the date of
1:23:34filing an application for citizenship.
1:23:37For a year and a half, if not two years
1:23:39, they began to interpret it in such a
1:23:41way that a person must be married for
1:23:43this period of three years. That is, if
1:23:47after three years You can apply for
1:23:49citizenship if you've been married for
1:23:51three years. Uh-huh.
1:23:54Yes.
1:23:54Yes. It's
1:23:55not written down, I'll say right away.
1:23:58There are no such specifics in the law.
1:24:01There's nothing written about having to
1:24:03be married on the date or for a certain
1:24:04period. That's the interpretation,
1:24:07actually, of the government agency that
1:24:09handles the electoral process. Uh-huh.
1:24:11So to say that it's changed, well, like
1:24:13something has changed dramatically,
1:24:15well, I can't say that. That is, the
1:24:17law hasn't changed,
1:24:18the instructions haven't changed. The
1:24:20instructions were last
1:24:22changed in 2022. Well, for now, they're
1:24:25exactly the same as last year. The
1:24:27question was written. What documents
1:24:29are needed to obtain citizenship, to
1:24:31apply for citizenship? A
1:24:33Uruguayan birth certificate or a
1:24:35national one with an apostille and
1:24:37translation. A marriage certificate.
1:24:40And accordingly, documents if there
1:24:41were any changes of surname, that is,
1:24:43if this is not taken into account in
1:24:45the Uruguayan certificates. A migration
1:24:48certificate. It is ordered from MIGN,
1:24:51it shows all your official Entries and
1:24:53exits of the country are recorded. Yeah
1:24:55.
1:24:56Uh, microsion, microtoria, and,
1:24:58strictly speaking, a document on income
1:25:01. If you're an employer payer or a BPS
1:25:04payer, then there are two forms: the
1:25:06history of laboralno nadad and the
1:25:08constance dek kavit popersona. And if
1:25:12it's rent, then there's a notary
1:25:14certificate and documents confirming
1:25:16payment of rent tax, and if it's income
1:25:20from outside, then there's a bank
1:25:22statement and a notary certificate.
1:25:24Yeah. And, probably, well, viewers,
1:25:26someone came up a little later, yes,
1:25:28we've already talked about all this,
1:25:30but let's do it again. Let's not waste
1:25:33time on this, because there's another
1:25:35question about nationalidat in the
1:25:37passport. We suggest the author of the
1:25:39question watch our broadcast,
1:25:41watch the recording.
1:25:42Yes, we devoted a lot of time to this
1:25:44at the very beginning. At the very
1:25:45beginning,
1:25:46we, yes, now we're going around in
1:25:48circles again. There was a question
1:25:50here about citizenship, when a husband
1:25:52and wife, or husband and wife apply
1:25:54separately, right? They ask We all have
1:25:56our own situations. Does everyone have
1:25:58to have their own income, or can it be
1:26:00counted somehow?
1:26:01Yes. Look, spouses can apply separately
1:26:04, together, or whatever. In other words
1:26:07, each person submits an individual
1:26:09application. There's no such thing as a
1:26:10family application.
1:26:12Yeah.
1:26:15But accordingly, when one spouse, or
1:26:17both, applies, one spouse can have
1:26:18income, and they can distribute it—
1:26:20they sign a legal declaration
1:26:22distributing it to the other spouse.
1:26:26Yeah. That's a
1:26:27completely normal situation. And, in
1:26:31fact, parents distribute income to, or
1:26:33rather, to their adult children during
1:26:35their minority.
1:26:38So, children don't have the right to
1:26:40apply in Uruguay.
1:26:41Or rather, as children, they don't have
1:26:45the right to obtain citizenship at all.
1:26:47Only upon reaching 18, upon reaching
1:26:49adulthood, can they obtain citizenship.
1:26:54A child can apply for citizenship
1:26:56before turning 18, provided they have
1:26:57five years of residence in the country.
1:27:01Uh-huh.
1:27:02And provided that he turns 18 before
1:27:04the next departmental elections in
1:27:06Uruguay.
1:27:07Wow! Wow! How
1:27:08complicated a scheme, huh? Well, you
1:27:10just have to remember that we have
1:27:12elections every 5 years.' Twenty-ninth,
1:27:14thirty-fourth, thirty-ninth, and so on.
1:27:16Uh-huh. And so, if he turns 18 before
1:27:19that date and has already lived there
1:27:22for 5 years, then he can, well, that is
1:27:24, even at 13, at 14, he can apply for
1:27:26citizenship, the application will be
1:27:29reviewed, a decision will be made, but
1:27:31he will receive the citizenship card at
1:27:3318. Uh-huh. Okay. Here's
1:27:36another question about citizenship. How
1:27:37long should they be valid? These
1:27:39documents, as I understand it, have
1:27:40different validity periods. There, the
1:27:42certificate is generally valid for one
1:27:43month, I think, right? Miratóriu.
1:27:46Birth certificates and marriage
1:27:47certificates, they are valid for one
1:27:49year. Even Uruguayan ones, which are
1:27:51downloaded from the registry, but they
1:27:53can be downloaded in 2 minutes, so
1:27:54There's
1:27:55a special feature here. The migration
1:27:56certificate is valid for 6 months.
1:27:58Ah, 6 months. Uh-huh.
1:28:00Yes, 6 months. But the BPS forms, the
1:28:03notary certificate, are valid for 30
1:28:05days, 1 month. And the BPS forms must
1:28:09be uploaded in the month in which the
1:28:11application is submitted. Ah, so they
1:28:13must be fresh, so that they appear
1:28:15in that month, right?
1:28:16Uh-huh. I see. Okay. That seems to be
1:28:19all for our presentation, right?
1:28:21We still have the last final slide
1:28:23there. We'll show it at the end. And
1:28:25now let's probably touch on the
1:28:27questions we were asked in the
1:28:28Instagram chats. Yes. Uh, so, I'm still
1:28:36here now. So, for those of you watching
1:28:39, please ask any more questions if we
1:28:42haven't answered any. Oh, yeah. Do you
1:28:45need to list all the countries in the
1:28:46permanent residence application if
1:28:48you've changed your passport and last
1:28:49name? Well, I think we've already had
1:28:52countries of residence,
1:28:53apparently. Yes. Yes.
1:28:55No, you don't have to specify. You
1:28:57don't have to
1:28:57specify. Okay. Does a citizen of
1:28:59Uzbekistan need a certificate of no
1:29:00criminal record from Russia? Question:
1:29:02I've been living here for 8 years. What
1:29:04do you mean, where do I live?
1:29:05Yes, of course I
1:29:06do.
1:29:06If a citizen of Uzbekistan has lived in
1:29:08Russia for more than 6 months over the
1:29:10last 5 years, of course I do.
1:29:11And is it possible to obtain
1:29:13certificates of no criminal record for
1:29:14people who have lived in different
1:29:16countries remotely through the relevant
1:29:17consulate while in Uruguay?
1:29:19Yes. Yes. Look, the thing is that if
1:29:23there is a consulate in Uruguay, and
1:29:25there is a consulate most often either
1:29:27in Buenos Aires or in Brazil, it is
1:29:29located in some city in Brazil and it
1:29:31is accredited. That is, on the website
1:29:36of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
1:29:38Uruguay there is a list of diplomatic
1:29:40missions of other countries that are
1:29:42accredited to Uruguay. Mm-hmm.
1:29:45Yeah. You're moving. Then it feels like
1:29:47I'm frozen. Oh, sorry. Yes-yes.
1:29:51There you go. And there is a diplomatic
1:29:53The mission is accredited to the UPA.
1:29:55So, if a diplomatic mission has
1:29:57accreditation, then, uh, first of all,
1:29:59you need to clarify whether the
1:30:00official's signature is accredited,
1:30:02because these are also two slightly
1:30:04different things: accreditation of the
1:30:06diplomatic mission itself and
1:30:08accreditation of the official's
1:30:09signature. So, if there is an
1:30:12accredited person at a diplomatic
1:30:13mission of another state, and this
1:30:15diplomatic mission issues consular
1:30:17certificates, that is, not all
1:30:19countries, for example, issue
1:30:20certificates of no criminal record, not
1:30:22all are far away. So, Russia issues
1:30:24them without any problem, but, well, I
1:30:26mean, Montenegro doesn't issue them.
1:30:28Yeah.
1:30:29And in Montenegro, for example, there
1:30:34is a consulate, the Embassy of
1:30:35Montenegro in Moinosaris. It is
1:30:38accredited to Uruguay, but it does not
1:30:40have the function of issuing
1:30:41certificates of no criminal record.
1:30:44Yeah.
1:30:45So, you can go to the Montenegrin
1:30:47consulate, order it through them, send
1:30:49an application for Issuing a
1:30:50certificate of no criminal record.
1:30:53Yeah.
1:30:54Obtain this certificate of no criminal
1:30:55record. And here in one case, well, in
1:30:58a number of cases, it turns out you get
1:31:00it without an apostille, because
1:31:02different services do it,
1:31:04but you can write with apostilles, if,
1:31:06roughly speaking, someone in Montenegro
1:31:08gets busy and gets it apostilled there.
1:31:11But in one case, we had a certificate
1:31:13that arrived without an apostille, and
1:31:15we had to send it to another person,
1:31:16just a private person, who went, got an
1:31:18apostille, and sent it back. And, for
1:31:23example, the Georgian consulate, which
1:31:25is also located in Ponomarev, adjusted
1:31:27before, well, before Uruguay, it issues
1:31:30certificates, consular certificates,
1:31:32including certificates of no criminal
1:31:34record, and including to non-citizens
1:31:36of Georgia, but only if there was a
1:31:38residence permit in Georgia, if the
1:31:40person has, well, had or has a Georgian
1:31:42ID, if it is in the system of the
1:31:44Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
1:31:49Who else do we have? Does it issue them
1:31:51?
1:31:51Well, in short, you can, in principle,
1:31:52almost everywhere, but there are
1:31:54nuances, yes, you need to request.
1:31:55There are nuances. You need, yes, you
1:31:57need to check if there is primary
1:31:58accreditation. Secondly, if there
1:32:00was a question about Israel, by the way
1:32:02,
1:32:02about Israel, by the way, I don't know
1:32:04about Israel, I don't have any
1:32:05experience with it, but Israel most
1:32:06likely issues them.
1:32:07And thirdly, you need to consider that,
1:32:09and
1:32:10now very often countries issue
1:32:12certificates of no criminal record in
1:32:14electronic format. So, in principle,
1:32:15it's possible here, by the way, I'll
1:32:17probably say right away about the
1:32:18electronic format too. This doesn't
1:32:19only apply to the right of no criminal
1:32:21record, it also applies to birth
1:32:22certificates, civil registry documents,
1:32:24other documents, and so on. That is,
1:32:26part of the costs have shifted to
1:32:27issuing electronic documents with a
1:32:29verification code, either a QR code or
1:32:31an alphanumeric code. In this case,
1:32:33Uruguay will accept such a document
1:32:35even without posting. But this link,
1:32:40whatever it looks like, should lead to
1:32:42the government website of the
1:32:43government agency that issued the
1:32:45document. And this link should be able
1:32:50to Downloading the document itself, as
1:32:52is. It's not just information that
1:32:55such-and-such a document was issued to
1:32:57such-and-such a person, but the actual
1:33:00document itself. Then Migrosion accepts
1:33:03it, it sees the document you brought, a
1:33:05translation of it, goes in, checks that
1:33:07it's the exact same document that's in
1:33:09the system. And in this case, you don't
1:33:12need an apostille,
1:33:13not even a postmark. And many countries
1:33:15—the United Arab Emirates, for
1:33:17example—have now switched to this
1:33:18type of document, Spain has switched to
1:33:20these documents, Portugal has switched
1:33:21to these documents, Armenia issues
1:33:23birth certificates and police clearance
1:33:25certificates in this format. Turkey has
1:33:26started issuing the same documents.
1:33:29This makes obtaining these documents
1:33:30much easier. Mm-hmm. Okay.
1:33:34And what documents are needed from a
1:33:36Russian school for children to go to
1:33:37school instead of going to school?
1:33:40We've already said that, right? Just
1:33:41read what we didn't say so as not to
1:33:43waste time,
1:33:44right. Why did you choose Uruguay for
1:33:46your life instead of Dubai? So, is it
1:33:50difficult to obtain a concubinato? What
1:33:53about a concubinato?
1:33:54Well, Yes, it's quite complicated. It's
1:33:56simpler to talk about marriage in terms
1:33:57of form than about concubinage.
1:33:58Oh, and what is this concubinato?
1:34:00Concubina is, well, essentially, a
1:34:02civil marriage, you could call it that,
1:34:04when, well,
1:34:05yes, in Russian, Russian is
1:34:07cohabitation, yes, cohabitation.
1:34:09And that's it, yes. Yeah.
1:34:10Yeah, here it's just done through the
1:34:12courts. These are such long, well, I
1:34:14mean, longer procedures. You definitely
1:34:17need to hire a lawyer, and in general,
1:34:19the law is simpler.
1:34:20Well, a lot of the essence is repeated.
1:34:22That's probably all that remains. Look,
1:34:24people here are also asking, our
1:34:25viewers are clarifying, right? I mean,
1:34:27they're clarifying, well, the answer is
1:34:29obvious, but they still ask for
1:34:31clarification. And to obtain Uruguayan
1:34:33citizenship, you only need documents
1:34:35from Uruguay. So, expired Russian
1:34:37passports don't play a role here at all
1:34:39, right? Yes.
1:34:41And look, to obtain Uruguayan
1:34:43citizenship, you don't need any foreign
1:34:45documents at all. That is, you only
1:34:48need a passport if you suddenly don't
1:34:49have a Seto. Although I I can't imagine
1:34:51such a situation.
1:34:52Yeah. Yeah.
1:34:53Only conditionally in this case. Only
1:34:56if there is a cedula, you don't need to
1:34:57provide a passport.
1:34:59Yeah. If you rent out real estate in
1:35:02Uruguay, then you don't have to pay
1:35:04taxes in Uruguay? They ask. And they
1:35:06write: "Yes, I heard that if you rent
1:35:08out real estate in Uruguay,
1:35:10not in Uruguay, not in Uruguayreal
1:35:12estate,
1:35:13but not in Uruguay, not in Uruguay, yes
1:35:15, then you pay taxes on real estate not
1:35:17in Uruguay, you receive income in the
1:35:20federates, then the payment of taxes
1:35:22depends on two things.
1:35:23Yeah.
1:35:25The first thing is, do you want to
1:35:27declare this income in Uruguay? That is
1:35:30, if you declare it in Uruguay, then it
1:35:33, naturally, becomes a taxable base,
1:35:35and you are obliged to pay taxes on it.
1:35:37If you don't declare it, you can, well,
1:35:40essentially, not do this. At least, my
1:35:42accountant keeps asking me," Why? Why
1:35:45do people want to do this? "I mean, the
1:35:48same income is declared there, and
1:35:49taxes are paid there. Why declare it
1:35:52again? Obvious,
1:35:54and I don't have an answer to that. So.
1:35:56Well, basically, if you don't declare
1:35:57them, then, accordingly, Uruguay
1:35:59doesn't know about these taxes. They
1:36:01aren't included in the tax base, and,
1:36:02therefore, nothing is paid. If you
1:36:04declare them in Uruguay, they become
1:36:06taxable, and you are obligated to pay
1:36:08taxes. In this case, you can take
1:36:12advantage of the ten-year exemption for
1:36:14migrants, which you arrive and apply
1:36:16for after receiving tax residency,
1:36:18applying for a preferential tax regime
1:36:20that zeros out the tax on income
1:36:22received from video rentals, dividends,
1:36:24and dividends from outside.
1:36:28Yeah.
1:36:29So, in this case, you simply receive a
1:36:31tax deduction and don't pay it.
1:36:33Ah, but that's on the condition that
1:36:34you declare it here.
1:36:35Yeah. Yes, he
1:36:37also asks for clarification about the
1:36:39birth and marriage certificates.
1:36:40When applying for citizenship, do you
1:36:42need the exact same ones that are in
1:36:44our Uruguayan database?
1:36:47Yes, you need the Uruguayan format. So,
1:36:49by the time you apply for citizenship,
1:36:51almost everyone will
1:36:52already have it,
1:36:53yes, they will, because it's
1:36:55essentially done at the very beginning,
1:36:56when applying for permanent residence.
1:36:58Uh-huh.
1:36:58So, no need to run around posting
1:37:00documents, looking for Russian ones,
1:37:02and so on. There was just a question
1:37:03there. Ah, well, I guess we've
1:37:05run out of questions from viewers. It's
1:37:07probably time to talk about your
1:37:09services directly at Davay.
1:37:11Yeah. Ah, look, well, I'll probably be
1:37:14very brief again. And, actually, my
1:37:16service, first of all, I want to say
1:37:18that I'm not trying to convince anyone
1:37:20and I never want to advertise Uruguay.
1:37:22So, to make sure that doesn't happen,
1:37:24come to Uruguay.
1:37:25Uruguay is a small, comfortable country
1:37:27, but again, if it clicks for you, if
1:37:29it's right for you, great. If not,
1:37:32don't torment yourself. You need to
1:37:34look elsewhere. My job is to always
1:37:38explain the immigration opportunities
1:37:40Uruguay offers. What you can do, what
1:37:44documents you can obtain, how you can
1:37:46live here, how you can work, study, get
1:37:48medical treatment, and everything else.
1:37:50Yeah.
1:37:51So what can I offer? So, basically, my
1:37:56package for obtaining a permanent
1:37:57residence permit is aimed at preventing
1:37:59people from wasting their time on what
1:38:01is essentially a one-time process. Yeah
1:38:05. So, they can
1:38:07focus on their lives with their
1:38:09children, family, work, husband, and
1:38:11everything else, all the other things
1:38:13they love. And, in fact, their
1:38:16involvement in this process is minimal.
1:38:18It's essentially 5-6 hours over two,
1:38:20maximum three working days. That's all.
1:38:23So, the entire process fits within
1:38:25these timeframes for my client. We do
1:38:27everything else ourselves, including
1:38:29all the preparatory work, follow-up,
1:38:31and so on. What does this include? Oh,
1:38:34it includes consultations on any issues
1:38:37. I can easily share everything I know
1:38:39during our conversations before, after,
1:38:41during, and so on. This includes
1:38:44organizing the entire process,
1:38:46reserving all, um, queues. Paying all
1:38:49expenses, preparing documents, copies,
1:38:51certifications—everything that needs
1:38:53to be done. This also includes medical
1:38:56expenses, vaccination homologation, or
1:38:58we can go and get the vaccinations done
1:39:00right here on site. In either case, the
1:39:02result is a Rukumay vaccination
1:39:04certificate. This means you'll have to
1:39:06undergo a medical examination with me.
1:39:08I'll take the client to the medical
1:39:11center. They'll undergo the medical
1:39:13examination, and I'll collect their
1:39:14records. Basically, everything's great.
1:39:18Next up are translations,
1:39:20government-issued documents, a birth
1:39:22certificate, a birth certificate, and
1:39:24all the ZAK certificates and police
1:39:26clearance certificates must be
1:39:27translated in Uruguay, accredited by
1:39:29translators from a specific list. So, I
1:39:32organize all of this, the translators
1:39:34translate, and I check. Next are notary
1:39:41services, meaning when a certificate of
1:39:43income from outside the country is
1:39:44needed, this certificate is prepared,
1:39:46signed by a notary, and serves as proof
1:39:48of income for a residence permit. I
1:39:52also process applications at the
1:39:53micro-village. I accompany, translate,
1:39:56and explain all the documents you sign,
1:39:58and I remain the authorized person to
1:40:00ensure you don't have to deal with the
1:40:02micro-village again. I, uh, answer any
1:40:06questions they may have and provide
1:40:08documents if needed. I receive
1:40:10information about how the application
1:40:12is being processed, pay for the
1:40:14certificate, and once you've received
1:40:16your residence permit, I receive a copy
1:40:18of the resolution, and, in fact, the
1:40:20entire process is completed by
1:40:21obtaining the residence permit. So,
1:40:24once you've received your residence
1:40:26permit through the nagression
1:40:27resolution, the IT card that's issued
1:40:29in Urguvai as an identity document is
1:40:31not a residence permit. They often
1:40:35write online—and I'm also a little
1:40:37tired of saying this—that this isn't
1:40:39a residence permit, it's just an
1:40:40identity document that relays your
1:40:42migration status in the notes on the
1:40:44back. And the first cedula is issued
1:40:47for two years with the status of a
1:40:48tramiti residency. Literally, this
1:40:50translates to" application for
1:40:52residency has been submitted. "Nothing
1:40:54more, it's not a residence permit. Ah,
1:40:57far away. Then, after receiving a
1:40:59permanent residence permit, you have
1:41:00the right to exchange this cedula for
1:41:02one corresponding to your new migration
1:41:04status. So, we exchange it, and you now
1:41:06have legal residence status.
1:41:08Yeah. So, regarding the cedula, we
1:41:11issue the first cedula upon submission
1:41:13of the certificate upon submission of
1:41:15the application for
1:41:18Anya, and
1:41:22we receive it the next day.
1:41:23Yeah. Everything is fine. Just a little
1:41:25bit, a little bit,
1:41:26for two seconds, and then it's done.
1:41:27Yes.
1:41:28We submit the documents, and the next
1:41:29day we receive the cedula. Yes.
1:41:30Yes. As a rule, we process it the same
1:41:32day and receive it the next day.
1:41:34Issuing the cedula is much faster now
1:41:36than before. And then, of course, the
1:41:40package also includes obtaining this
1:41:42second cedula, once you already have a
1:41:43permanent residence permit. So, I queue
1:41:46up, pay the fee, accompany you to
1:41:48receive the cedula, and we receive it.
1:41:51Yeah.
1:41:51And the package also includes, ah,
1:41:53submitting your documents to the Civil
1:41:55Registry Office. This is a completely
1:41:57separate process, involving queuing up,
1:42:00paying the state fee, submitting the
1:42:02package, and so on. And thus, you
1:42:04receive all the Uruguayan-standard
1:42:06documents. And the technical aspects
1:42:10include registering with
1:42:15Uruguayan Gosuslugi, and registering an
1:42:17individual's electronic signature,
1:42:19which allows—this is called
1:42:21Idotechita Uruguay, which allows you to
1:42:23use all the services—
1:42:25and issuing PR and OKO cards—these
1:42:27are payment system cards. One PRX is a
1:42:30Mastercard, and the other is an Oc.
1:42:33They're free to use, but they offer
1:42:34additional financial instruments that
1:42:36are convenient and easy to use both in
1:42:38Uruguay and abroad. That's the basic
1:42:40stuff. Plus, for example, the contract
1:42:43process. We can draw up either Prepagas
1:42:46or a contract right away, depending on
1:42:48what's most practical in each
1:42:49individual case. That's the basic
1:42:55package for obtaining a residence
1:42:56permit, freeing people from all that,
1:42:58as they say, routine. That's it. We
1:43:03also handle company registration. As I
1:43:08said, I have an accountant, a notary,
1:43:10and, in general, all the necessary
1:43:12services, including opening bank
1:43:14accounts in classic banks like Brough
1:43:16and Ithaca, if desired. And, in fact,
1:43:20we also have a partner on the team—
1:43:22not even a partner, but a team member
1:43:24—who deals with real estate, rental
1:43:27selection, and, well, buying and
1:43:28selling, and selling. That means land,
1:43:32real estate, whatever. These are just
1:43:34individuals who do this professionally.
1:43:38And I can advise on certain things, but
1:43:39I usually head straight there because
1:43:41they're experts in this field.
1:43:46Basically, it turns out that Anya will
1:43:49handle all the bureaucracy, and you'll
1:43:51just be able to calmly adapt, get some
1:43:53sleep after long flights, and so on. Oh
1:43:57, and we're making a special offer to
1:43:59all our broadcast participants. A 15%
1:44:03discount on your first hour-long video
1:44:05consultation with Anna on the
1:44:08word" copybara, "please.
1:44:10Capybara.
1:44:10Copyra. By the way, we forgot to
1:44:13clarify another important point, and
1:44:15they're telling us, oh, what if the
1:44:17next appointment is in December, and
1:44:19we're in July now,
1:44:22and people are asking," What should we
1:44:24do? What's the basis for being in the
1:44:26country? Should we leave? "
1:44:28Oh, yes, that's an important question.
1:44:30A lot of people are interested in it.
1:44:32Look, the point is that when a person
1:44:34arrives in Byvay, initiates an
1:44:36application, and there's already a full
1:44:38waiting list—say, someone arrives,
1:44:40say, in August, initiates an
1:44:42application, receives approval, and
1:44:44takes that very same free slot for
1:44:46December, in Montevideo—then from
1:44:48that moment on, when they already have
1:44:50an appointment for December, the 90-day
1:44:52rule doesn't apply. So, it's no longer
1:44:56a violation. You wait for this date
1:45:00without any worries, submit an
1:45:01application, and when the application
1:45:03is submitted, they never issue a fine
1:45:05for this violation of the 90-day
1:45:07visa-free stay. They really don't issue
1:45:10a fine, because the rules don't apply.
1:45:12This is legally staying in the country.
1:45:14Yes, yes, this is an important point.
1:45:16Yes, so you don't have to travel back
1:45:18and forth, you can just drop out and
1:45:19wait.
1:45:20Okay. Well, that's basically it, right?
1:45:24Yes, we've been
1:45:25waiting for this broadcast for a long
1:45:27time.
1:45:28Yes, we've been
1:45:29telling our viewers and subscribers
1:45:31about it for a long time. It's
1:45:33great that we've met. I think a lot of
1:45:35people will have questions as we watch.
1:45:37And
1:45:38yes, I'll look at the questions I'm
1:45:40seeing in the chat right now—they're
1:45:42there. I'll try to answer, or at least
1:45:45answer the questions I didn't answer
1:45:47verbally in the meantime. And in any
1:45:51case, we'll leave all your contacts,
1:45:53and our viewers can write to you on
1:45:54WhatsApp or Telegram, or somewhere else
1:45:56—on Instagram, which is important.
1:46:00Instagram also has a lot of useful
1:46:02information,
1:46:03yes. I'd also like to add, in general,
1:46:06such wonderful memories of ours from
1:46:08four years ago, when, essentially, Anna
1:46:11was the first person who connected us
1:46:13with this wonderful country. Remember
1:46:16how you and I called each other in the
1:46:18morning, pestering you with questions,
1:46:22stupid ones, yes, because at that time
1:46:24there was absolutely nothing, no
1:46:26information at all on YouTube. YouTube
1:46:28was empty, there was just one nick,
1:46:30essentially, and that was it. There was
1:46:32a nicer race and that was it.
1:46:33What kind of country is this? What is
1:46:35this? How is it even possible? That's
1:46:37it. And then I just want to say that we
1:46:39felt so comfortable with this whole
1:46:40process. I remember it with such warmth
1:46:43and affection, and
1:46:45it was truly amazing.
1:46:46We practically didn't see anything.
1:46:48We'd wake up peacefully in the morning,
1:46:50and Anya would call:" Okay, guys,
1:46:52today's vaccination. Yeah, let's go. "
1:46:54Okay, guys, today we're going to give
1:46:56blood. Yeah. Let's go. Okay,
1:46:58guys, today we're getting cedulas.
1:47:00Let's go. Everything was quick. Thank
1:47:02you so much. The
1:47:03overall comfort of the organization and
1:47:05the comfort of the client are truly our
1:47:07priority, because,
1:47:08well, I mean, what are we for then? I
1:47:11mean, what are our services for, if we
1:47:13really want to take that first step?
1:47:16Because I often tell clients,
1:47:17especially those who come for a long
1:47:19time, who come to live here,
1:47:22I say, give yourselves some time now to
1:47:24breathe, to adapt. Don't worry about
1:47:28the documents, we'll do that for you,
1:47:30and completely calmly,
1:47:32but give yourself time to breathe,
1:47:34because then, after this
1:47:40impression after the first month,
1:47:42you'll need a lot, a lot of energy to
1:47:44assimilate, adapt, find yourself in a
1:47:46new place, and learn everything. And
1:47:48you'll need a lot of energy, much more
1:47:50than in these first two or three weeks.
1:47:52That's it. And really, you need to get
1:47:54used to the air, the water, the food,
1:47:56to going for walks, getting enough
1:47:58sleep, and working as little as
1:47:59possible, if that's even possible,
1:48:01because then, well, you need to
1:48:03concentrate your resources. Because
1:48:04really, for life to become comfortable
1:48:06in a new country, it's not—it's not
1:48:08just in Uruguay, in any new country—
1:48:10for life to become comfortable, you
1:48:11need to apply a new network.
1:48:13Yeah,
1:48:13yeah, yeah. That's right, that's really
1:48:16true. When you don't worry about your
1:48:18status and documents, you have enough
1:48:19resources for other things. That's true
1:48:21. Here, our readers, even viewers, are
1:48:23supporting us. Uruguay is beautiful,
1:48:26winter is almost over, guys. Hi,
1:48:28guys.
1:48:32Well, by the way, the meteorologists—
1:48:34I can't pronounce this word—they
1:48:36promised that after the 15th there will
1:48:38be a turnaround toward warming,
1:48:39spring-like weather, that there
1:48:41shouldn't be any strong waves, those
1:48:43Arctic colds,
1:48:45and that it will gradually ease. Well,
1:48:47actually, our scarlet rosy bloom is
1:48:50fading. Well, by the way, I don't know
1:48:52about you, as a long-timer, yes, we
1:48:54just heard from Ole Barbash, who has
1:48:56lived here for 14 years, that this
1:48:57winter is one of the coldest so far,
1:48:59yes. Well, I mean, for us, and I can
1:49:01say that last winter was also like that
1:49:04, it was prolonged, that is, it was
1:49:06cold and this cold lasted very long,
1:49:08and this is also a cold winter. Well,
1:49:10this year I can't complain, of course,
1:49:13because we finally have a place with,
1:49:15well, like, central heating. Yeah.
1:49:18And when you're walking around the
1:49:19house in a T-shirt and barefoot, it's
1:49:21already
1:49:22a bit of a sin to be expecting a cold
1:49:24winter.
1:49:26Yeah, yeah, yeah,
1:49:28yeah, yeah. But when, of course, you
1:49:31have to heat your home yourself, it's a
1:49:33slightly different quest. So, again,
1:49:36getting back to the topic of feeling,
1:49:38which I very often hear from my clients
1:49:42and just from acquaintances, the phrase
1:49:44:" I've never been as cold anywhere as
1:49:45in Uruguay. "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
1:49:48yeah. And what's your winter like? What
1:49:49a load of crap. Yeah,
1:49:51yeah. And this is most often connected
1:49:52with the fact that people freeze at
1:49:54home
1:49:55because, ah, they heat, well, they
1:49:57create these thermal swings, as I call
1:49:59them, yeah, yeah. So, you heat
1:50:02everything up well, then turn it off,
1:50:04and gradually the temperature drops,
1:50:06and you freeze without even noticing.
1:50:08That's something we can't allow. Yes,
1:50:12if you keep a comfortable, even
1:50:14temperature at home—not super hot,
1:50:16but a comfortable, even temperature—
1:50:18then there's no winter here.
1:50:21Because, let's say, if you're not
1:50:23freezing at home, if you're comfortable
1:50:25in your home, then when you go outside,
1:50:27we dress appropriately, we're moving
1:50:29around outside, and the chances of
1:50:31freezing are very, very low.
1:50:32Well, by the way, it's true, Marfa and
1:50:34I go out for walks twice a day, and yes
1:50:36, we're just out there, damn, and it's
1:50:38warmer outside than at home. We're
1:50:40dressed
1:50:41because we're dressed because we're
1:50:43moving around, and so, actually, many
1:50:45of us have a sedentary work lifestyle,
1:50:47well, not life, but work. We actually
1:50:50sit at our computers, chat, write, work
1:50:53. And right at this time, that very
1:50:56freezing and that very negativity
1:50:58regarding the Uruguayan winter occurs.
1:51:02Yes, that's right. Well,
1:51:03yes, thank you. Thank you very much,
1:51:06thank you for everything, yes, for the
1:51:07organization, for the venue, for
1:51:09everything. I am very glad to see you,
1:51:11as always.
1:51:12We also
1:51:12need to meet more often.
1:51:14We need to meet more often. Exactly.
1:51:15Yes. Hugs to you. Hello to you. Hello
1:51:18to
1:51:18everyone.
1:51:18Yes. To all the viewers, yes. I want to
1:51:21say thank you very much for your
1:51:22attention. I'll be back and answer the
1:51:23questions in the chat. I can't promise
1:51:25that right now, because it's Saturday,
1:51:27because I have to run to the child, to
1:51:29my husband, to my family. Of course.
1:51:31That's it. But yes, I'll be back and
1:51:33I'll definitely answer. And, of course,
1:51:35if you have a question, if you want to
1:51:37consult on your case, on your
1:51:39opportunities in Uruguay, write, I'll
1:51:41be happy to answer all your questions.
1:51:43Yes, that's all. Data. Have a
1:51:45nice weekend, everyone. Have a
1:51:46nice weekend, everyone. Thank you. Have
1:51:48a nice weekend. Okay,
1:51:49bye everyone. Bye-bye.
1:51:51Bye-bye.
1:51:51Bye.
1:51:52Okay, I'll click here. Yeah.
1:51:54Oops. And now here. Yeah,
1:51:56finish here.

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