Uruguay has been experiencing a large increase in immigration, particularly from Venezuela, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

Uruguay tends to do things about 30 years after other countries, but in some areas Uruguay has historically been a leader – a welfare state (1919), universal suffrage (1918), abolishing the death penalty...

Since Uruguayan law assures an estate goes to a deceased person's children, and Uruguay does not have a significant inheritance tax, most Uruguayans don't bother to make a will.

Uruguay was one of the first countries in the world to have a social security system (1919) and give women the vote (1917).

Uruguay does not offer a fast track to citizenship through an investment or payment programme. Neither is it possible to get a passport without really living here for quite a long time.

Uruguay has a strict legal regime to prevent children being abducted by a parent or third parties without permission.

The only disadvantage is that in order to apply applicants need to get an appointment in advance.

Uruguay, famous for its legal battle with Phillip Morris, is expected to continue raising it's already strict tobacco restrictions, yet is moving the other way on cannabis.

There are two ways of setting up a business operation in Uruguay: Opening a branch of a company which already exists abroad, or opening a new business entity in Uruguay.

In 1988, Law 15.921 created Uruguay's Free Trade Zone (FTZ) regime allowing any type of industrial, commercial, or service activity to be carried out in a designated FTZ.

In a previous article we explained the basic operations and advantages of Uruguay's Tax-Free Zones (TFZs).

In Uruguay, on 1 November 2017, a new criminal procedural code, expressed in Law No. 19.293, came into effect.

Uruguayan economic policies and deregulation of the real estate market, which has been in place for over 20 years, have helped to make Uruguay an internationally known real estate market.

Uruguay has two important pending agreements that require approval and further legal/practical changes in 2018.

Friday the 13th (March). Not an auspicious date to start a pandemic, but apart from that a cynic* would say that Uruguay has been having a good crisis – so far.

Historically, many sole traders in Uruguay operated "informally" due to the high registration and reporting costs associated with a small business.

Uruguay, the little South American country known for its productive farmland and beautiful beaches, is growing in popularity as a place to live and work.

If all you know about Uruguay is Luis Suarez, the (in)famous footballer, then this article is for you. If you do not even know who Luis Suarez is, then hopefully it is still for you.

The Uruguayan labour force is the best educated in Latin America, with many English speakers and well-qualified professionals in many fields.

In our previous article we set out the basic framework under which Free Trade Zones (FTZs) work and their main advantages and some (smaller) disadvantages.