Bilateral relations

Australia and Uruguay established diplomatic relations in 1948. Australia's Ambassador in Buenos Aires holds non-resident accreditation to Uruguay. Australia has an Honorary Consulate in Montevideo.

Uruguay opened a Consulate-General in Sydney in July 1954 and an Embassy in Canberra in May 1958. Uruguay has Honorary Consuls in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart.

Australia and Uruguay cooperate multilaterally in the United Nations and its organisations and specialised agencies, the World Trade Organization (WTO) - including through the Cairns Group of agricultural fair-trading countries, Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC); and the Antarctic Treaty system, including the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).

Uruguay is a member of Mercosur, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the Organization of American States (OAS), which seek to advance regional political and economic interests.

Further economic and trade information can be found in our Uruguay trade/economic fact sheet [PDF 193 KB].

Fast facts

Uruguayan visitors to Australia (2021-22 Dept of Home Affairs)#

386

Australian visitors to Uruguay (primary destination) (2021-22 Dept of Home Affairs)#

318

Resident Australian population born in Uruguay (2021 Census)

10,230

Australian residents of Uruguayan descent (2021 Census)

9,479

Uruguayan Work and Holiday visas granted (2022-23 Dept of Home Affairs)#

345

Uruguayan students in Australia (2023 Dept of Education)*

211

# This financial year data is owned by Home Affairs. It provides quarterly updates to this data on its website

* This Jan-Sep 2023 data is owned by the Department of Education. It provides updates to these numbers on its website

High level engagement

• 2022 November – Minister for Foreign Affairs Francisco Bustillo visited Australia
• 2017 June – President of the Senate, Senator the Hon Stephen Parry visited Montevideo
• 2016 August – Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove and Lady Cosgrove visited Montevideo

Agreements with Uruguay

• 2019 – Bilateral Investment Treaty
• 2014 – Tax Information Exchange Agreement
• 2012 – Working Holiday Maker visa program
• 2012 – MoU on Air Services
• 2010 – MoU on Strengthening Bilateral Trade and Investment

Travel

See Australian Government travel advice for Australians overseas on Smartraveller

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Australian Embassy in Argentina

Villanueva 1400
Buenos Aires C1426BMJ
Argentina

Tel: +54-11 4779 3500

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