More on changes to passports

confirmation of my post above:

https://www.elobservador.com.uy/naciona … s-n6007784

and from the horses mouth:

https://montevideo.diplo.de/uy-es

"Los pasaportes uruguayos emitidos después del 23 de abril de 2025 no indican el lugar de nacimiento. Actualmente, no es posible entrar a Alemania con un pasaporte de este tipo, ni siquiera para estancias cortas. Actualmente, no se aceptan solicitudes de visa con dicho pasaporte."

The above is only an example.

A further update folks:

As MercoPress reports Uruguay has agreed to go back to the time proven method of including the place of birth in the passport.  I do not know when this will roll oout so please be careful when planning a trip that it gives you enough time to change exchange your passport (again).

Just as an aside:  The previous government (under Lacalle Pou) had initiated the positive change of giving naturalized citizens the same entry under nationality / citizenship as native citizens, grately helping the small group of naturalized citizens which some of us expats belong to or will become part of, greatly improving the meaning of citizenship to us.  In the short time in office the new government created the mess by deviating from accepted practice by at the last minute dropping the place of birth, which now devalued the passport to all holders.  Something to thing about.

Source of info:  https://en.mercopress.com/2025/07/14/ur … nd-germany

I’m curious if any immigrants to Uruguay have organized to do any advocacy around this and other issues. After leaving the US, my family and I are keen to be politically active and to advocate for ourselves and the issues in our new country that affect us, such as this.

Frankly, I do not know the answer to your question.  Actually I would be as interested as you in finding out.

Having said that, I think such a group should only advocate in issues that are specific to its membership, that is immigrants, such as the passports, social security treaties including double taxation, access / availablility of Spanish language classes, etc.  I do NOT want Uruguay to become another USA, Canada, European Union.  Quite the contrary !!!

I came to Uruguay because I truly like its people and see its governments as being respectful, friendly and service oriented when dealing with all the residents of Uruguay (yes, including us immigrants).  I would not want to cause a change of attitude  (by practicing a we against them mentality). 

At the same time I think we could also share our experience with certain other issues in the countries we obviously left, in order that Uruguay can benefit from this experience  and could avoid making these same mistakes.  If this would be done on such a respectful basis, offering advice instead of coming across as know-it-alls or better Northern / Anglosaxon people I would support that too, something like a think tank made up of immigrants and non-immigrants interested in the bigger picture perhaps.

I hope this conversation will continue.