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[6] citizen groups are working with parliamentarians and scholars to address the issue of proper constitutional interpretation. The association Somos Todos Uruguayos requested a thematic hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on 3 December 2023.
Visa requirements for holders of normal passports traveling for tourist purposes: Uruguay is a full member of Mercosur.As such, its citizens enjoy unlimited access to any of the other full members (Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay) and associated members (Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) with the right to residence and work, with no requirement other than nationality.
This is a list of notable Uruguayan Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Uruguayan American or must have references showing they are Uruguayan American and are notable.
Uruguay is home to people of different ethnic origins. As a result, many Uruguayans do not equate their nationality with ethnicity, but with citizenship and their allegiance to Uruguay. Colloquially, primarily among other Spanish-speaking Latin American nations, Uruguayans are also referred to as "orientals [as in Easterners]" (Spanish ...
The American Community Survey of 2006 [2] estimated the Uruguayan American population to number 50,538, a figure that notably increased a decade later. [ 3 ] Similar to the neighboring country of Argentina , Uruguay took in many immigrants from Europe beginning in the late 19th century and lasting until the mid-20th century.
Uruguayan passport (Spanish: Pasaporte uruguayo) is an identity document issued to Uruguayan citizens to travel outside Uruguay. For traveling in Mercosur countries, as well as Chile and Bolivia, Uruguayan citizens may use their ID card . [1] .
Minor immigrant groups that, although are small in number, still play an important role in Uruguayan society, include: French: Making up 10% of Uruguay's population (c. 300,000), Frenchmen began immigrating to South America during the 1800s. French Uruguayans are the third largest ancestry group in Uruguay, behind Spaniards and Italians.
What is now known as Uruguay has maintained intense relations with the United States since colonial times. In 1811, a Spanish translation of Thomas Paine's most important works circulated in Montevideo, including the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution, and the constitutions of five U.S. states, [1] and this was inspirational to Uruguayan national ...