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Certified Uruguayan Passport Translation
Certified translation of the documents that establish identity and nationality in Uruguay, including the registry annotations and endorsements that carry the legal effect and that a reader unfamiliar with the system will otherwise skip.
$24.95/page
Flat rate per page, up to 250 words. No hidden fees.
100% USCIS acceptance
Every certified translation is guaranteed to be accepted by USCIS.
24-hour delivery
Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
The cédula and its check digit
The Uruguayan cédula de identidad is seven digits plus a check digit written after a hyphen, and it does not change with a change of name. It appears on the passport, which is issued by the national identification directorate.
We reproduce the number exactly including the check digit, which is routinely lost when a number is retyped and which verification requires.
Both surnames, required
Uruguay requires both surnames on identity documents, paternal then maternal, and the passport prints both. A US system indexing the last word indexes the mother's name.
The passport shows no parents. The partida de nacimiento from the Registro de Estado Civil does, along with any annotation.
Italian and Spanish records in the same family
Uruguay received very large-scale Italian and Spanish immigration, so surnames are frequently Italian and a family file may hold Italian or Spanish civil records alongside Uruguayan ones.
A great many Uruguayans hold a second passport by descent. That is dual nationality rather than a discrepancy, and we name the issuing country of each document exactly.
The 2018 gender identity law
Ley 19.684 of 2018 moved the change of registered name and sex to an administrative procedure before the civil registry, replacing the 2009 framework.
So an Uruguayan passport may show a name and marker resting on an administrative resolution rather than a judicial one, and the instrument cites which. We carry the citation. See our Spanish page.
Ordering, and what the certification covers
Upload the document, choose certified translation at $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, and it comes back typically within 24 hours as a PDF formatted to mirror the original, with a signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead. Marginal annotations are translated in place, in the margin, and every seal, stamp and registry endorsement is translated with the text. See how we translate and certified versus standard.
Frequently asked questions
What is the number after the hyphen?
The check digit on the cédula. Verification requires it and it is routinely lost in retyping.
Which surname is the family name?
Both. Uruguay requires both on identity documents, paternal then maternal.
My client has an Italian passport too.
Common given Uruguayan immigration history. Dual nationality, not a discrepancy.
Does the passport show my parents?
No. The partida de nacimiento does.
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Upload the document and receive the certified translation, typically within 24 hours.