Uruguay decided, through a decree approved on February 16 by the Council of Ministers, that it will require foreigners who intend to enter the country to have medical coverage or insurance.

In the resolution, signed by the President of the Republic, Luis Lacalle Pou, they specify that all foreigners who “intend to enter the country by any means” whether by air, sea or land, regardless of their reason for entry, must have the health coverage or medical insurance.

The decision to demand this new requirement is due to the high costs generated by the hospitalization of a foreigner who enters the country and presents a health problem.

It was the responsibility of the State Health Services Administration to provide medical care to foreigners who did not have insurance.

In the same resolution, the Executive Branch repealed all the health requirements established during the covid-19 pandemic. “Any health provision that establishes requirements for entry into the country, and that has been issued within the framework or as a consequence of the national health emergency, is hereby repealed.”

Uruguay decided, through a decree approved on February 16 by the Council of Ministers, that it will require foreigners who intend to enter the country to have medical coverage or insurance.

In the resolution, signed by the President of the Republic, Luis Lacalle Pou, they specify that all foreigners who “intend to enter the country by any means” whether by air, sea or land, regardless of their reason for entry, must have the health coverage or medical insurance.

The decision to demand this new requirement is due to the high costs generated by the hospitalization of a foreigner who enters the country and presents a health problem.

It was the responsibility of the State Health Services Administration to provide medical care to foreigners who did not have insurance.

In the same resolution, the Executive Branch repealed all the health requirements established during the covid-19 pandemic. “Any health provision that establishes requirements for entry into the country, and that has been issued within the framework or as a consequence of the national health emergency, is hereby repealed.”