Do UAE passport holders need a visa to visit UY?

UAE ordinary passport holders can travel to Uruguay visa-free for tourism and stay up to 90 days, extendable by a further 90 days. No advance visa, eVisa or ETA is required. United Arab Emirates ordinary passport holders do NOT need a visa for short tourist visits to Uruguay. Following a mutual visa-waiver agreement that entered into force in 2018, Emirati nationals are visa-exempt and may enter for up to 90 days as tourists, with the possibility of extending the stay by an additional 90 days through the Direccion Nacional de Migracion in Montevideo. Uruguay is in South America and is NOT part of the Schengen area, so the Schengen 90/180 rule and ETIAS do not apply to this route. At the border, travelers receive a stamp granting tourist admission; no electronic authorization is needed before departure. Standard conditions apply: a passport valid for the duration of stay (six months' validity is widely recommended and the safest practice), proof of onward or return travel, evidence of sufficient funds, and an address/accommodation for the stay. Entry is granted at the discretion of immigration officers. There is no government visa fee for visa-free tourist entry. This verdict is verified against Wikipedia's Emirati and Uruguay visa-policy pages and corroborated by the U.S. State Department country information describing Uruguay's 90-day visa-free regime and passport-validity practice. Always reconfirm with the Uruguayan consulate before travel, as policies can change.