When the interested person shows up at the Consular Office to request the issuance of a power of attorney, the Consul must inquire with the applicant about the scope of the acts he wants to mandate, so that in this way it can be clearly identified what kind of power of attorney is the be granted, either a general power of attorney or a special power of attorney.

For greater security of the interested person, this must be done in coordination with his/her lawyer/notary in Uruguay sending the draft of the power of attorney to be signed in Word format to: cgwashington@mrree.gub.uy

Once we have received the document, we will coordinate an appointment in the Consulate to be able to proceed with the signing of the document.

The cost is of $270 in money order made out to the Consulate of Uruguay which should be presented the moment of signing. The procedure at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is of approximately $8.00.

Lastly, the certification of the Consul’s signature in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and protocolize by public notary in Uruguay in the same way as the previous option.

The public notaries abroad are the professionals who can process this type of legal document. In these cases, we suggest that the professional in Uruguay send the draft of the power of attorney or of the power of attorney letter by email to the interested person, to ensure that this document complies with all the formalities required by Uruguayan law. Once issued, the power of attorney must also be apostilled.

It is important to clarify that the Apostille/legalization is not the only requirement for the power of attorney to have validity in Uruguay, since it is also required that it has an official translation if the document is in another language.

Finally, it is required that the Powers of Attorney be protocolized by a Uruguayan public notary.