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Montevideo, August 10th 2025 - 20:37 UTC

Tag: Passport

  • Wednesday, July 30th 2025 - 10:51 UTC

    Uruguay reverts to previous passport version after all

    The decision was made after Germany and France needed “more time” to evaluate the case, leaving travelers in a limbo

    Uruguay's Ministries of the Interior and Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday that they are reverting to the previous version of the national passport, effective August 1. This decision comes after the new passport format, introduced on April 16, faced difficulties with long-stay visa approvals in several countries, notably Germany and France.

  • Tuesday, January 12th 2021 - 08:05 UTC

    Taipei releases new passport which prominently displays the word TAIWAN

    Taiwan foreign minister Joseph Wu and a mascot pose with models of the new Republic of China passport cover at its launching in Taipei

    Taiwan has released a new passport and lawmakers and officials were among the people who lined up early to apply for the redesigned document, which prominently displays the word “Taiwan,” while minimizing the English name “Republic of China” (ROC).

  • Monday, June 17th 2019 - 09:15 UTC

    Brazil scraps visas for tourists from US, Canada, Japan and Australia

    Travelers with a valid passport will be able to explore Brazil for up to 90 days, with the possibility of extending their stay to up to 180 days

    Effective June 17, tourists from the United States, Canada, Japan and Australia will no longer need a visa to visit Brazil. Travellers with a valid passport will be able to explore Brazil for up to 90 days, with the possibility of extending their stay to up to 180 days (though expect a visit to the Federal Police to get the extension approved).

  • Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:29 UTC

    Brazil eliminates Mercosur symbol from new passports

    The current Brazilian passport with the Mercosur symbol identification

    Brazilian new passports will no longer have the symbol of Mercosur as currently they do together with those from the other member states, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. The announcement was made by cabinet chief Onyx Lorenzoni, during a press conference in which he anticipated the targets for the first hundred days of president Jair Bolsonaro's administration.

  • Saturday, February 3rd 2018 - 10:37 UTC

    Federal Judge orders authorities to return the passport of ex president Lula

    Lula’s plan to travel to Addis Ababa “was justified by a previously set professional commitment” and the trip would not have interfered with court proceedings

    A Brazilian federal judge ruled on Friday that authorities must return the passport of former President Lula da Silva, seized last week on the order of another court after his conviction for corruption was upheld on appeal. Lawyers for Lula, who governed from 2003-2011, handed over the passport to Brazil’s Federal Police on Jan. 26.

  • Friday, December 22nd 2017 - 09:17 UTC

    Passports of 130 Venezuelan children deemed void - no Xmas family gathering for them

    The Venezuelan régime blocked the departure of 130 children aged between one month and 15 years to rejoin their families for Christmas, citing fraudulent travel documents.

    The Venezuelan government, through the first prosecutor of Vargas state and officers of the Autonomic Service of Identification, Migration and Foreign Affairs prevented the leaving of 130 children for Peru, where they were to meet with their parents last December 15.