Uruguay Consulate Bilbao

About the honorary consulate in Bilbao

According to the Spanish Foreign Ministry’s consular list, the post is held by Marcos Picornell Rowe (in office since November 2005).

Bilbao is in the province of Biscay (the Basque Country). For services the honorary consul cannot provide, the closest Uruguayan career post is in Madrid (around 325 km). Distance to the Uruguayan Embassy in Madrid: about 325 km.

Spanish citizens do not need a visa for short tourist stays in Uruguay (up to 90 days). The Spanish Foreign Ministry advises travelling to Uruguay with caution. Details: Spanish travel advice (Recomendaciones de viaje).

Which Uruguayan office issues passports and visas?

An honorary consul cannot issue passports or visas; these are handled by the Uruguayan consulate general in Madrid or the embassy in Madrid.

Contact details of the Uruguayan Consulate General in Madrid, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: Paseo del Pintor Rosales, 32, 8º dcha., 28008 Madrid, Spain
• Telephone: +34 917 588 408
• Email: cgmadrid@mrree.gub.uy
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–15:00
• Website: www.gub.uy/ministerio-relaciones-exteriores/consulado-general-madrid

What can an honorary consul do?

An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Uruguay and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Uruguayan citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.

Other consulates and embassies in Bilbao

43 other countries are represented in Bilbao, among them: Austria (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Bolivia (consulate), Brazil (honorary), Cabo Verde (honorary), Chile (honorary), Colombia (consulate general), Cyprus (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), Côte d’Ivoire (honorary), Denmark (honorary), Dominican Republic (honorary), Ecuador (honorary), Estonia (honorary), France (consulate general), Honduras (consulate general), Morocco (consulate general), Peru (consulate general), Romania (consulate general), Venezuela (consulate general). The full list of all 44 missions is on the overview page for Spain.

Closing days

The honorary consulate is closed on Spanish public holidays and on Uruguay’s national day (25 August).

Uruguayan missions in Spain

Measured in a straight line from Bilbao, the nearest other Uruguayan office is the Consulate General in Madrid (about 320 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Bilbao.

• Madrid (320 km) – Embassy of Uruguay
• Barcelona (470 km) – Consulate General
• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (2,020 km) – Consulate General
• Madrid (320 km) – Consulate General
• Santiago de Compostela (460 km) – Consulate General
• Valencia (470 km) – Consulate General
• Bilbao – Honorary Consulate (this page)
• Cádiz – Honorary Consulate
• Málaga (730 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Santa Cruz de Tenerife (2,030 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Seville (700 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Vigo (490 km) – Honorary Consulate