The Embassy of Uruguay in Panama is located in Punta Pacífica, Panama City and represents Uruguay in Panama, serving Uruguayan citizens who live in or visit the country.
Contact Details
| Address | Edificio Oceanía Business Plaza, Tower 2000, 17th floor, Office 17 D, Punta Pacífica, Panama City, Panama |
| Telephone | +507 264 2838 +507 264 8389 |
| Emergency phone | +507 6749 1649 |
| urupanama@mrree.gub.uy cdpanama@mrree.gub.uy |
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| Website | mapaconsular.mrree.gub.uy/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=233 |
| Head of Mission | Carolina Soledad Villarrubia Barreto, Ambassador |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 08:00 - 16:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 16:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 16:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 16:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 16:00 |
Hours shown: opening hours, according to the Uruguayan foreign ministry (October 2026). Consular section: Monday to Friday 09:00–16:00. Closed on public holidays in Panama.
Location of the Embassy
Before your visit
- Location: The embassy is in Punta Pacífica, in the corregimiento of San Francisco, Panama City; from the building, Plaza de la Independencia in the historic Casco Viejo is about 4.2 km away in a straight line, and Tocumen International Airport (PTY) about 17 km. (distances: OpenStreetMap)
- Good to know: The consular section (cdpanama@mrree.gub.uy) also covers Guyana and Suriname; its emergency number is +507 6749 1649.
About the Embassy of Uruguay in Panama
The ambassador is Carolina Soledad Villarrubia Barreto, according to the Panamanian foreign ministry’s order of precedence of the diplomatic corps (9 February 2026).
Documents checklist
The most frequent applications and the documents the Uruguayan authorities ask for:
Renewing a Uruguayan passport abroad
- Request an appointment with the consulate in the way it indicates (e-mail or form)
- Your expired, soon-to-expire or damaged passport and your identity documents
- Some consulates also ask for a recent criminal record certificate from your country of residence, apostilled
- If lost or stolen: a police report from the country where you are
- Passports are printed in Montevideo and sent to the consulate – allow about 20–30 working days
- Emergency passport only exceptionally, if your Uruguayan passport was still valid, and after approval from Uruguay
Sources: Government of Uruguay (gub.uy) – passport renewal for Uruguayan nationals, Uruguayan Consulate General in Madrid – passport renewal (gub.uy) (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy before your visit.
Other embassies in Panama City
73 other countries are represented in Panama City, among them: Argentina (embassy), Australia (honorary), Austria (honorary), Bahamas (honorary), Barbados (embassy), Belgium (embassy), Belize (honorary), Bolivia (embassy), Brazil (embassy), Canada (embassy), Chile (embassy), China (embassy), Colombia (consulate general), Colombia (embassy), Costa Rica (consulate), Costa Rica (embassy), Croatia (honorary), Cuba (embassy), Cyprus (honorary), Denmark (honorary). The full list of all 74 missions is on the overview page for Panama.
Closing days
Public holidays in Panama are New Year’s Day, Martyrs’ Day (9 January), Carnival Tuesday, Good Friday, Labour Day (1 May), Separation Day (3 November), Colón Day (5 November), the First Cry of Independence (10 November), Independence Day (28 November), Mothers’ Day (8 December), the National Day of Mourning (20 December) and Christmas Day, plus the day a new president takes office (1 July every five years, next in 2029). Under the Labour Code, a holiday that falls on a Sunday is observed on the following Monday. The embassy may also close on public holidays of Uruguay.
Emergency assistance
For emergencies, Uruguayan citizens can call +507 6749 1649, the number given by the Uruguayan foreign ministry. In Panama, dial 911 for ambulance, fire and police; the fire service can also be reached on 103 and the police on 104 (GOV.UK travel advice).
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Details checked on 26 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama, Directorate of Protocol – Precedencia Diplomática, 9 February 2026 (archived copy, Internet Archive), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay – consular map: Panama (archived copy of 2 August 2026), Labour Code of Panama, article 46 (Law 55 of 2001, Gaceta Oficial No. 24431), Law 291 of 2022 (Gaceta Oficial No. 29507-B), GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Panama (getting help), mapaconsular.mrree.gub.uy/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=233.
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