Montevideo (Buceo): clearing in by boat
Port of entry of Uruguay.
Check with the authorities before you leave (last checked on 28 October 2026).
Services
Clearing out possible here
- VHF
- 16
Good to know
Prefectura first, who will send you to customs and immigration.
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
Prefectura del Puerto de Montevideo (Prefectura Nacional Naval)
Harbour office
Rambla 25 de Agosto de 1825 s/n esquina Maciel, Montevideo, Uruguay
Opening hours : 24 h/24
VHF : 16
Free entry and clearance, no appointment; call Control Marítimo on VHF before entering. Boat and crew must be registered in SIGEMAR. Prefectura then sends you to customs and immigration.
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Sources
This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.