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Hi Clarksteller,
I live in Uruguay. The immigration requirement, here, is a clean FBI report (from the U.S.) or a clean national police report (if from another country). However, sometimes, a Uruguayan immigration attorney can successfully make a case for why a person should be granted immigration status even if their record isn't spotless. It would probably take an experienced immigration attorney in the country where you want to immigrate to learn the details of your partner's case and give you odds of successfully getting an exception

Merci beaucoup, Tuula! I will try those resources.

Thank you, Ted!!!

Hi Karen3A, I am David Hammond, International Living's correspondent in Uruguay. I am from Washington State and have been living in Uruguay for 19 years. In my opionion: A few cons: While I find Uruguay more affordable than the U.S., it is one of the more expensive countries in Latin America. And it's also a long flight to the U.S. A few pluses: What I like best about Uruguay is its culture of inclusion. There is a bigger middle class in Uruguay than any other country in Latin America. And its recently been ranked as the country with the least amount of public corruption in the Americas by Transparancy International.

Here are a couple of articles I wrote that yiou may find intereesting:

This article specifically lays out some of the pros and cons of living in Uruguay:
https://internationalliving.com/countries/uruguay/

This article explains some of the pluses attracting expats to Uruguay:
https://internationalliving.com/why-uruguay-is-the-perfect-post-election-haven-for-expats/

Best regards,
David

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