Why Uruguay is an emigration destination for some South Africans.

The purpose of this report is not to create a general website about Uruguay. It gives information that is relevant to South Africans who consider to emigrate there. It is written in English. It links only to English- or the English versions of websites.

How do you know you are not going to jump from the pan into the fire?

This report compares South Africa with Uruguay and New Zealand against 34 indicators, e.g. exchange rate, rate of crime, quality of living, cost of living, etc. It shows that, although Uruguay is not as attractive as New Zealand, Uruguay is a better place to live than South Africa, especially for South Africans who do not qualify to emigrate to New Zealand.

It consists of a table that is simple to understand, quick to load. Many of the indicators are international ranks, e.g. South Africa has the 125 th best human development in the world, Uruguay=47 th and New Zealand= 20 th. The rest are expressed in ZAR or %.

Although the table only lists South Africa, Uruguay and New Zealand, the links to the 28 international indicators would be useful to compare other countries for many other purposes.

It also briefly describes the following subjects about Uruguay:

Tourist visa requirements
Permanent residency visa benefits / requirements / procedure
Passport benefits / requirements

Spanish:

Althought is it not a complete crash course, it is more comprehensive than the phrase lists that you find in travel guides.
Pronunciation guide
Uruguayan dialect
240 common phrases listed per topic
5 links to Spanish-English language sites

Links to several Uruguayan websites:

General country profile
Banks
Business / Import / Export
Directories
Embassies
Estate agents
I only listed those who replied to my emails.
Jobs
Maps
Newspapers
Search engines
Taxi companies in Montevideo
Taxi drivers in Montevideo
I only listed those whom I could contact on their cell phones and who speak English.
Online forums
Warnings for tourists
Miscellaneous

We are also looking for a group of people to visit Uruguay from 2010-10-09 till 2010-10-20.

If you can't come with us, you can use the info to budget / plan your own tour.
Quotes for Pretoria: bus between Sunnyside and ORT airport.
Quotes for air tickets from Johannesburg to Buenos Aires.
Quotes for air tickets from Buenos Aires to Montevideo.
Quotes for busses (Buenos Aires) between Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Domestic Airport and Ezeiza (Ministro Pistarini) International Airport
Quotes for busses between Carrasco airport and City central.
Quotes for taxis between Carrasco airport and City central.
Quotes for accommodation in Montevideo (3 star).
Estate agents to show South Africans where to buy / rent property in Montevideo.
Daily expenses (estimated)
Total expenses (estimated)

The report will be emailed to you as a html document (2 500 words).
The writing style is the same as this page; concise without any verbosity. Most info are listed in table format that can be understood at a glance.

Cost: US$ 6.50 (ZAR 50,00) Payment options

Map: Uruguay & Montevideo