Uruguay's +Colonia plans Worknomads coliving for nomads, no opening date yet

The +Colonia development near Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, has reached an agreement with Worknomads to build a premium coliving complex for digital nomads and remote professionals, local outlets Info Colonia and la diaria reported Oct. 21 and 22.

What the planned complex would offer

The complex is meant to cover housing, connectivity and community for knowledge workers who move around the world, Info Colonia reported. The +Colonia website describes it as a coliving space where lodging, work and social life share one roof and calls Worknomads the first global company to set up its own corporate district at the site, la diaria reported.

Worknomads is an engineering, consulting and remote-services company that operates as a global community of professionals and digital nomads, according to la diaria. Info Colonia said the group describes itself as a "nation without a country." The site sits in the El Calabrés area, about 10 kilometers from Colonia del Sacramento. Political sources told la diaria these are private agreements subject to the development contract between the company and the Colonia departmental government.

What is still unclear

Neither report gives an opening date, unit count, rent, minimum stay, admission rules or a booking process for the Worknomads complex. La diaria's headline says +Colonia "will sign" the deal, while both articles describe the agreement as already reached. Separately, +Colonia expects to deliver 500 residential units in other buildings by mid-2027, la diaria reported and that timeline isn't tied to the coliving project.

Housing isn't a residence permit for nomads in Uruguay

A future room at +Colonia wouldn't give anyone the right to stay. Foreign remote workers still need Uruguay's existing digital nomad permit, a six-month stay for freelancers and employees of foreign companies that can be renewed for six more months, per the government agency Uruguay XXI. Applicants enter as regular tourists, then file an online form and an affidavit stating they can support themselves.

• Who qualifies: self-employed workers or staff of companies abroad; the permit doesn't allow work on a Uruguayan payroll.
• Visa: the permit isn't a visa, so nationalities that need one must get it first.
• Fee: 55.71 indexed units (U.I.), which can't be paid from abroad, according to the national procedures portal.

That means anyone planning to take a job with a Uruguayan employer while living at the complex would need a different residence route. More on the country's options is in our Uruguay guide.