How to request a partida at the Uruguayan DGREC
The Uruguayan request has three doors: gub.uy for the digitised, the departmental office for the local, and the Montevideo headquarters for the historical — with the usual gestor oiling what distance jams. The right data open any of them.
The doors
- gub.uy: digital partidas of the migrated acts — online request, electronic delivery.
- The departmental offices: the department's acts, with an old-fashioned counter.
- The DGREC headquarters (Montevideo): the historical archive and the complex cases.
The data kit
- Full name (the two surnames), date and place of the act.
- The era's sección judicial/office when known — old partidas cite it.
- Parents' names; the Uruguayan cédula when it exists.
- The type and the purpose ('para apostillar').
Timelines and fees
Modest fees (Uruguayan timbres); timelines of days (digital/counter) to weeks (historical searches). The local payment in pesos — the usual knot, resolved by the gestor/Hand or by the online flows when available.
The historical
The pre-1879 and parish libros: the Church and the archives, with genealogy microfilms covering the small country well. The prior research turns the search into a collection — the usual pattern, at Uruguayan scale.
Frequently asked questions
What is the sección judicial?+
The registry's historical territorial division — the partida's 'district'. Old documents cite it; with it, the archive finds it in minutes.
Does email work with the DGREC?+
The official digital channels work better than loose email — and the Platine phone resolves like in the neighbour. For the historical, presence remains queen.
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