A country that wants you. — JP Advisory

— 01 / For Whom This Exists

Three kinds of people come south.

We speak privately with a narrow set of principals. You may recognise yourself in one of the three — and not in the others.

— The European

Rewriting the map.

Germany. France. The Netherlands. The Nordics. You are watching your home parliament legislate its way into your balance sheet — and you have decided not to wait for the next rumour to become law. You want somewhere your patrimony, and your family, can spend the next decade without asking permission.

— The Family

Wanting a place, not a structure.

You are past the point where tax optimisation alone is the answer. You want a country. Streets where your children walk to school. A currency that behaves. A rhythm of life that is neither optimised nor performative — just intact. Uruguay is the quietest answer we know.

— The Ground Investor

An asset you can walk on.

Your wealth lives in screens and your nerves show it. You want a part of the portfolio uncorrelated with algorithms, headlines and tech cycles — something that produces income from soil, not sentiment. Uruguayan farmland has historically delivered 7–8% annual yield in USD, and it does not care what the Nasdaq did today.

— 02 / Three Questions That Keep You Up

Named fears. Named answers.

What follows is not a brochure. These are the three conversations we have most often, across the table, with families thinking about Uruguay.

The Fear · N° 01 “The exit tax is becoming law where I live.”

The Answer

Uruguayan residency in six months. A treaty network that works with Europe.

Germany, France and Norway already impose, or are about to impose, exit taxation on high-net-worth departures. Uruguay sits outside that conversation. Standard residency is typically granted within six to nine months; new tax residents qualify for an eleven-year tax holiday on foreign-source income; and treaties for the avoidance of double taxation exist with most of Europe. We coordinate the move end-to-end.

The Fear · N° 02 “My wealth lives in screens. I can't touch any of it.”

The Answer

Productive farmland. A yield you can walk on.

Uruguayan campo — beef, dairy, soy, forestry — has historically produced 7–8% annual income in USD, with long-term land appreciation layered on top. There is no algorithm inside a hectare of soil, and that is the point. We work with trusted operators to acquire, title and manage producing land on behalf of the families we advise.

The Fear · N° 03 “My family deserves a country that wants them.”

The Answer

A country built around families — not around spreadsheets.

Uruguay has among the lowest crime rates in South America, no wealth tax, a stable public education system and a historic European community that makes integration feel less like exile and more like moving house. Family members receive parallel residency to the principal. The children walk to school — and that is not a slogan, it is a Tuesday.

— 03 / Why Uruguay

Four quiet reasons Europe's discerning families come south.

Not marketing lines. Structural realities — the kind that decide whether a relocation holds together on year three, or unravels.

01

A democracy that keeps appointments.

No coups since 1985. Peaceful alternation between parties election after election. Independent judiciary, functioning institutions, boring politics — and by The Economist's measure, among the highest-ranked democracies in the Americas. Stability is a feature; it is not an accident.

02

A tax regime designed to welcome you.

No wealth tax. A territorial system that does not reach foreign income. And an eleven-year tax holiday on foreign-source income for qualifying new tax residents — enough time to build the next chapter of a family's life without the meter running.

03

Land that produces while you sleep.

A global exporter of beef, dairy, soy and forestry. Productive campo has historically delivered 7–8% annual yield in USD, with sustained appreciation of land values on top. A hard asset, denominated in hard currency, uncorrelated with the screen.

04

A country that feels like a country.

Low crime. Functional infrastructure. A historic European community. Children who walk to school in the same way their grandparents did in the Alps or the Bordelais. This is not exile — it is, quite literally, moving house to somewhere more considered.

— 04 / The Firm

The names on the door.

Not a brand department. Not a platform. The same principals who read your first email draft the final engagement.

JP Advisory is a boutique firm with 40+ years of combined legal and fiduciary experience advising Family Offices, high-net-worth individuals, celebrities and entrepreneurs in over a dozen countries.

Five years ago we settled our own lives in Uruguay. It worked. Our clients followed. Today the firm is engaged globally and based where it has chosen to live.

40+

Years of
combined experience

12+

Countries
where we've structured

2

Base jurisdictions
Montevideo & Nassau

Axel von Schubert

Legal & Tax Advisor · Head of the Uruguayan practice

Three decades advising celebrities, HNW clients and Family Offices across a dozen countries. Studied at McGill (Montreal) and LMU (Munich). Built JP Advisory's Montevideo practice — the firm's chosen base of operations — and relocated his own family to Uruguay before most of the clients he now advises. Polyglot. Former Advisor to the Ministry of Finance of St. Kitts & Nevis.

D. Sean Nottage

Barrister · Wealth Management Counsel

Over 25 years in Bahamian financial services. Barrister of England & Wales; attorney-at-law in Massachusetts and The Bahamas. Senior counsel at one of the premier offshore law firms. Practice focused on corporate, banking, securities and private client structures. Bahamian citizen; Olympian, 1984.

— 05 / What Happens Next

From form to new life.

No drip campaigns. No chatbots. A real timeline, followed by real people.

First contact

You submit the form.

A principal reads every enquiry personally. If the mandate is outside our remit, we say so — politely and quickly.

Same day

Reply

Personal written reply.

Within two business days you receive a reply from counsel — not a template. Either we propose a discovery call, or we refer you elsewhere.

≤ 48 hours

Discovery

A private Zoom, 45 minutes.

We listen. You tell us what you actually want protected, where you want your family to live, on what timeline. We outline what Uruguay can, and cannot, do for you.

Week 1–2

Engagement

Engagement & residency.

If the mandate fits, we issue an engagement letter. Residency, structure and — where relevant — farmland acquisition advance in parallel. Uruguayan residency is typically approved in 6–9 months.

Week 2 onward

— 06 / Frequently Asked

Questions we hear from Europe.

Short, honest answers. Nuance lives in the consultation.

How long does Uruguayan residency take, really?

For a well-documented European applicant, tax residency can be established relatively quickly, and legal residency is typically approved in six to nine months. Physical presence requirements apply but are moderate compared to most European regimes. Timelines depend on dossier quality — a well-prepared file closes faster than a rushed one.

Do I have to live in Uruguay year-round to keep residency?+

No. Uruguayan residency does not require year-round physical presence, and tax residency has its own threshold separate from legal residency. Families commonly split the year between Uruguay and elsewhere while retaining their status. We'll walk you through the specific counting rules during discovery — they matter more than most advisers admit.

Can I avoid the exit tax in my home country by moving to Uruguay?+

Exit tax is a question your home jurisdiction answers, not Uruguay. What Uruguay provides is a credible, treaty-partnered destination — a place the departure is genuinely to. Timing, pre-departure structuring, and coordination with your domestic adviser are where exit tax exposure is actually managed. We work alongside your home-country counsel rather than around them.

Is Uruguayan farmland really a 7–8% yield asset — or marketing?+

It is real, and it is also range. Historical yields on well-managed productive campo have sat in the 7–8% annual USD band when land appreciation and operational income are taken together. Headline yield alone is lower; combined return is the honest figure. Like any real asset it has drought years, commodity cycles and operator risk — which is precisely why we introduce principals to operators we have known and worked with for years.

Is Uruguay safe? (honestly)+

By the standards of the continent, yes — Uruguay consistently ranks among the safest countries in South America. By the standards of a Bavarian village, it is still Latin America: common-sense urban precautions apply, as they would in any city. Rural Uruguay and the established neighbourhoods of Montevideo and Punta del Este are calm in a way most of Europe no longer is.

Does my family need to relocate with me?+

No — but most of the families we advise choose to. Spouses and dependent children receive parallel residency. Schools — both Uruguayan and international — accept mid-year arrivals routinely. If you intend to move the family, we coordinate the school year and the residency timetable together.

How does the tax holiday work, and what happens after it ends?+

New tax residents may qualify for an extended exoneration — up to eleven years — on foreign-source income under the current regime. After the holiday expires, foreign-source income becomes taxable at a modest flat rate. Locally-sourced income is taxed separately throughout. Proper structuring before arrival matters; much of the long-term efficiency is decided in the first six months.

What is Southland 360, and how does it relate?+

Southland 360 is an allied initiative focused on productive-land opportunities in Uruguay — acquisition, titling, operational management. Where a family's mandate includes farmland as part of the relocation, we coordinate with the Southland 360 team. Where it does not, it simply does not come up. There is no obligation either way.

When the taxman redraws the map, where do your children grow up?

Three kinds of people come south.

Rewriting the map.

Wanting a place, not a structure.

An asset you can walk on.

Named fears. Named answers.

The Fear · N° 01 “The exit tax is becoming law where I live.”

Uruguayan residency in six months. A treaty network that works with Europe.

The Fear · N° 02 “My wealth lives in screens. I can't touch any of it.”

Productive farmland. A yield you can walk on.

The Fear · N° 03 “My family deserves a country that wants them.”

A country built around families — not around spreadsheets.

Four quiet reasons Europe's discerning families come south.

A democracy that keeps appointments.

A tax regime designed to welcome you.

Land that produces while you sleep.

A country that feels like a country.

The names on the door.

Axel von Schubert

D. Sean Nottage

From form to new life.

You submit the form.

Personal written reply.

A private Zoom, 45 minutes.

Engagement & residency.

Questions we hear from Europe.

Request a private consultation.

Which best describes you?

Where does your wealth originate?

Your current tax residency.

What brings you to us?

The scale of the mandate.

How should we reach you?

Received — thank you.

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