Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the Vienna Convention on Consular
Relations, nationals of a country who work abroad in the diplomatic or consular service
of their home country are exempt from social security coverage and taxes under the
laws of their host country, unless they waive that exemption. The Conventions, to
which both the United States and Uruguay are parties, apply to the following:
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members of the staff of a diplomatic or consular mission, including the diplomatic,
consular, administrative, and technical staffs;
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dependents of members of those staffs;
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the domestic service staffs of those missions; and
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under certain conditions, the private servants employed by members of such missions.