Moving to Paraguay

Ley 6984/2022 art. 46: temporary residence is granted for up to 2 years, renewable for the same period, and is a prerequisite for permanent residence. The law exempts investors under the SUACE system (art. 46; see PY-INVESTOR-PASS-PRODUCTIVE), and art. 48 sends the foreign spouse, children and grandchildren under eighteen of a repatriated Paraguayan national, and the spouse of that national's child, directly to permanent residence (see PY-FAMILY and PY-ANCESTRY). Art. 50 lists the documents: passport or identity document, a consular visa where one is required, proof of entry, birth certificate, civil-status certificate, criminal-record certificates from the country of origin or of residence in the last 3 years, from INTERPOL and from the Paraguayan National Police (each from age 14), two sworn declarations (respect for the Constitution and laws; profession or activity and domicile), and the fee. While the application is pending the applicant holds 'residente precario' status, which allows work, study and travel. Proof of economic solvency is asked at the permanent-residence stage under Resolución DNM 407/2026, not in the published temporary-residence list. Constitution art. 148 asks for three years' radicación; it does not say whether the temporary years count, so five years from arrival is the longer reading, not a settled figure.

Ley 6984/2022 art. 47: permanent residence is for a foreigner who intends to settle definitively, after completing the temporary-residence period. The migration authority asks for the change of category within the 3 months before the temporary card expires. Documents (art. 52 and the authority's published list): identity document, Paraguayan cédula, temporary-residence card, criminal-record certificates from the National Police, the courts and INTERPOL (from age 14), and — for applications from 6 July 2026 — proof of economic solvency under one of the 12 categories of Resolución DNM 407/2026. It can be refused for convictions carrying more than 2 years' imprisonment. The card is definitive and renewed every 10 years (art. 59); it is lost after more than 3 years' unjustified absence (art. 54). Constitution art. 148 asks for three years' radicación; it does not say whether the temporary years count, so five years from arrival is the longer reading, not a settled figure.

Ley 6984/2022 art. 46 exempts from the temporary-residence stage foreigners who can prove investments in Paraguay under Ley N° 4986/2013 (SUACE), leaving the detail to regulation. Since Resolución MIC 0283/2026 the certificate that proves it is the Constancia de Inversionista Extranjero, in four modalities: productive investment from USD 70,000 with at least 5 formal jobs and a business plan; financial instruments from USD 200,000 held at least two years; real estate for economic activity from USD 200,000; tourism from USD 150,000 with a business plan. See PY-INVESTOR-PASS-PRODUCTIVE and PY-INVESTOR-PASS-PASSIVE. Permanent residence starts the naturalisation clock at once.

Open to nationals of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador, the states currently party to the Mercosur Residence Agreement. Requires an identity document, birth certificate, criminal-record certificates (country of issue and Paraguayan National Police, from age 14), a civil-status certificate where applicable, a sworn declaration of no international record, and proof of presence in the country. No job offer, income test or investment for the temporary stage. The temporary residence lasts 2 years and is NOT renewable: the permanent Mercosur application must be filed from 90 days before the temporary card expires, or the right to the Mercosur permanent card is lost and the person falls back on Ley 6984/2022. From 6 July 2026 Resolución DNM 407/2026 applies its solvency proof to Mercosur permanent applications too. A Paraguayan cédula comes only with the permanent residence. Fee Gs. 2,341,540 (about EUR 295).

The ordinary Ley 6984/2022 temporary residence (arts. 46 and 50): up to 2 years, renewable, with the art. 50 documents — identity document, visa where required, proof of entry, birth and civil-status certificates, criminal-record certificates (origin or last 3 years' residence, INTERPOL, National Police) and a sworn declaration of the profession or activity to be carried on. No job offer is listed among the statutory requirements. Employment is one of the Resolución DNM 407/2026 solvency categories ('empleados', 'profesionales', 'técnicos') used when converting to permanent residence. Constitution art. 148 asks for three years' radicación; it does not say whether the temporary years count, so five years from arrival is the longer reading, not a settled figure.

Marriage to a Paraguayan national. Ley 6984/2022 art. 48 gives the foreign spouse of a repatriated Paraguayan national direct permanent residence, and the migration authority processes it under Ley 2193/2003 (which authorises the National Police to issue a cédula to foreign spouses of Paraguayans). An optional first step is the Certificado de Repatriación from SEDERREC, which unlocks the cédula before the residence card and waives the residence fee — but only for spouses who married ABROAD; a spouse who married in Paraguay pays the permanent-residence fee (Gs. 2,926,925). The residence application must follow within 90 days of the cédula. The card is definitive, renewed every 10 years.

The ordinary Ley 6984/2022 temporary residence (arts. 46 and 50): up to 2 years, renewable, with the same art. 50 documents as every other applicant, including a sworn declaration of the activity to be carried on. Minors (0-17) apply in the 'Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes' category, exempt from proving solvency, alongside a parent who holds or applies for residence. 'Estudiantes' and 'dependientes' are two of the 12 solvency categories of Resolución DNM 407/2026 at the permanent-residence stage. Constitution art. 148 asks for three years' radicación; it does not say whether the temporary years count, so five years from arrival is the longer reading, not a settled figure.

Constitution art. 148: legal age (mayoría de edad), at least three years' radicación in the national territory, the exercise in the country of a profession, trade, science, art or industry, and good conduct as defined by law. Art. 154 gives the judiciary exclusive competence over acquisition of nationality. Art. 152 makes a naturalised Paraguayan a citizen only two years after naturalisation. Art. 150: a naturalised Paraguayan loses the nationality by voluntarily acquiring another, or by more than three years' unjustified absence declared by a court. Art. 149 admits multiple nationality by international treaty with constitutional reciprocity; the Constitution does not itself require renouncing a previous nationality, and whether the naturalisation procedure does was not read. Art. 148 does not say whether temporary-residence years count towards the three.

Ley 6984/2022 art. 46: temporary residence is granted for up to 2 years, renewable, and must precede permanent residence. The migration authority's published list: identity document, consular visa where required, proof of entry, birth certificate, civil-status certificate, criminal-record certificates from the country of origin or residence, INTERPOL and the National Police (from age 14), and sworn declarations on respect for the Constitution and on profession, activity and domicile. Foreign documents apostilled or legalised, and translated into Spanish. The published list contains no minimum income or deposit. Employment ('empleados', 'profesionales', 'técnicos') is one of the 12 solvency categories Resolución DNM 407/2026 applies when converting to permanent residence, with no published minimum amount. Fee Gs. 2,926,925 (about EUR 370).

Ordinary temporary residence under Ley 6984/2022 art. 46, with the same documents as the employment route; no remote-work document is listed for the temporary stage. At the permanent-residence stage, 'trabajadores a distancia o nómadas digitales' is one of the 12 solvency categories of Resolución DNM 407/2026, which asks for documentary evidence of verifiable income and of actually carrying on the declared activity, for applications from 6 July 2026. No minimum amount is published. The migration authority scopes the resolution to permanent residence under Ley 6984/2022 and under the Mercosur agreement.

Ordinary temporary residence under Ley 6984/2022 art. 46 first. On converting to permanent residence, solvency is proven under the 'jubilados o pensionados', 'accionistas o socios' or 'propietarios de bienes inmuebles' categories of Resolución DNM 407/2026 — documentation 'idónea, suficiente y comprobable' showing real income or available resources. No minimum amount is published. The permanent-residence fee is Gs. 2,926,925 (about EUR 370).

Resolución MIC 0283/2026 (Constancia de Inversionista Extranjero): productive investment in industry, commerce or services from USD 70,000, with at least 5 formal jobs and a business plan. The investment may be in dollars or guaraníes at the official rate, and in progress or already completed, provided the economic commitment is documented. Criminal-record check, sworn declaration on the origin of funds, anti-money-laundering controls and periodic monitoring of the investment. Ley 6984/2022 art. 46 is what lets a SUACE investor skip temporary residence. The ministry's announcement does not say whether a spouse or children are covered by the investor's certificate.

Three modalities under Resolucion MIC 0283/2026. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: from USD 200,000 (about EUR 184,000), no jobs, no business to run, but the investment must be held at least 2 years. REAL ESTATE: from USD 200,000, and it must be for economic activity - personal or family use is excluded - with no jobs or business plan required. TOURISM: from USD 150,000 (about EUR 138,000) with a business plan plus technical monitoring. Investments may be in dollars or guaranies at the official rate, and may be in progress or already completed provided the economic commitment is documented. Same AML, criminal-record and source-of-funds controls and periodic investment monitoring as the productive tier. All grant permanent residence directly, starting the three-year naturalisation clock immediately.

Ley 6984/2022 art. 48: through a repatriated Paraguayan national, the foreign children and grandchildren (grandchildren until eighteen) go directly to permanent residence; art. 53 asks for the parent's birth certificate showing them to be a natural Paraguayan, or their naturalisation letter, and for a grandchild the parent's and the national's birth certificates. The migration authority runs the children's limb under Ley 2193/2003 with the SEDERREC Certificado de Repatriación, which waives the fee (art. 101). This is a residence permit. The child of a natural Paraguayan may instead be a Paraguayan NATIONAL under Constitution art. 146 inciso 3 once settled permanently in Paraguay — see the PY-opcion-art146-3-with-radicacion route.

Ordinary temporary residence under Ley 6984/2022 art. 46, with the same published documents as the employment route. Minors (0-17) apply in the 'Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes' category, exempt from proving solvency, with responsibility passing to their legal representatives. 'Estudiantes' and 'dependientes' are solvency categories of Resolución DNM 407/2026 at the permanent-residence stage; no minimum amount is published. Fee Gs. 2,926,925 (about EUR 370).

Ley 6984/2022, promulgated 17 October 2022 and published 18 October 2022, repealed Ley N° 978/1996 'De Migraciones' (art. 107) and made temporary residence a prerequisite for permanent residence (art. 46). The law's exceptions include SUACE investors (art. 46) and the foreign spouse, children and grandchildren under eighteen of a repatriated Paraguayan national (art. 48). The USD 5,000 figure comes from the repealed regime and was not re-read here. See PY-TEMPORARY and PY-PERMANENT for the two-stage process that replaced it.