Figures and sources

Every legal or financial figure we print on our sites, with the official source it comes from and the date we last checked it. Open the source to read it for yourself.

A figure appears here only when it is backed by an official source: a government or other issuing authority. Where we have no official source we print no number, only wording that says we will confirm it in writing for your case. Rules change, so check the source’s own page and date before you rely on a figure.

• Police certificate — recency and acceptance

  issued no more than 90 days before you file, apostilled or legalised, from your country of origin (and from any country you lived in during the last 3 years)

  DNM requisitos Residencia Temporal (Ley 6984/2022), 2025–26 checklist, checked September 26, 2026

• Investor Pass — minimum qualifying investment

  from USD 70,000 (productive business with at least 5 formal jobs); USD 150,000–200,000 on the passive routes

  MIC Resolución N.º 0283/2026 (Constancia de Inversionista Extranjero), checked September 26, 2026

• Investor Pass — lowest route minimum

  USD 70k

  MIC Res. 0283/2026 (productive route, with business plan and 5 formal jobs), checked September 26, 2026

• Investor Pass — programme launch

  launched on 17 April 2026 (Resolution 0283/2026, signed 21 April 2026)

  MIC/DNM joint launch, 17 Apr 2026; Res. MIC 0283/2026, checked September 26, 2026

• Investor Pass — residency validity

  permanent residency with no expiry; the resident card is renewed every 10 years

  Ley 6984/2022 (permanent = indefinite); DNM 'Renovación de Carnet Permanente', checked September 26, 2026

• Permanent residency — presence requirement

  at least one entry every three years — an unjustified absence of more than 3 consecutive years cancels permanent residency

  Ley 6984/2022, art. 55; Res. DNM 376/2026 (13 May 2026), checked September 26, 2026

• Temporary residency — duration

  up to two years (renewable), then permanent residency can be requested in the last 90 days of the card

  Ley 6984/2022; DNM Residencia Temporal and Cambio de categoría pages, checked September 26, 2026

• Cédula — typical timeline

  an official 60 working days for a first-time foreign-resident cédula, often longer in 2026

  Policía Nacional, Dpto. de Identificaciones — cédula por primera vez a extranjeros, checked September 26, 2026

• Personal income tax — territorial rate

  8–10% on Paraguay-sourced personal income (10% top rate; 8% on capital income)

  Ley 6380/2019 (IRP), PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, checked September 26, 2026

• Investor Pass — real estate route minimum

  from USD 200,000 in real estate used for an economic activity (not your own home)

  MIC Res. 0283/2026, checked September 26, 2026

• Investor Pass — productive business route minimum

  from USD 70,000 invested in a productive business, with a business plan and at least 5 formal jobs

  MIC Res. 0283/2026, checked September 26, 2026

• Investor Pass — financial instruments route minimum

  from USD 200,000 in qualifying financial instruments, held for at least 2 years

  MIC Res. 0283/2026, checked September 26, 2026

• Investor Pass — tourism-sector route minimum

  from USD 150,000 invested in a tourism project, with a business plan

  MIC Res. 0283/2026, checked September 26, 2026

• Mercosur nationals — simplified residency route

  a 2-year Mercosur temporary residency, convertible to permanent in the 90 days before it expires, for nationals of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador

  Acuerdo de Residencia Mercosur (2002), Leyes 3565/2008 y 3578/2008; DNM Residencia Temporaria/Permanente Mercosur, checked September 26, 2026

• Foreign-source income under the territorial system

  foreign-source income is generally outside Paraguayan income tax (Ley 6380/2019 taxes only Paraguay-source income)

  Ley 6380/2019, art. 6 (source rule), checked September 26, 2026

• Government fees — how they are set

  set in minimum daily wages (jornales), G 117,077 each since 1 July 2026, so they rise with every minimum-wage adjustment

  Decreto 6225/2026; Res. DNM 478/2026, checked September 26, 2026

• DNM fee — temporary residency

  G 2,926,925 (about USD 500) in government fees

  DNM aranceles from 1 Jul 2026 (Res. DNM 478/2026) — 25 jornales, checked September 26, 2026

• DNM fee — permanent residency (change of category)

  G 2,926,925 (about USD 500) in government fees

  DNM aranceles from 1 Jul 2026 — 25 jornales, checked September 26, 2026

• DNM fee — temporary residency extension (prórroga)

  G 1,287,847 to extend a temporary residency

  Res. DNM 478/2026 (1 Jul 2026), checked September 26, 2026

• DNM fee — permanent resident card renewal

  G 468,308 to renew the permanent resident card every 10 years

  Res. DNM 478/2026 (1 Jul 2026), checked September 26, 2026

• Paraguayan police record certificate fee (for cédula)

  G 24,500 in person (G 27,364 online)

  Policía Nacional, Certificado de Antecedentes Policiales, checked September 26, 2026

• Cédula — government fee, first issue

  free for the first issue (renewal or replacement G 8,500)

  Policía Nacional, Dpto. de Identificaciones, checked September 26, 2026

• Temporary residency — presence requirement

  at least one entry every 12 months — an unjustified absence of more than one year cancels temporary residency

  Ley 6984/2022, art. 55; Res. DNM 376/2026, checked September 26, 2026

• Proof of means — current rule

  documented, verifiable income or assets matched to one of 12 applicant categories — no fixed minimum amount

  Res. DNM 407/2026 (applies to filings from 6 July 2026), checked September 26, 2026

• Investor Pass — legal instrument

  MIC Resolution No. 0283/2026, which grants a Foreign Investor Certificate (CIE) giving direct access to permanent residency

  MIC Res. 0283/2026 (repeals Res. 1052/2025), checked September 26, 2026

• SUACE investor route — current status

  still open as the productive route inside the Investor Pass: from USD 70,000, at least 5 formal jobs

  SUACE requirements sheet (2025) + MIC Res. 0283/2026, checked September 26, 2026

• IRP — personal income tax brackets

  8% up to G 50 million, 9% from G 50 to 150 million and 10% above G 150 million of net income

  Ley 6380/2019 (IRP); PwC WWTS, checked September 26, 2026

• IRP — capital income rate

  a flat 8% on Paraguay-source capital income and gains

  Ley 6380/2019 (IRP rentas del capital); PwC WWTS, checked September 26, 2026

• IRE — business income tax

  10% on business profits (IRE); small businesses under G 2 billion turnover may opt for IRE SIMPLE

  Ley 6380/2019 (IRE), checked September 26, 2026

• Dividend tax (IDU)

  8% on dividends paid to Paraguayan residents and 15% to non-residents

  Ley 6380/2019 (IDU), checked September 26, 2026

• IVA — value added tax rates

  10% general rate and 5% reduced rate (some basic-basket foods, medicines, real estate sales and residential rent)

  Ley 6380/2019 (IVA); La Nación, 17 Jul 2026, checked September 28, 2026

• IRP — registration threshold for personal-services income

  you must register for IRP on personal-services income once your taxed annual income passes G 80 million

  DNIT — umbral IRP-RSP (Ley 6380/2019), checked September 28, 2026

• IRE RESIMPLE — small sole-proprietor regime

  for sole proprietorships with annual income up to G 80 million: a fixed amount of G 20,000 to G 80,000 a month (paid monthly or quarterly) and one annual return in February

  DNIT — IRE RESIMPLE, checked September 28, 2026

• EAS — simplified joint-stock company

  the EAS (Empresa por Acciones Simplificadas, Ley 6480/2020) can have a single shareholder, an individual or a company, and is formed online through SUACE at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce

  Ley 6480/2020 (EAS); SUACE — preguntas frecuentes EAS, checked September 28, 2026

• Temporary residency — status while the file is processed

  while the temporary residency application is processed you hold 'residente precario' status, which lets you leave and re-enter the country, study and work

  DNM — Residencia Temporal (Ley 6984/2022); Agencia IP, 4 May 2026, checked September 28, 2026

• DNM residency fee in Brazilian reais

  about R$ 2,600 per person for temporary or for permanent residency (G 2,926,925 at the late-September 2026 rate)

  DNM aranceles from 1 Jul 2026 (Res. DNM 478/2026), converted at InfoMoney/ABC rates of 25–28 Sep 2026, checked September 28, 2026

• Multiple nationality — constitutional rule

  the Paraguayan Constitution admits multiple nationality through an international treaty with reciprocity between the country of origin and the country of adoption (art. 149, regulated by Ley 7052/2023)

  Constitución Nacional, art. 149; Ley 7052/2023 (BACN), checked September 28, 2026

• Spain–Paraguay double tax treaty

  the Spain–Paraguay income tax treaty, signed on 25 March 2023 (Paraguayan Law 7271/2024), in force since 14 October 2024 and applying to tax years starting on or after 1 January 2025

  BOE-A-2024-15573 (BOE, 29 jul 2024); Ley paraguaya 7271/2024, checked September 28, 2026

• EAS simplified company (Law 6480/2020)

  an EAS (Law 6480/2020) is formed online through SUACE by one or more shareholders with no legal minimum capital, in about 72 hours with the model by-laws (up to 8 business days with custom ones); its main legal representative must hold Paraguayan nationality or a Paraguayan cédula

  MIC, EAS – Preguntas frecuentes (Ley 6480/2020, Decreto 3998/2020), checked September 28, 2026

• Border security zone (Law 2532/2005)

  within the 50 km border security strip along land and river borders, nationals of neighbouring countries (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia) cannot own rural property unless authorised by decree (Law 2532/2005); urban property is not affected

  Ley N.º 2532/2005 (zona de seguridad fronteriza), BACN, checked September 28, 2026

• IPS social security contributions

  25.5% of salary: 9% paid by the employee and 16.5% by the employer, with the minimum wage as the floor

  MTESS / IPS, régimen de aporte obrero-patronal (Ley 213/93), checked September 28, 2026

• Spain–Paraguay social security agreement

  a bilateral Spain–Paraguay social security agreement in force since 2006 (administrative arrangement of 2016) that lets contribution periods in both countries count towards contributory pensions; both also apply the Ibero-American Multilateral Agreement

  BOE-A-2006-1619 (Convenio de Seguridad Social España–Paraguay); BOE-A-2017-687, checked September 28, 2026

• Apostille — Paraguay's membership

  a member of the Hague Apostille Convention since 30 August 2014

  HCCH status table / news (accession deposited 10 Dec 2013), checked September 26, 2026

• Naturalisation — residence required

  at least 3 years of permanent residency, counted from the date of the permanent residency resolution

  Constitución Nacional, art. 148; Poder Judicial — Carta de Naturalización, checked September 26, 2026

• Border security zone — rural land and neighbouring-country nationals

  a 50 km strip along Paraguay's land and river borders in which nationals of neighbouring countries (Brazil included), and companies they mostly own, may not own, co-own or hold usufruct over rural property, unless the Executive authorises it by decree (Law 2532/2005)

  Ley N.º 2532/2005, Zona de Seguridad Fronteriza (BACN, Congreso Nacional), checked September 28, 2026

• Used vehicle imports — maximum age

  no more than 10 years old, counted from the year of manufacture to shipment at origin (Law 4333/2011, amending Law 2018/2002); classic cars certified by Customs are the exception

  Ley N.º 4333/2011, modifica el art. 1 de la Ley 2018/2002 (BACN, Congreso Nacional), checked September 28, 2026

• Cash at the border — declaration threshold

  more than USD 10,000 (or the equivalent in other currencies) in cash per traveller, entering or leaving Paraguay, must be declared to Customs (Law 1015/1997); the DNIT's e-DAV form lets you declare online before the trip

  DNIT (Aduanas), control de dinero no declarado; Ley 1015/1997, checked September 28, 2026

• Brazilian tourists — length of stay

  up to 90 days as a tourist, entering with a valid Brazilian ID card (RG) or passport, extendable once for the same period at the discretion of Migraciones

  Prefeitura de Ponta Porã, Ingresso de brasileiros no Paraguai (orientação do Consulado do Brasil), checked September 28, 2026

• Reference exchange rate used for USD conversions

  about G 5,870 per US dollar (late September 2026)

  BCP reference rate / market 25 Sep 2026, checked September 26, 2026

• Double-tax treaties — Paraguay's network

  comprehensive income-tax treaties with only five partners (Chile, Taiwan, Uruguay, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar); none with the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia or Sweden

  DNIT — Convenios Internacionales (agreements to avoid double taxation), checked September 28, 2026

• Naturalisation — requirements and filing

  adult age, at least 3 years of permanent residency, proof that you regularly work, run a business or study in Paraguay, and good conduct; filed with the Supreme Court through a sponsoring lawyer, with a legal address in Asunción

  Poder Judicial — Carta de Naturalización (requisitos); Constitución Nacional, art. 148, checked September 28, 2026

• Entry — visa exemption for US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand tourists

  no tourist visa needed for US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand citizens staying up to 90 days, under Ley 7314/2024, valid until 13 August 2027

  DNM — Acuerdos de supresión de visas (updated January 2026); DNM news on Ley 7314, checked September 28, 2026

• Venezuelan nationals — consular visa to enter Paraguay

  since 10 January 2026 (Decree 5278/2026), a valid passport and a consular visa to enter Paraguay, including to settle; Venezuelans who entered regularly before that date can start or continue their residency without a visa

  DNM — requisitos de ingreso y residencia para ciudadanos venezolanos (Decreto 5278/2026), checked September 28, 2026

• Cuban nationals — consular visa to enter Paraguay

  Cuba is on Migraciones' list of nationalities that need a consular visa, both to enter as a tourist and to reside; the residency file then includes the visa and its verification by Paraguay's Foreign Ministry

  DNM — Información sobre visas (tabla de acuerdos de supresión de visas 2026); DNM Residencia Temporal, checked September 28, 2026

• Entry with a national ID card instead of a passport

  nationals of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador can enter Paraguay with their valid national identity document instead of a passport

  DNM — Requerimientos migratorios de ingreso y salida del Paraguay, checked September 28, 2026

• Temporary to permanent residency — filing window

  within the 3 months before the temporary card expires; up to 1 month after expiry it is still possible, paying the overstay fine; after that month only an extension (prórroga) of the temporary residency can be requested, up to 6 months after expiry and also with the fine

  DNM — Residencia permanente para el cambio de categoría de residente temporal, checked September 28, 2026

• Mercosur temporary residency — conversion deadline

  the Mercosur temporary card lasts 2 years and cannot be extended: if you do not apply for permanent residency in the 90 days before it expires, you lose the Mercosur route and must apply under the general regime of Ley 6984/2022

  DNM — Residencia Temporaria Mercosur y Residencia Permanente Mercosur, checked September 28, 2026

• DNM fine — expired stay

  G 702,462 (about USD 120) as the fine for an expired stay

  DNM — cambio de categoría, aranceles desde el 1 de julio de 2026 (6 jornales), checked September 28, 2026

• DNM fee — residence certificate (certificado de radicación)

  G 234,154 (about USD 40) for the certificado de radicación

  DNM — aranceles de residencia permanente desde el 1 de julio de 2026 (2 jornales), checked September 28, 2026

• Naturalisation — judicial fee

  a judicial fee of G 43,051 (about USD 7) for the naturalisation letter, before lawyer's fees

  Poder Judicial — Carta de Naturalización (requisitos y tasa), checked September 28, 2026

• Naturalised Paraguayans — loss of nationality

  a naturalised Paraguayan loses the nationality through an unjustified absence of more than 3 years, declared by a court, or by voluntarily acquiring another nationality (Constitution, art. 150)

  Constitución Nacional de 1992, art. 150, checked September 28, 2026

• Naturalised Paraguayans — when political rights start

  naturalisation gives the nationality at once, and citizenship (political rights) 2 years after it is granted (Constitution, art. 152)

  Constitución Nacional de 1992, art. 152, checked September 28, 2026

• Investor Pass — what the investor certificate (CIE) is

  a Foreign Investor Certificate (CIE) issued by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce through SUACE, only to individual foreign investors and only so that the migration office (DNM) can grant permanent residency without the temporary stage (Ley 6984/2022, art. 46)

  MIC Res. 0283/2026, art. 1 and Annex I art. 1(a); Ley 6984/2022, art. 46, checked September 28, 2026

• Investor Pass — issuing term for the investor certificate

  within 5 working days of SUACE receiving a complete file, with the clock stopped while any observations or requests for more information are answered

  MIC Res. 0283/2026, art. 4, checked September 28, 2026

• Investor Pass — which resolution is in force

  MIC Resolution 0283 of 21 April 2026, which repealed Resolution 1052 of 11 September 2025, itself the replacement for Resolution 236 of 14 February 2019: the same SUACE investor certificate, regulated three times

  MIC Res. 0283/2026, preamble and art. 7, checked September 28, 2026

• Investor Pass — personal documents for the investor certificate

  an online application form that counts as a sworn statement; your passport or national ID; proof of entry to Paraguay (entry card, passport stamp or DNM movement certificate, plus a consular visa if your nationality needs one); an apostilled or legalised criminal record certificate from your country of origin, and from any country you lived in for more than a year in the last 3 years; a Paraguayan Interpol certificate; and a sworn statement on the origin of the funds

  MIC Res. 0283/2026, Annex I art. 2, checked September 28, 2026

• Investor Pass — timing and valuation of the investment

  the investment may be completed or still in progress, as long as the financial commitment is documented; minimums are in US dollars or the guaraní equivalent at the official rate on the day you apply

  MIC Res. 0283/2026, Annex I art. 1(g) and (h), checked September 28, 2026

• Investor Pass — productive business route conditions

  a business plan in industry, commerce or services that creates at least 5 formal jobs, with an execution schedule and progress reports every six months; rent, salaries, utilities and recurring admin costs do not count as investment, and each co-investor must meet the minimum individually

  MIC Res. 0283/2026, Annex I arts. 1(c) and 3, checked September 28, 2026

• Investor Pass — tourism route conditions

  a tourism business plan (creating, buying, expanding, modernising or running tourism assets, infrastructure or services) with an execution schedule and progress reports every six months; the resolution sets no minimum number of jobs for this route, and rent, salaries and running costs do not count as investment

  MIC Res. 0283/2026, Annex I arts. 1(f) and 4, checked September 28, 2026

• Investor Pass — financial instruments route conditions

  a certificate from an entity authorised by the Superintendencia de Valores of the Central Bank of Paraguay, for a term of at least 2 years and stating the investment's value; supporting documents no older than 180 days when you file; no business plan or jobs, but the holding must be reported every year

  MIC Res. 0283/2026, Annex I arts. 1(d) and 5, checked September 28, 2026

• Investor Pass — real estate route evidence

  a registered title deed, or a private purchase contract with signatures certified by a notary (escribano) showing at least 30% of the declared investment paid; documents no older than 180 days when you file; property bought for purely personal or family use does not qualify

  MIC Res. 0283/2026, Annex I arts. 1(e) and 6, checked September 28, 2026

• Investor Pass — authentication and translation of foreign documents

  apostilled (or legalised by the Paraguayan consulate and then the Foreign Ministry) and translated into Spanish by a Paraguayan registered public translator or an authorised foreign one, with the translation itself apostilled or legalised; Brazilian documents in Portuguese need no translation

  MIC Res. 0283/2026, Annex I art. 7, checked September 28, 2026

• Criminal record — grounds for refusing residency

  the migration office may refuse temporary or permanent residency to anyone prosecuted or convicted, in Paraguay or abroad, for an intentional offence that carries more than 2 years in prison under Paraguayan law, and to anyone with a pattern of repeat offending (Ley 6984/2022, arts. 50 and 52)

  Ley 6984/2022 de Migraciones, arts. 50 and 52, checked September 28, 2026

• UK State Pension in Paraguay — annual increases

  paid in Paraguay but frozen: Paraguay is not on the GOV.UK list of countries where the UK pays the State Pension's annual increase, so it stays at the rate you are first paid abroad

  GOV.UK — Countries where we pay an annual increase in the State Pension, checked September 28, 2026

• UK voluntary National Insurance contributions from abroad

  from 6 April 2026 only voluntary Class 3 contributions can be paid for time abroad, and only if you previously lived in the UK for 10 years in a row or paid 10 years of contributions in total

  GOV.UK — Voluntary National Insurance contributions for periods abroad from April 2026, checked September 28, 2026

• UK–Paraguay double taxation agreement

  there is no double taxation agreement between the United Kingdom and Paraguay (HMRC Double Taxation Relief Manual, DT15200)

  HMRC Double Taxation Relief Manual, DT15200 (Paraguay), checked September 28, 2026

• Naturalisation — constitutional requirements

  legal adulthood, a minimum of 3 years' residence (radicación) in Paraguay, a profession, trade, science, art or industry exercised in the country, and good conduct (Constitution, art. 148)

  Constitución Nacional (1992), art. 148, as published by the Embassy of Paraguay in Japan, checked September 28, 2026

• Indian nationals — Paraguayan entry visa

  Indian ordinary-passport holders need a Paraguayan consular visa before they travel: India is on Paraguay's consular-visa list, and Paraguay is not on India's own list of visa-free, visa-on-arrival or e-visa destinations

  Government of India, MEA — visa facility for Indian nationals (as on 2 Feb 2026); Paraguayan consular visa regime, checked September 28, 2026

• Driving in Paraguay on a UK licence (visitors)

  visitors can drive in Paraguay on a UK photocard licence, and must carry it with the passport showing their entry stamp

  FCDO travel advice: Paraguay — safety and security (driving), checked September 28, 2026