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Paraguay
Paraguay sits in South America. Its immigration system runs 18 distinct routes — led by free movement, other & special and work, each set out in official law. All 18 cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
- Immigration routes
- 18across 10 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 18 of 18cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Free movement3 of the 18 routes — see them under Free movement below
- Region
- South America
- Capital
- Asunción
- Population
- 7,013,078
- Official language
- Guaraní, Spanish
- Currency
- PYG
- Time zone
- UTC-04:00
Immigration routes
All 18 routes, grouped by purpose — 18 of 18 cite an official government source directly.
Work
2 routes
For a visa-required foreign national entering for the temporary technical or professional activity covered by the technical visa.
Investment
1 route
For a foreign investor obtaining the foreign-investor certificate through one of four qualifying investment modes.
Family
2 routes
For a foreign child of a Paraguayan parent or foreign spouse of a Paraguayan citizen under Law 2193/2003.
For the qualifying foreign spouse, child, minor grandchild or child's spouse of a repatriated Paraguayan citizen.
Residence-based status
1 route
For a general temporary resident who completed the temporary-residence period and intends to settle indefinitely.
Free movement
3 routes
For a Uruguayan citizen settling in Paraguay under the reciprocal bilateral permanent-residence agreement.
For an eligible MERCOSUR-agreement national holding a valid Paraguayan MERCOSUR temporary residence that is nearing expiry.
For a national of a currently participating MERCOSUR residence-agreement state seeking temporary residence in Paraguay.
Short stay & visit
1 route
For a visa-required visitor entering Paraguay temporarily for tourism without residence intent.
Humanitarian protection
2 routes
For a person seeking refugee recognition at the Paraguayan border or while physically present in Paraguay.
For a person who is not considered a national by any state and seeks statelessness recognition in Paraguay outside the refugee procedure.
Medical treatment
1 route
For a foreign national entering to begin or continue medical treatment.
Transit
2 routes
For a foreign national using the transitory local-border regime.
For a traveller passing through Paraguay en route to another destination.
Other & special
3 routes
For a foreign national intending to establish temporarily in Paraguay to conduct a lawful activity.
For a special transitory case specifically accepted by the National Migration Directorate.
For a foreign national carrying out a listed lawful occasional activity, including professional, academic, technical, scientific, artistic, sports, media or executive work.
Official sources
- DNM Direccion Nacional MigracionesGovernment
- MRE VisasGovernment
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