How long is the residency valid, and does it need renewing?

The residency itself is permanent (definitive); the identity card must be renewed with the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones every 10 years.

What are the tax implications of Paraguay residency?

Paraguay applies a territorial tax system (Law 6380/2019): Paraguay-sourced income is taxed, foreign-sourced income is generally not. Personal income tax (IRP) applies 8%–10% to Paraguayan-source income. This is general information, not tax advice — confirm your own position with a licensed adviser.

Does the residency lead to citizenship?

This programme grants permanent residency, not citizenship. Naturalisation is a separate process under Paraguayan nationality law and is not part of this record.

Paraguay

Residency

Paraguay Permanent Residency

Permanent residence through a Paraguayan-government investor route, from USD 70,000 in a local business, or through the newer tourism, capital-markets or real-estate tiers.

From: $70,000
Timeline: 3 months
Residence: Minimal

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Minimum: From $70,0004 qualifying routes
Timeline: 3 months
Outcome: Permanent residency
Presence: Minimal
Family: Spouse + children

The opportunity

Why Paraguay

Paraguay's Dirección Nacional de Migraciones grants permanent residence directly — skipping the ordinary two-year temporary stage — to foreign investors registered through the Ministry of Industry and Commerce's Sistema Unificado de Apertura y Cierre de Empresas (SUACE), under the investor-residency category created by the 2022 migration law (Ley N.º 6984/22). The base route requires a USD 70,000 investment in a Paraguayan business.

In April 2026 the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the National Directorate of Migration jointly launched the "Paraguay Investor Pass", adding three further permanent-residency investment routes — tourism projects, capital markets and real estate — at higher minimums, while keeping the original SUACE business route in place.

Wealthy Expat's published service includes business-plan preparation and coordination of the residence application for the SUACE route. Approval remains an authority decision in every route.

Who it suits

May fit. May not.

Paraguay suits applicants who want permanent residency. The two lists show where it fits and where another program serves better.

May fit if you want

Investors able to deploy active capital into a Paraguayan business, tourism project, real estate or capital-markets holding rather than a frozen deposit.
Applicants who want a low-cost, low-physical-presence permanent residence with a territorial tax system.
Families planning occasional visits to South America who can meet the minimal presence rule.

May not fit if you need

Applicants who want direct citizenship rather than residency — this programme is residency, with naturalisation a separate, later process under Paraguayan nationality law.
Investors unwilling to commit to an active, government-registered business or investment project (as opposed to a passive deposit).
Applicants who need a fully confirmed processing timetable for the newer tourism, capital-markets or real-estate routes, which do not yet have a published service estimate.

Qualifying routes

Available routes

Minimums differ materially by route — there is no single universal figure. Amounts are indicative and confirmed with the authority before any engagement.

Business investment
Active business capital deployed under a registered investment project, not a frozen deposit. Paraguay's national press reports the government requires the creation of at least five formal jobs under this route; confirm the current job-creation condition with the professionals handling your case.

Requirements

Eligibility and documents

Who can apply is set by three rules on background and qualification; the checklist lists six documents. A spouse and minor children can join the same application.

Who can apply

Background

Provide an apostilled or legalised birth certificate, civil-status certificate and police clearance certificate from the country of origin, plus an INTERPOL Paraguay background check.Source: SUACE investor-certificate requirements (suace.gov.py).

Qualification

Demonstrate possession of the qualifying investment capital for the selected route.For the SUACE business route the government's investor-certificate requirements state USD 70,000 or its Guarani equivalent (₲300,000,000).
Sign a sworn declaration of commitment to the investment project and, for the SUACE business route, register the project with the Vice-Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Family inclusion

Spouse
Included
Minor children
Included

How it works

Application process

The application runs in four steps. The source estimates 3 months end to end.

Private eligibility review
Discuss your objectives, family circumstances and the available investment route.
Investment project registration
Prepare and register the investment project profile through SUACE (business route) or the corresponding Investor Pass channel, and obtain the investor certificate.
Vice-Ministry of Industry and Commerce (SUACE)
Permanent residency filing
File the permanent-residency application directly, without the ordinary two-year temporary stage.
Dirección Nacional de Migraciones
Duration
Source estimate: about 3 months for the SUACE business route, start to approval.
Identity card and company completion
Collect the Paraguayan identity card and, for the SUACE business route, complete company registration within the required window after the residency is granted.
Policía Nacional (Identificaciones) / SUACE

Source estimate, end to end: 3 months

Alternatives

Compared with alternatives

How Paraguay compares with two other programs: United Arab Emirates from AED 750,000 and Hungary from €250,000.

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