Paraguay

Residencia Temporal (standard option, 2022 reform). Since October 2022, most non-Mercosur foreigners must complete about 2 years of temporary residence before applying for permanent residence; the famous $5,000 deposit shortcut is gone.

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Residencia Temporal (standard option, 2022 reform)

Temporary residence, renewable, convertible to permanent after about 2 years (21 months for Mercosur nationals).

Who qualifies

Show financial solvency through savings, income, or a pension; a bank deposit alone is no longer sufficient.
Apostille LLC, Paraguay Residency: The $5,000 Deposit Shortcut Is Gone
Complete about 2 years as a temporary resident before applying for permanent residency.
Tucano Prod, New Paraguayan Temporary Residency Law
Mercosur nationals get an expedited option, convertible to permanent residence after 21 months.
Law 6984/2022, Mercosur provisions

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

It could fit.

Since October 2022, most non-Mercosur foreigners must complete about 2 years of temporary residence before applying for permanent residence; the famous $5,000 deposit shortcut is gone.

Every option that fits your family

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Time: 2 years of temporary residence, plus processing time for the permanent application.
Cost: Government and legal fees; no fixed deposit is required any longer.
The hard part: The once cheap and fast option is gone; this is now a slower, document-heavy solvency process like most countries’ standard residency.

Citizens by 2033.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

2027
First residence permit
2 years, renewable for 2 years at a time.
2029
Permanent residence
Two years of temporary residence first (SUACE investors skip this). Apply to change category in the 3 months before the temporary card expires; migration records must show no absence of more than a year during those two years. Permanent residents lose the status after 3 years in a row abroad without justification.
2032
Apply for citizenship
With a language test and a civics test.
2033
Citizenship

Language: Spanish or Guaraní, checked in the Supreme Court’s naturalisation exam.
Civics: An exam on Paraguayan history, taken with the language exam.
Time away: Three years of permanent residence (‘radicación’), counted from the date of the permanent-residence resolution, with a real home in Paraguay and a lawful job, business or profession there. After naturalising, an unjustified absence of more than 3 years, declared by a court, can cost you Paraguayan nationality (Constitution art. 150).
Two passports: It depends on the rules at the time and on your home country.

The 2 temporary years lead to permanent residence but do not count toward naturalisation, which needs 3 years from the permanent-residence resolution: about 5 years in all.
How long the decision takes isn’t published; we allow a year.
Whether you can keep your current citizenship depends on the rules at the time and your home country.

The law behind these dates

Living there.

Time you must spend there: 183 days a year toward the naturalisation clock.
Tax: Territorial tax system; foreign-source income is generally not taxed in Paraguay.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Apply for Residencia Temporal through Paraguay’s Dirección General de Migraciones.Open suace.gov.py ↗
Gather these documents.
- Proof of how you will support yourselves
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health cover for the move

Postern can’t run this for you yet.

Postern cannot run this application yet. Missing: The US residence-visa application needs a complete official consular procedure: its residence-specific requirements and form, the US office and district, appointment or submission channel, current fee and payment method, and MRE verification. The official tourism exemption covers only visits of up to 90 days and does not waive the residence visa. The routine temporary-resident cédula procedure needs an official checklist that accepts the temporary card and certificate. The Police page headed temporary or permanent still requests permanent-residence documents; its partial documentary exemption requires an individual reasoned resolution. Postern cannot assume that exemption or require a pre-existing discretionary waiver as a substitute for running the complete route.

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