- Class
- Residency
- Valid
- 2 yrs → 10 yrs
- Seat
- Reserved
- Law
- 6984/2022
Residency · Cédula · Tax residency
Paraguay, done properly.
Temporary residency, ID card and tax residency in Paraguay, handled end to end by a team in Asunción with licensed Paraguayan attorneys. Fixed prices. Six languages. No surprises.
- Fixed prices
- Licensed PY attorneys
- Reply within 24h
- Built by a Western entrepreneur, for entrepreneurs
Why Paraguay, why now
The calmest way to get a second residency in 2026.
Paraguay asks for very little to let you in and taxes only what you earn inside the country. That combination is rare, and it is written into law, not a promotional scheme that expires.
- 0% tax on income earned outside Paraguay Territorial system, Law 125/91 & 6380/19
- $0 minimum investment on the standard route No deposit, no property purchase
- 2→10 years: temporary card, then permanent Convert between month 21 and 24
- 3 yrs of permanent residency before citizenship Judicial process, basic Spanish
What we handle
One team, the whole file.
Everything from the first document audit to the day you hold a tax residency certificate. We coordinate; licensed Paraguayan attorneys execute the filings.
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The standard entry under Law 6984/2022: a 2-year residence permit with no minimum investment. We prepare the file, book Interpol and police certificates, and escort you through Migraciones.
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Your national identity card, issued after the residency resolution. It is the key that opens bank accounts, contracts, SIM cards and the RUC. Collection by power of attorney if you have already left.
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Registration with the DNIT tax authority, your taxpayer number and, when your situation supports it, the Certificado de Residencia Fiscal. Plus a clear briefing on what your home country will ask.
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Conversion from temporary status between month 21 and 24, including the proof-of-solvency file required since July 2026. Or direct permanent residency via SUACE or the Investor Pass if you are investing.
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A simplified stock company set up in days, with RUC, registered address and an accountant who files monthly IVA returns. Useful for local billing and for the solvency proof at the permanent stage.
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Introductions to banks and cooperatives that actually onboard new residents, with the document set prepared in advance. Multi-currency accounts where available.
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We check every document before you book a flight: validity windows, apostille chain, name consistency. Translations are done by registered public translators in Asunción, as the law requires.
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Airport pickup, accommodation for the visit, SIM card, driver’s licence exchange, housing search, schools and health insurance if you are staying. The practical side of moving, not just the legal one.
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How it works
From your first call to your cédula.
A realistic timeline under the 2026 rules. Most clients spend one working week in Paraguay; the rest happens at home and on WhatsApp.
- Day 0
Free case review
A 30-minute call in your language. We check your nationality, family situation, income and goals, and tell you which route fits and what it will really cost.
You: tell us your story. We: confirm the route, send a written quote and a document list. - Weeks 1–4
Documents & apostilles at home
Birth certificate, criminal records and civil status documents, each apostilled in the issuing country. We review scans of everything before you book flights.
You: order documents and apostilles. We: audit every page, flag validity windows, schedule your visit. - 3–5 business days
Your visit to Asunción
Airport pickup, sworn translations, Interpol and police certificates, the filing at Migraciones with your attorney, and a few good meals in between.
You: show up, sign, get biometrics taken. We: escort you to every appointment and handle the queue. - 2–4 months
Migraciones processes the file
You can leave Paraguay while the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones reviews the application. Since late 2025 Interpol also confirms with your home country, which can add time for some nationalities.
You: live your life. We: track the file and answer every follow-up from the authority. - 1–3 months
Residency card & cédula
Once approved, the residency card is issued and the cédula application goes to Identificaciones. Both can be collected by power of attorney and shipped to you.
You: receive your cédula. We: collect, verify and courier it. - 2–3 weeks
RUC & tax residency
With the cédula, the attorney registers you with the DNIT. You receive your RUC, online tax access, and, if your case supports it, the tax residency certificate.
You: decide what you invoice from Paraguay. We: register, brief you, and hand over to an accountant if you want one.
Timelines are what we currently see at Migraciones and Identificaciones in Asunción. They move with the authority’s workload and with your nationality; we update the estimate at every stage.
Packages
Choose your fare.
Fixed prices for our coordination and the attorney’s work. Government fees, apostilles and sworn translations are paid at cost and listed below, so there is nothing to discover later.
- Essentials1 trip · 3–5 business days
$1,690per adult
Built by a Western entrepreneur for entrepreneurs. Residency, cédula and tax residency in Paraguay, handled end to end from Asunción.
What you get
- Temporary residency (2 years)
- Paraguayan cédula
What we do
- Case review and route confirmation
- Document audit before you fly
- Interpol and police certificate appointments
- Filing at Migraciones with a licensed attorney
- Sworn translations of up to 4 documents
- Cédula collection by power of attorney
- Support on WhatsApp and in our Orientation Tool for 6 months
- Most chosen Complete1 trip · 3–5 business days
$2,490per adult
Residency plus everything that makes it useful.
What you get
- Temporary residency (2 years)
- Paraguayan cédula
- RUC & tax registration
What we do
- Everything in Essentials
- Airport pickup and escort to every appointment
- Local SIM card on arrival
- RUC registration and DNIT online access
- Tax residency certificate request when eligible
- Bank account introduction
- Unlimited sworn translations
- Support on WhatsApp and in our Orientation Tool for 12 months
- Concierge1 trip · 3–5 business days
$3,900per adult
For families, founders and anyone who wants zero admin.
What you get
- Everything in Complete
- EAS company with RUC
- Permanent residency pre-audit
What we do
- Everything in Complete
- EAS company formation and registered address
- Local SIM card on arrival
- Accountant onboarding (monthly filings quoted separately)
- Permanent residency file planning for month 21
- Housing search, SIM, driver’s licence exchange
- Private transfers during the visit
- Priority WhatsApp line and Orientation Tool support for 24 months
Bringing family?
Each family member has their own file. Add a second adult for $990 and a child under 18 for $490, on any package.
Payment: 50% to start, 50% when the residency is approved. Bank transfer, card or USDC.
Paid at cost, not included
- Migraciones fee for the temporary residency permit
- ~$400–480
- Interpol certificate
- ~$15
- Paraguayan police clearance
- ~$20
- Apostilles in your home country
- $20–100 per document
- Sworn translation (when not included)
- $30–80 per document
- Flights and accommodation
- your choice
Government fees are set by resolution and adjust periodically. We confirm the current arancel in your written quote.
Territorial taxation
How much would you keep?
Paraguay taxes income earned inside Paraguay at 8–10% and does not tax income earned outside it. Move the sliders to see what that means for you. The number is illustrative, your real outcome depends on where you live and how your income is structured.
- Foreign-source income
- 0%
- Local personal income (IRP)
- 8–10%
- Corporate tax (IRE)
- 10%
- VAT (IVA)
- 10% · 5%
- Dividends (IDU)
- 8%
- Wealth · inheritance · gift
- none
Tax residency in Paraguay does not automatically end tax residency elsewhere. Exit taxes, controlled-foreign-company rules and treaty tie-breakers in your home country matter more than any brochure. We brief you honestly and refer you to a tax advisor for your side of the border.
Your checklist
What you need before you fly.
Save this list, tick things off as you go. It stays in your browser.
From your home country, apostilled
In Asunción, we handle it
Documents older than 6 months at filing are rejected. Countries outside the Hague Convention need consular legalisation instead of an apostille. We tell you exactly which applies to you.
Who this is for
Three situations we see every week.
Different reasons, the same file. The route is the same; what changes is how we plan your visit and what comes after the cédula.
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01The remote founder
You invoice clients abroad and want a tax residency that is written into law, not a temporary incentive. Temporary residency, RUC and a bank account in one trip.
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02The family with a Plan B
Two adults, two kids, one week in Asunción. Everyone files their own application; we handle the children’s paperwork, schools and housing if you stay.
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03The retiree or investor
Pension or portfolio income from abroad stays untaxed in Paraguay. We plan permanent residency from day one and, if you invest, the SUACE or Investor Pass route.
Your data
Your documents are safe with us.
A residency file contains your passport, criminal record and family documents. We built the whole operation around that: encrypted channels, encrypted storage on Swiss servers, as little data as possible and deletion when the case is closed.
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Not a WhatsApp fan? Signal or SimpleX.
If you would rather keep sensitive material off WhatsApp, say so and we move the whole conversation to Signal or SimpleX, attachments included.
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Encrypted email, PGP on request
Our mailboxes run on Proton, and we can write to you on Tuta if that is what you use. For the most demanding clients we exchange PGP keys and encrypt end to end.
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Member zone with encrypted uploads
Your scans go into a client area where every file is encrypted in your browser before it leaves your device. Only the people working on your case can open it.
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Servers in Switzerland
Your documents are stored on servers in Switzerland, a jurisdiction known for privacy, and our mail runs on Proton in Geneva. We follow the GDPR as well, and nothing leaves the team beyond the attorney filing your case.
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Only what the file needs
We ask for exactly the documents the authorities require, nothing more, and keep them only as long as the procedure runs.
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Deleted when we are done
After your cédula is issued we delete the scans within 30 days, unless you ask us to keep them for the permanent residency stage.
Your whole case in one place.
Documents, deadlines and messages for your file. Every upload is encrypted in your browser before it leaves your device, and the key stays with you.
In preparation. Until it launches we work over Signal, SimpleX and encrypted upload links.
Prefer to hand over documents in person? Bring the originals to Asunción and we scan what the file needs on the spot.
Ask for a Signal, SimpleX or PGP contact →Questions
Straight answers.
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No minimum stay is required. During temporary residency you cannot be absent for more than 12 consecutive months, counted from the issue date of your card. Permanent residents may be absent for up to 3 consecutive years. Any entry resets the clock.
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Not on the standard route. Law 6984/2022 removed the old bank deposit. You declare your profession or activity in a sworn statement. Investment routes (SUACE from USD 70,000 with 5 local jobs, or the 2026 Investor Pass from USD 150,000) exist for those who want direct permanent residency.
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Almost. The law requires your physical presence for biometrics, the Interpol appointment and the signature at Migraciones. That is one trip of 3–5 business days. Cards and the cédula can be collected by power of attorney afterwards.
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Typically 4–8 months from your visit to holding the cédula: 2–4 months at Migraciones and 1–3 months at Identificaciones. Preparing apostilled documents at home usually takes 2–6 weeks before that.
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No. Immigration residency is granted by Migraciones. Tax residency is a separate registration with the DNIT that gives you a RUC and, on request, a tax residency certificate. Whether your home country accepts that you left is a third question, and the one that matters most for your taxes.
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Serious offences or open proceedings lead to refusal. Minor, old matters are assessed case by case. Tell us at the case review; it is better to know before you spend money on apostilles.
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From 6 July 2026, permanent residency applicants must actively prove economic solvency (DNM Resolution 407/2026): local income shown by IVA returns, or foreign income shown by an apostilled contract with a Paraguayan address. Interpol now also confirms records with your home country, which lengthens processing for some nationalities. The Investor Pass launched in April 2026.
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Yes. Each spouse and child files their own application, using apostilled marriage and birth certificates. Children under 14 do not need criminal records. Everyone attends the same visit.
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After 3 years of permanent residency you may apply for naturalisation before the Supreme Court. It requires ties to the country, basic Spanish or Guaraní, and a clean record. Paraguay recognises dual nationality only with treaty countries such as Spain, so ask us before you plan around it.
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Scans travel over encrypted channels (Signal, SimpleX or an encrypted upload link), are stored encrypted and are seen only by the people working on your case. We keep them for the duration of the procedure and delete them within 30 days after the cédula is issued, unless you ask us to keep them for the permanent residency stage.
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Licensed Paraguayan attorneys we work with in Asunción, under a power of attorney you sign during your visit. The Optionality Report coordinates the process, translates, escorts and follows up. You know who is responsible for what from day one.
Start here
Tell us where you are. We’ll tell you how to get to Asunción.
A free 30-minute case review in your language, with a written quote afterwards. No pressure, no retainer.
We reply within one business day.
Prefer Signal or SimpleX? Say so in the message and we will reply there.
