Paraguay
Investor Pass Visa
Minimum investment
USD 70,000
Processing time
SUACE issues the Constancia de Inversionista Extranjero (CIE) within 5 business days of a complete file; the permanent residency resolution from the Direccion General de Migraciones follows in approximately 20 business days from a complete file
Physical presence
no minimum stay required to maintain residency
- Investment route
- •Productive (Productiva): minimum USD 70,000 capitalizing a Paraguayan company (SRL, SA, or EAS) via SUACE, with an approved business plan committing to at least 5 formal local jobs
- •Tourism (Turistica): minimum USD 150,000 in hospitality, gastronomy, or tourism projects
- •Real Estate (Inmobiliaria): minimum USD 200,000, property must generate income or economic use, not purely personal/family use
- •at least 30% of the declared amount must already be paid, verifiable by public deed or notarized private contract
- •Financial (Financiera): minimum USD 200,000 through an entity regulated by Paraguay's Central Bank Securities Superintendency, held at least 2 years with annual reporting obligations
- Investment breakdown
- •established by Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC) Resolution 283/2026, launched 17 April 2026, updated by DNM Resolution 407/2026 (6 July 2026) which unified eligibility criteria
- •the Productive category (via SUACE) pre-dates this resolution and remains the most-used route
- •each applicant must reach the full minimum within a single category — amounts cannot be combined across categories
- •a couple must each independently meet the minimum for their chosen category
- Additional fees
- •government fees are indexed to Paraguay's minimum wage and adjust with each minimum-wage revision
- •the current fee schedule is published only on migraciones.gov.py
- Eligibility
- •18+
- •Clean criminal record
- •Verifiable source of funds
- Due diligence
- •source-of-funds review aligned with SEPRELAD (Paraguay's financial intelligence unit) anti-money-laundering standards
- •police clearance certificates from the last 5 years required, apostilled per the Hague Convention and translated into Spanish by a certified Paraguayan translator
- Family inclusion
- •spouse (must independently meet the investment minimum for the chosen category)
- •minor children automatically accompany the parents' residency
- Path to citizenship
- under Paraguay's constitutional rules, a permanent resident may apply for naturalization after 3 years of holding permanent residence
- Renewal
- residency is granted as permanent directly, without a prior 2-year temporary residency stage that Paraguay's standard immigration routes normally require
- Dual citizenship
- Fully permitted — Paraguay allows dual and multiple citizenship
- Key benefits
- •grants direct permanent residency without Paraguay's usual 2-year temporary-residency stage
- •Paraguay's territorial tax system means foreign-sourced income is not taxed
- Taxation
- •territorial tax system — only Paraguay-sourced income is taxed
- •foreign-sourced income is not taxed regardless of tax residency status
Application process
- 1.select one of the four investment categories
- 2.structure and document the investment (incorporate and capitalize a company for the Productive route, register real estate, or place funds with a regulated financial entity)
- 3.obtain the Constancia de Inversionista Extranjero (CIE) from SUACE/MIC
- 4.file the permanent residency application with the Direccion General de Migraciones including apostilled personal documents and police clearance certificates
- 5.receive the permanent residency resolution