Permanent residency in Paraguay

[thirdShow10]

Hi there, I am thinking about getting PR in Paraguay and canceling in my home country for digital nomad life.

As I understand it, the ID card I get has no address on it, like ID cards in EU. Are there some services there let me rent a virtual address, for person and not a company, I can use to get mail, get a phone number and so on?

Also, do I have to fill in tax return in Paraguay if all my income is from abroad? If so, again, is there some service that could help me with that? My income will my salary from company in Estonia, which is not taxed in Estonia, but they might ask for proof of me taxing it somewhere else, or a proof that I do not need to pay taxes on it.

 

[Marie Manila]

I read somewhere that an HIV and health check is required when applying.
How extensive is this health check?
What are the reasons for refusal?
Or is it just a lawyer writing "You are healthy!" without consulting a doctor?

 

[Aleksander Paragvaets]

Hey how long would I need to stay in the country for the residence application?

Normally 3 days or if you need faster : 1 days.
I can do it in one day if you don't need to get a visa in Brazil or Argentina for PR.

Can you also recommend a good lawyer for handling investments and immigration together with you?

What kind of investments? I mean in what area?

Do you have contacts with local law enforcement?

Yep, in Police and in Interpol. Also some people in SENAD (antinarcotics).

Or is it just a lawyer writing "You are healthy!" without consulting a doctor?

Just a doctor writing "You are healthy". Lawyer can't do this.

Are there some services there let me rent a virtual address

Never heard of those services in Paraguay.

Also, do I have to fill in tax return in Paraguay if all my income is from abroad?

Only income you get doing something in Paraguay or services offered for people abroad while being in Paraguay. But Paraguay never search for your abroad income if you don't use your Paraguayan bank account for receiving money from other countries. You can just fill only what you earn in Paraguay.

She was accused by another woman who worked in the department where you get your cedula.
That women moved the letter up in power and attacked Bettina as both were known to not like each other.
Bettina never were accused of anything after the arrest and having done business with her in the past all i can say is that she was very professional always looking to be inside the legal system (exluding small bribery to get your staff processed faster) but nothing what would cause anything serious.

I always see her at migration board. Yep, she usually does the PR job with Germans. Never heard about a scam scheme done by her. Don't know if it's true or not. If she did something or not.

 

[Thomas278]

Hello, people. There is an easy place for getting permanent residency with minimum expenses and waiting time. It's a small country in South America called Paraguay. For permanent residency you need :
1) Birth certificate with apostille or consulate legalization.
2) Legal passport with an entering stamp
3) Police record from your country or from the country where you lived the last 5 years (you need to show resident card of that country too) with apostille or consulate legalization.
4) Marriage/Divorce/Widow certificate (if you had those relations with someone) with apostille.

Then the government ask you for a proof of economic solvency. There are two easy ways :
1) Bank deposit of 4,800$ in the BNF bank of Paraguay.
2) University diploma with apostille or legalization.

Other required documents you get within Paraguay. Waiting time for the response from the migration borad : 3 to 8 months.
But I can help you in getting it way faster in just one month. You can contact me via email about the prices of my services.
I am working with expats helping them to solve their problems in Paraguay in the last 3 years. And one of those problems include getting permanent residency, driver licence and other stuff without much trouble.

The good thing about PR in Paraguay is that you don't need to be 180 days or something like that in the country every year. The only requirement is that you should't be abroad for more than 4 years. Generally migration board doesn't care for now and there are people who lived outside of Paraguay for more than 8 years without losing PR.

Also you can apply for citizenship after 3 years of your residency. Paraguay has crypto places for exchange, so there is no need of sending money via Banks.

With all due respect the list above is highly incomplete and can be found at several English language websites. I live in Paraguay, speak fluent Spanish, and am in final stages of applying for a permanent residency for a number of reasons. I assure you that there is a significant amount of documents and/or other steps that are missing in the statement above. Feel free to message me or reply here. Muchas Gracias. Thomas

 

[Thomas278]

Hi there, I am thinking about getting PR in Paraguay and canceling in my home country for digital nomad life.

As I understand it, the ID card I get has no address on it, like ID cards in EU. Are there some services there let me rent a virtual address, for person and not a company, I can use to get mail, get a phone number and so on?

Also, do I have to fill in tax return in Paraguay if all my income is from abroad? If so, again, is there some service that could help me with that? My income will my salary from company in Estonia, which is not taxed in Estonia, but they might ask for proof of me taxing it somewhere else, or a proof that I do not need to pay taxes on it.

HI, I live in Paraguay, speak fluent Spanish and am just about to formally apply for residency next week - have all the documents ready. The ID card "Cedula" does not have address on it, that is correct. As far as I know you are not obligated to file a tax return if your only income comes from abroad. If you need more info message me.

I read somewhere that an HIV and health check is required when applying.
How extensive is this health check?
What are the reasons for refusal?
Or is it just a lawyer writing "You are healthy!" without consulting a doctor?

Hey I am in Paraguay and just did the health check as a part of the application form for the application for permanent residency. The health check must be performed by a licenced doctor. While I cannot say my experience is typical, my health check took 10 min, basic stuff like blood oxygen level, blood pressure, lung exam (stetoscope), heart exam (ditto), and a brief conversation with a doc. Note that I do have some medical background which might - but I am not sure if it did - help. Feel free to message me for more info. Chao.

 

[Thomas278]

Hello everyone,

I have just filed all the documents required for a permanent residency with Migracion Paraguay. The documents were reviewed and accepted and I had received a "Comprobante de Tramitacion de Una Solicitud" i.e. Confirmation of Filing of an Application.

Unless there are going to be any unexpected problems or additional questions, I should get the residency before
Christmas.

I had lived in Paraguay since January 2022, I had read a number of blogs about Paraguay residency, I had consulted 3 immigration lawyers here in Paraguay, and in the end decided to do it all by myself. I speak fluent Spanish and I found local staff at the Immigration office to be very helpful and friendly.

With all due respect, I will say that all of the blogs I had read, and all the posts in this thread capture maybe 25% of the things you need to actually apply for a residency in Paraguay. It is not that they are incorrect, all they say most of the time is true, but they are highly incomplete.

Example: "Certificado de Vida y Residencia" i.e. Certificate of Life and Residency is one of many requirements you need to provide. I have never seen it mentioned anywhere. You can get it from your local neighborhood police station but you also need additional documents to receive it - one of them being 2 neighbors to vouch for you. Not a problem as I had lived in the same apartment for 6 months and know a lot of neighbors but I have never seen this particular detail anywhere... And I could go on.

All this can be arranged but what I am trying to say it is not as simple as most of the posts try to make it look like.

It took me almost 6 months to get everything lined up, with the biggest culprit being that my home country (Canada) is not a signatory to the 1961 Hague Convention (“Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents”).

Feel free to message me if you have any questions.


Rohayhu Paraguay!

 

[gengiskhan]

Found this Jeronimo Finestra lawyer

For those wanting more hands on support in obtaining residency. Any other legit services recommended?

 

[daxbr]

Found this Jeronimo Finestra lawyer

For those wanting more hands on support in obtaining residency. (...)

Absolutely not. Read older posts about him.

 

[Thomas278]

Found this Jeronimo Finestra lawyer

For those wanting more hands on support in obtaining residency. Any other legit services recommended?

See my post above, I am happy to assist - feel free to message me. Hasta pronto.

 

[Aleksander Paragvaets]

With all due respect the list above is highly incomplete and can be found at several English language websites.

With All due respect all other documents are LOCALS one. So I don't even mention it because I get it without problem. I am working in this bussiness long time.

assure you that there is a significant amount of documents and/or other steps that are missing in the statement above

Yeah, because it's my job to get those documents wihout the need of the client to think about it. Those who want to do it by theirself can read the web page of the migration board or the police. It's a public information. Meanwhile the most important documents are those from where you come from.

 

[Thomas278]

With All due respect all other documents are LOCALS one. So I don't even mention it because I get it without problem. I am working in this bussiness long time.


Yeah, because it's my job to get those documents wihout the need of the client to think about it. Those who want to do it by theirself can read the web page of the migration board or the police. It's a public information. Meanwhile the most important documents are those from where you come from.

Hi Alexander,

thank you for your thoughts.

Let me offer my perspective.

1. As someone who arrived in Paraguay in January 2022, I had no idea about anything related to residency. So what I would have expected, as someone who had visited 50+ countries and lived in 9, a clearcut guide what has to be done to obtain permanent residency here. Despite talking to a couple of immigration lawyers as well as reading a bunch of expat blogs, I found very vague info that really did not help at all. I would have expected to get a step by step to do list. I found no one to provide it despite trying to charge me significant fees. That is why I did it by myself.

And while these documents are local, they still take time and money and they are part of the application process. As such I believe it is a good idea for people to know what these are. Yes the link to Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores is good, but even there it is not spelled out exactly what is needed for every document. See for example Certificado de Vida y Residencia.

Furthermore, it gets somehow more complicated if you had a residency in another country other than your home one, and that may require even more documents.

It gets even more complicated if any country from where you need documents is not a signatory to the 1961 Hague Convention. And I can go on but that is not the point.

It is all doable, of course. After all my application had been accepted by Migraciones.

2. My only point is for those who decide to seek more info about Paraguay Residency, using the web is basically useless. This is not the case say in Colombia nor Ecuador, where I had also lived, because there is a a lot of foreigners living there and sharing their info online. This is not the case in Paraguay, at least to the best of my knowledge.

Thank you for your post!

Be well!

Thomas

 

[freedomseeker]

Curious as a fellow canadian looking into residency in paraquay, how did you overcome Canada not being a signer of the Hague Convention. What did you have to do different?

 

[WorldCitizen99]

Curious as a fellow canadian looking into residency in paraquay, how did you overcome Canada not being a signer of the Hague Convention. What did you have to do different?

I just submitted my application for PR in Paraguay. All I had to do was send the documents to Global Affairs JLAC in Ottawa and then to the Paraguayan embassy in Ottawa to be legalized, prior to sending them to Paraguay. It makes no difference if your home country uses the apostille or not.

 

[Thomas278]

Curious as a fellow canadian looking into residency in paraquay, how did you overcome Canada not being a signer of the Hague Convention. What did you have to do different?

Basically you have to get every document vetted 3x times - first Global Affairs (good luck as they take 4ever and I mean 4ever - 4.5 months for me ), then Paraguay Embassy in Canada (they promise 5 days turnaround but because of my call they delivered in 24 hours, and then Ministry of Foreign Affairs here in Paraguay - these guys took 1 hr 45 minutes. Feel free to message me if you need more info. Catch is that Paraguay only accepts police clearance issued less than 6 months prior to the date of your formal application. I made it with 3 days to spare...

 

[daxbr]

There are well founded rumors that the Paraguay permanent residency program is being discontinued at the end of this year. It will be replaced by a two year temporary residency with the same requirements.

 

[WorldCitizen99]

Basically you have to get every document vetted 3x times - first Global Affairs (good luck as they take 4ever and I mean 4ever - 4.5 months for me ), then Paraguay Embassy in Canada (they promise 5 days turnaround but because of my call they delivered in 24 hours, and then Ministry of Foreign Affairs here in Paraguay - these guys took 1 hr 45 minutes. Feel free to message me if you need more info. Catch is that Paraguay only accepts police clearance issued less than 6 months prior to the date of your formal application. I made it with 3 days to spare...

Good News - Global Affairs is now advertizing that they are down to 15 business days for processing on average which is good bc for the cedula application we have to resubmit the criminal record check...

 

[Thomas278]

I will believe it when I see it.... please let me know.

There are well founded rumors that the Paraguay permanent residency program is being discontinued at the end of this year. It will be replaced by a two year temporary residency with the same requirements.

Any sources? There definitely has been an increase in applications as I am being told by staff at immigration office.

 

[Brutaltruths]

There are well founded rumors that the Paraguay permanent residency program is being discontinued at the end of this year. It will be replaced by a two year temporary residency with the same requirements.

This is completely untrue. It is a fabrication. The guys who are spreading these rumours dont understand the law here in Paraguay. They are saying it to deum up business. Eush people into applying for permanant residnecy before the end of the year. They are losing money hard on their btc so they need funds. And are willing to lie and decieve people to fund their pockets because they are bad investors

Блять, спалили. Пиздец)


Yep, you still need to be vaccinated.

No. You do not need to be vaccinated to come to Paraguay now. Writing this in Aug 2022

Found this Jeronimo Finestra lawyer

For those wanting more hands on support in obtaining residency. Any other legit services recommended?

No. He is hit and miss. If he suspects you are wealthy he will try and take you for more money at each stage. There will continually be these hidden charges and fees popping up jaja. He has a reputation on the ground in PY

 

[Brutaltruths]

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Normally 3 days or if you need faster : 1 days.
I can do it in one day if you don't need to get a visa in Brazil or Argentina for PR.

What kind of investments? I mean in what area?

Yep, in Police and in Interpol. Also some people in SENAD (antinarcotics).


Just a doctor writing "You are healthy". Lawyer can't do this.


Never heard of those services in Paraguay.

Only income you get doing something in Paraguay or services offered for people abroad while being in Paraguay. But Paraguay never search for your abroad income if you don't use your Paraguayan bank account for receiving money from other countries. You can just fill only what you earn in Paraguay.


I always see her at migration board. Yep, she usually does the PR job with Germans. Never heard about a scam scheme done by her. Don't know if it's true or not. If she did something or not.

ttina went to jail in 2014 for Passport fraud. Her and a collegue where involved in some shady stuff. She is back at it again selling her services but she is dodgey as ....

I read somewhere that an HIV and health check is required when applying.
How extensive is this health check?
What are the reasons for refusal?
Or is it just a lawyer writing "You are healthy!" without consulting a doctor?

The health check is not a real health check jaja. You do not need to go to a doctor and get a report etc etc. HIV test,, no way. Never

As someone who has moved to Paraguay in the last 6 months. The main problem here is banking. You can open a bank account here but if you can't show strict source of fund requirements you can only put roughly 1000 USD a month into a bank account. They also don't accept crypto as a source of funds. If you are going to move to Paraguay make sure you have good international banking options before moving.

If tou open a full bank account. You can transfer a million or a trillion dollars a month into PY. It just depends on the account tyoe when you applied and opened.

I transfer 10's of thousands a month. Hundreds of thouasand of dollars some weeks. Into PY from overseas.

Banking is great here if you opening the right accounts. Just normal accounts actually. Not these limited ones that most expats seem to open. Itau, gnb and atlas are all fine

Does Paraguay intend to join the CRS in the next few years or not?

No

I was considering getting the Cedula this year (or next).
My passport country does not allow second citizenship.
I would like to have it as a backup in case my passport fails.
Is the cedula still valid for life?
I read that it must now be renewed every 10 years.

No worries. Just get the PY pr. Then apply for the passport oneday. PY will not tell your home counry you have it. Never. You will be fine. I know a few peopple in the same boat.

If you have permanent residency, your attorney or fixer can help you obtain a driver's license. I am not sure whether you can legally obtain a driver's license without having a residency, but the Paraguayan bureaucracy is fairly corrupt so it might be possible with the right connections and at the right price.

If you want a banking residency, if you are a permanent resident you can pay a local to rent a mailing address at their home located in a residential area. It will take some footwork.

You do need Cedula to abtain drivers licence and motorbike licence. But you do not need to sit a test. Just pay the fixer or lawyer money, provide a photo via email or chat. And it will be delivered to you in 24hrs. That easy with my fixers. I just paid $250usd and got both the deivers and moto and didnt even have to leave my hotel.

And my fixers or should i say immigration comp ay i went through provided a tax/rental lease contract for me. So i have an address now. I just asked for wverything i wanted. They did it. Not sure if it was hard worl or if there was much footwork. I just went on dates and went to restaurants and they kept bringing me documents to sign and gave me all my paperwork when they completed the tasks for me. They basically relocated me here and made me a tax resident. 3 years later they are doing my Citizenship application. And i havnt even been in the country at all. Except to fly back and "sit the citizenship test" lol. That was easy If you go through a company like i did with a team of amazing lawyers. Everything is possible in PY. Everything. And all so easy. There is no law in that country. The law is in place to enforce the bribes and thats it

Thanks for your reply @Aleksander Paragvaets , but I do not get it.

First you wrote the Residency has to be renewed every 10 years.


Later you say it is valid for lifetime.


Do you mean the residency itself stays valid but the document has to be renewed every 10 years?

How do they check, if I are absent for more than 3 years?

Do I have to renew it in Paraguay and do I really have to show my passport again? I want to have it as a backup, if my passport fails.

You dont have to come every 3 years at all. That is a load of bull dust. And you dont even need to go to PY every 10 to renew the Cedula. Just pay your lawyer to donit in your absense. So easy

 

[Thomas278]

No. You do not need to be vaccinated to come to Paraguay now. Writing this in Aug 2022

Correct, I can confirm this. The requirement to be fully vaccinated against COVID19 (2 shots) was for foreigners only - i.e. neither citizens nor permanent residents of Paraguay were subject to it. This requirement was enacted 11-Jan-2022 (after Ecuador and Colombia had enacted in in December 2021). Here in Paraguay it had been scrapped in late April. I left the country 2x since and no one asked for any proof of vaccination upon my return.