Official fees verified on 17 Aug 2026 (Decree 6225/2026 · DNM Res. 407/2026 in force). See sources
Country guide
As an Argentine you enter through the MERCOSUR Residence Agreement: temporary residency requires no Interpol check and no proof of means, and your documents are already in Spanish. What does get tricky is the apostille and making the names match letter for letter between your birth certificate and your DNI or passport.
Route: MERCOSUR Residence Agreement
Document checklist
The general list is on the Process page. Here we only cover what changes because of where you come from. Process →
How it works
We tell you which route applies (Law 6984, MERCOSUR or direct permanent), which documents you need and what it costs. In writing.
Criminal record, birth and civil-status certificates, apostilled. We check every scan before you travel — nobody lands in Asunción with an expired document.
In your first week in Asunción: Interpol, National Police, certified copies and the filing itself. You leave with 'precaria' status — you can already work, study and travel in and out.
Migraciones decides and issues the temporary admission card (2 years). We follow up and keep you posted — even when there is nothing new.
Certificate of residence, proof of life and address, foreigner registration and data capture at the Identification Department. We go with you. You collect the card in person.
The switch to permanent residency is requested within the 3 months before your temporary card expires. We remind you in time and prepare your proof-of-means file under DNM Res. 407/2026.
Common mistakes
The apostille is always done in the country that issued the document, before you travel. Once you are in Asunción that document can no longer be apostilled and has to be requested again in Argentina.
MERCOSUR temporary residency requires no proof of means, but it lasts 2 years and cannot be extended. Permanent residency is requested within the 90 days before expiry, and there you do have to prove means with the document for your category (DNM Res. 407/2026).
Proof of entry is a requirement of the file. If you cross at Clorinda or Posadas, insist on the stamp or the migration slip: entering without a registered entry carries a fine of Gs. 702,462 (art. 87 of Law 6984/2022).
Frequently asked questions
For MERCOSUR temporary residency, no: that official list includes neither Interpol nor proof of means. The Paraguayan National Police record check (Gs. 24,500) is required and is obtained in Asunción. For the switch to permanent residency, Interpol is back on the list along with the judicial and good-conduct checks.
Migraciones accepts your Argentine DNI, an identity card or a valid passport. What cannot be missing is the record of your entry into the country (stamp or migration slip) and a name that matches your certificates. If you plan to travel often, a passport makes stamping simpler.
It is not automatic and Paraguay does not decide it. Immigration residency is not tax residency: the Paraguayan certificate is issued by DNIT (RG 65/2020) and requires an active, up-to-date RUC and the migration movement certificate for the tax year. What happens with your position in Argentina is decided by Argentine law; check it with an adviser there. We explain and handle only the Paraguayan side.
The evaluation is free and in writing: we tell you which route applies, your exact document list and the total cost, with official fees in plain sight and our fee fixed, with the ID card (cédula) always included.
As a Brazilian you enter through the MERCOSUR Residence Agreement and your Portuguese documents need no translation: that is an official exception at Migraciones, and it makes for the lightest paperwork of all. The trap is assuming the exception also covers the apostille: it does not.
As a Uruguayan you enter through the MERCOSUR Residence Agreement: temporary residency with no Interpol check and no proof of means, documents in Spanish with no translation and the lowest fee on the table. The delicate part is the calendar: Uruguayan record checks should be requested close to your trip, not months ahead.
Venezuela is not part of the MERCOSUR Residence Agreement, so your case goes through the general route of Law 6984/2022: with Interpol and the higher fee. And one date defines everything: since 10 January 2026 Venezuelan citizens are required to hold a consular visa, and anyone whose entry was registered before that date can start or continue their residency without one.
Spain is not part of the MERCOSUR Agreement, so your case follows the general route of Law 6984/2022: with Interpol and the higher fee, even though your documents are already in Spanish and nothing needs translating. What causes the most misunderstandings is not the procedure itself but confusing immigration residency with tax residency.
Your case follows the general route of Law 6984/2022: Interpol, the full fee, apostilles and sworn translation of everything in English. It is the path with the most preparation, and the bottleneck is almost always in one place: the FBI Identity History Summary and its apostille.