Official fees verified on 17 Aug 2026 (Decree 6225/2026 · DNM Res. 407/2026 in force). See sources
Country guide
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.
Route: Consular visa + Law 6984/2022 (general route)
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 MERCOSUR Residence Agreement lists Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. Venezuela is not on it: the procedure follows Law 6984/2022, with Interpol and a fee of Gs. 2,926,925.
The consular visa applies from 10 January 2026. If you were already in Paraguay with your entry registered before that date, your case continues without a visa; if you are entering now, the visa is obtained at the Paraguayan consulate before you travel. It is the first thing we check in the evaluation.
If you spent three years or more in another country before arriving, Migraciones also asks for that country's record check, proving your residence there. Discovering it at the counter costs weeks and another round of paperwork.
Frequently asked questions
It depends on your entry date. Since 10 January 2026 Venezuelan citizens on a transit stay permit are required to hold a consular visa. Those whose entry was registered before that date can start or continue the residency procedure without one. When the visa does apply, it goes with the Foreign Ministry's verification.
DNM Resolution 858/2024 exempts teenagers aged 15 to 18 from Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Spain, Mexico, Nicaragua and Venezuela from the home-country record check when their country does not issue them for minors. Children under 14 are always exempt. From age 14 the Interpol and National Police checks are required, and those are done here.
Yes. Temporary residency lasts 2 years and the category switch is requested within the 3 months before expiry, between months 21 and 24. For that stage you need a valid Paraguayan ID card, updated record checks and proof of means with the document for your category (DNM Res. 407/2026): a work certificate stating income, contract and IPS, RUC and tax returns, or a pension statement, depending on your case.
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 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.
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.
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.