Regulations verified · Law 6984/2022 · DNM Res. 407/2026 in force. See updates
The full process
Migraciones publishes no processing deadline and the exact document list changes by country and case. What follows are the real stages, who does what in each and where people usually get stuck. The detail of your case — which paper, in what order, how long — comes in the free evaluation.
In force: Law 6984/2022 · Decree 6225/2026 · DNM Res. 407/2026 and 478/2026
A video call or a WhatsApp exchange. We look at your nationality, your situation (work, retirement, family, investment) and whether you travel alone or with family. From that we define the correct legal route and send you your personalised document list and the fixed quote.
You tell us your case and answer a few questions.
We choose the route, build your list and fix the price in writing.
This is the longest stage and where most people go wrong. Foreign documents must be apostilled or legalised, and anything not in Spanish is translated by a sworn translator registered in Paraguay. Which exact document, with what validity and in what order to request it changes by country: that personalised list is the first thing you receive from us.
You request the certificates and apostilles at home and send us the scans.
We review them one by one, arrange the translations and tell you when to book your flight.
We meet you and set up the week's schedule: the prior steps in Asunción, the notarised copies and the filing at the National Migration Directorate, in the right order and without wasted trips. The procedure is personal and in person: you sign, we stand next to you.
You travel with the originals and sign at the counter.
We go with you to each office, in the right order, and you pay the fees to the State with a receipt.
The timeline is set by Migraciones, not by us, and varies with the office's workload; in the evaluation we give you the realistic timeline for your case. Meanwhile, precaria status lets you enter and leave the country. We tell you every week where your file stands and arrange collection of the card when it is ready.
You get on with your life; if you prefer, wait abroad and come back for the ID card.
We check the status, answer any requests and tell you the same day it is issued.
With the card in hand we gather the prior certificates and file everything at the Identification Department. We already have every step on the schedule, in the right order; we tell you when the card is ready and only the holder can collect it.
You are in Asunción for data capture and for collection.
We gather the prior certificates, go with you and tell you when the card is ready.
If you miss the window, you can no longer switch category — only an extension with a fine. That is why we schedule the reminder from day one. Permanent residency requires a valid ID card, updated record checks and proof of means with the document for your profile (employee, self-employed, remote worker, retiree, property owner, shareholder, student…). It is definitive; the card is renewed periodically.
You gather your category's proof of income when we ask for it.
We remind you of the window, build the file and go back with you to Migraciones.
Document checklist
There is no single list: it changes by country (MERCOSUR or general route), civil status, whether you travel with children and which residency you are after. That is why we do not publish a generic list that would make you request too many or too few papers: in the free evaluation you receive yours, with format, validity and order.
We work with the current official lists of Migraciones and Identificaciones, not with agencies' lists: several still publish requirements from the previous law that no longer exist.
Common mistakes
A single wrong paper can cost months. These are the six causes we see most.
Requested too early, they arrive stale. We time the issue date with your travel date.
The apostille must cover the right signature and be done in the issuing country; a foreign document can no longer be apostilled once in Paraguay.
One letter different between the birth certificate and the passport forces a correction. We check it before you travel.
Only translations by sworn translators registered at Paraguay's Supreme Court are valid (or foreign ones with the translation itself apostilled).
Medical certificate, US$ 5,000 deposit, photos: still on many websites and no longer exist. We work with the current official list.
The category switch is requested in the 3 months before expiry; afterwards, only an extension with a fine. We remind you from month 18.
Tell us where you are from and what you are looking for. Within 48 hours we tell you which route applies, which documents you need and what it costs — in writing.