Official fees verified on 17 Aug 2026 (Decree 6225/2026 · DNM Res. 407/2026 in force). See sources
The full process
Migraciones publishes no processing deadline. What follows are the real stages, with the timelines we see today in Asunción and the ones that are official (60 business days for the ID card). We tell you which is which.
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 (Hague Convention) or legalised, and anything not in Spanish is translated by a sworn translator registered in Paraguay (Brazilian documents in Portuguese need no translation). Criminal records must be recent — we recommend no older than three months when filed.
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. In Asunción we obtain the Interpol and National Police record checks (mandatory from age 14), get copies notarised and file the application at the National Migration Directorate (Caballero 201 at Eligio Ayala, 07:00–14:30). 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 order, and pay the fees with you (in plain sight, with an official receipt).
The timeline is set by Migraciones, not by us; today we see one to three months depending on the office's workload. 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 request the certificate of residence at Migraciones and the proof of life and address at your local police station, complete the foreigner registration (Interpol, Sajonia) and file everything at the Identification Department (Denis Roa at Boggiani). The fee for a foreigner's first ID card is Gs. 8,500 and the official delivery time is 60 business days. 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 let the temporary card lapse by more than a month, 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 every 10 years.
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
Everything in original plus one notarised copy. Foreign documents apostilled; anything not in Spanish translated by a registered sworn translator. In the evaluation we send you your exact list — the MERCOSUR route asks for less.
Source: official lists of the National Migration Directorate and the Identification Department (checked 17 Aug 2026). We do not copy agencies' lists: several still publish requirements from the previous law (medical certificate, bank deposit) 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.