Paraguay Investor Residency · direct permanent Your permanent residency in Paraguay,
through investment.

Place your capital (real estate, financial or tourism) and obtain direct permanent residency through the Paraguay Investor Pass, with no temporary residency stage. We handle the application; you invest with peace of mind.

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Investor in Paraguay - permanent residency through the SUACE route
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Passive investment
Direct permanent
Family included
Invest & live in Paraguay

One investment, permanent residency.

You put capital to work; a rental property, a financial investment or a tourism project. No company to run, no jobs to create: this is a passive investment.

The Paraguay Investor Pass turns that investment into direct permanent residency, with no temporary residency stage, under one of the lightest tax regimes in the world.

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Three passive routes

The Paraguay Investor Pass opens with a real estate investment of USD 200,000 (our preferred route), a financial one of USD 200,000, or a tourism one of USD 150,000. No company to run, no jobs to create.

Direct permanent residency

The Investor Pass delivers the foreign investor certificate, or Constancia de Inversionista Extranjero (CIE), within ≤ 5 business days, then opens permanent residency with no temporary stage, along with the cédula (Paraguayan ID card) valid for 10 years; the key to everyday life (banking, leases, rental management).

Family included

Your spouse and children each file their own residency application alongside yours, based on apostilled and translated civil status documents. Your spouse obtains their own residency, which allows them to study and work in Paraguay.

Territorial taxation

0% on your foreign portfolio

Securities, shares, capital gains, crypto: 0%, whether repatriated or not. Rental income from a Paraguayan property falls under personal income tax (IRP capital) at 8%; that is what creates tax substance.

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Foreign portfolio
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IRP local rent
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Wealth / inheritance tax

Thanks to Paraguayan territoriality, your foreign-source income (dividends, capital gains, crypto) is taxed at 0%, whether repatriated or not. Rental income from a local property falls under IRP capital (8%); a useful tax, because it creates the substance that unlocks your tax residency certificate. Crypto beyond USD 5,000 per year in cumulative movements is a simple reporting duty, not a tax.

Eligibility

This route is right for you if...

What you're looking for

To invest capital, not run a business

Passive investment: rental property, financial investment or tourism

Direct permanent residency

The Paraguay Investor Pass skips the 2-year temporary stage

Long-term residency

Cédula (ID card) valid for 10 years; naturalization possible after 3 years

Low taxation

0% on your foreign portfolio; no wealth tax and no inheritance tax

To bring your family

Spouse and children: individual applications filed in parallel

Requirements

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Capital to invest

Real estate or financial from USD 200,000; tourism from USD 150,000

Investment property (real estate route)

Personal/family use excluded; 30% payable at filing through a notarized private contract

Apostilled documents & traceable funds

Birth certificate, criminal record; apostilled + translated; lawful source of funds

Clean record & passport

Valid criminal record certificate + Interpol certificate + Paraguayan police; passport valid ≥ 6 months

To maintain afterwards

Reporting depending on the route (annual for financial, half-yearly for tourism); cédula renewed every 10 years

Check my eligibility

20-minute discovery call • No commitment

Not looking at a passive investment?

Entrepreneur (productive route: company & jobs) Self-employed (no capital required) Retiree (foreign pension) Living in Paraguay (overview)

Setting up a company that employs people in Paraguay (productive route: USD 70,000 + 5 jobs through SUACE, the investor one-stop shop)? That is a separate route from passive investment: it is covered on the Entrepreneur page. No capital to commit? The Self-Employed page details the residency route with no threshold.

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Investment & investor certificate (CIE)

Validated on 12 March

Permanent residency filing (immigration authority, DNM)

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The Dirección Nacional de Migraciones is processing your direct permanent residency. Interpol certificate up to date.

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Cédula (ID card) & personal tax ID (RUC)

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Yes, under personal income tax (IRP capital) at 8%, and that is useful: this local source creates the tax substance for your tax residency certificate. Your foreign portfolio stays at 0%.
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Your move to Paraguay in 6 steps

From your investment to your tax residency.

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Weeks 0-4

Scoping & preparation

Remotely / from your home country. Choice of route (real estate, financial or tourism), apostilles and translations of your birth certificate and criminal record certificate, checks on the lawful source of funds.

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We scope the route best suited to your wealth plan and pace your apostilles (via the apostille authority in your country), coordinating the sworn translations.

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Weeks 2-6

Investment & CIE

The investment is made (for real estate: 30% payable at filing through a notarized private contract); the foreign investor certificate, or Constancia de Inversionista Extranjero (CIE), is issued within ≤ 5 business days.

BlueVisa expertise

We structure the investment with our local partners (notary, rental management) and obtain the CIE from the authorities.

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Weeks 5-7

Permanent residency filing (Asunción)

On site: a single day is enough. The Interpol certificate and Paraguayan police record, the filing of the direct permanent residency application with the immigration authority (DNM) and the biometric capture (fingerprint) for your cédula (Paraguayan ID card) all happen the same day in Asunción; the apostilles and translations are ready beforehand. Everything else is handled by proxy: permanent residency and cédula reach you without coming back.

BlueVisa expertise

We prepare the complete file and support you on site in Asunción on filing day: permanent residency application and biometric capture for the cédula; the rest is handled by proxy.

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Months 3-6

Permanent residency granted

Migraciones (DNM). Issue of the direct permanent residency card (3-6 months; observed timeframe, not an official guarantee), with no temporary stage.

BlueVisa expertise

We track processing and answer DNM queries to smooth the path to your permanent card.

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Months 4-9

Cédula (ID card)

National police. Issue of the cédula (ID card), valid for 10 years and essential day to day (banking, leases, rental management). Biometrics are taken on the day of your visit; the card is then collected by proxy, allow several weeks depending on the Interpol and administrative backlogs seen in 2026.

BlueVisa expertise

We coordinate with the national police and follow through to delivery of the cédula (full chain approx. 4-9 months, depending on DNM and Interpol workload).

Tax ID (RUC), tax residency & settling in

Tax authority (DNIT). Optional: registration for a personal RUC (free of charge) and issue of the tax residency certificate (DNIT); the rent from your Paraguayan property provides the local-source activity. Bank account, dependents, year 1 follow-up.

BlueVisa expertise

Introduction to a partner accountant, tax residency certificate, bank account opening and support for dependents (All Inclusive).

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Choose your level of support

From administrative residency to tax residency and wealth planning support, we are with you at every step.

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Direct permanent residency (Investor Pass)

  • End-to-end file management by your expert
  • Your BlueVisa workspace to steer your whole move
  • Immigration by investment: Paraguay Investor Pass + investor certificate (CIE)
  • Permanent residency card (direct)
  • Cédula (ID card, valid for 10 years)
  • Apostilles and sworn translations coordinated
  • Personal tax ID (RUC) not included
  • +€400 per dependent

Ideal for: Independent investors

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All Inclusive

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Permanent residency · Tax residency · Personal banking

  • Everything in the Essential pack, plus:
  • Personal RUC → tax residency certificate (DNIT)
  • Introduction to a partner accountant (external)
  • Opening of a personal bank account
  • Arrival concierge: help with school enrollment, basic logistics
  • Help finding housing and preparing your viewings
  • €120 per dependent (instead of €400)
  • Administrative follow-up during the first year

Ideal for: Investors & Families

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All Inclusive + wealth advisory

  • Everything in the All Inclusive pack, plus:
  • Personalized tax and wealth advice (scoping your exit from your current tax jurisdiction and your tax residency)
  • Rental management of your property and optimization of your ownership structure
  • Turnkey settling in: housing search, schooling, year 1 concierge
  • Introductions to our local experts (wealth, legal)

Ideal for: Wealth & premium relocation

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Book a discovery call (Free)

We assess your situation and settle on the pack and budget that fit.

Our fees will exclude the investment itself and Paraguayan government and administrative charges (approx. €900 in total: residency cards, cédula, apostilles and translations). Registration for the tax ID (RUC) is free. The fees for the investor certificate (CIE) are not officially published.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which investment route should you choose: real estate, financial or tourism?
Three passive routes open the Paraguay Investor Pass (Resolución MIC N° 283/2026). The real estate route (USD 200,000) is the one we recommend first: a Paraguayan rental property generates local-source rental income, which creates the tax substance required for the tax residency certificate. The financial route (USD 200,000) requires a 2-year holding period and annual reporting. The tourism route (USD 150,000) requires a business plan and half-yearly reporting. We calibrate the choice with you according to your wealth plan. The productive route (a company employing 5 people, USD 70,000 through SUACE, the investor one-stop shop) is a separate route, covered on our Entrepreneur page.
Real estate route (USD 200,000): what happens to the funds?
You buy a property in Paraguay intended for rental (personal or family use excluded). 30% of the amount is payable at filing through a notarized private contract, the balance according to the transaction. Once rented out, the property generates Paraguayan-source rental income (personal income tax, IRP capital, 8%): this local substance unlocks your tax residency certificate. It is our preferred route.
Financial route (USD 200,000): what happens to the funds?
You invest USD 200,000 in the Paraguayan financial market (Asunción stock exchange / financial instruments) and hold that investment for at least 2 years, with annual reporting.
Tourism route (USD 150,000): what happens to the funds?
You invest USD 150,000 in a tourism sector project, presented through a business plan that counts as a binding sworn statement, with half-yearly reporting. The entry ticket is lower than the real estate or financial routes, but the business plan is required. The precise eligible sub-sectors are confirmed with SUACE/MIC depending on your project.
What does "personal use excluded" mean for the real estate route?
The real estate route (USD 200,000) must fund an investment property, not your own home: personal or family use is excluded. That is consistent with its logic: the property must be rented out to produce Paraguayan-source rental income, which forms the tax substance. 30% of the amount is payable at filing through a notarized private contract. You can of course buy a home to live in alongside it, but that property is not what supports the Pass application.
Direct permanent residency or the residency route without capital: what is the difference?
The Paraguay Investor Pass gives access to direct permanent residency, with no 2-year temporary residency stage: that is its main advantage. The route without capital (Self-Employed page) starts instead from temporary residency, converted to permanent after around 2 years. If you commit capital of USD 150,000 to 200,000, the Investor Pass saves you that conversion period and secures your status sooner.
How are my Paraguayan rental income and my foreign portfolio taxed?
Your foreign portfolio (securities, shares, capital gains, crypto) stays at 0%, whether repatriated or not, thanks to Paraguayan territoriality. For crypto, beyond USD 5,000 per year in cumulative movements there is a simple reporting obligation (RG DNIT 47/26, first filing in March 2027; Paraguay remains outside CRS and CARF); it is a declaration, not a tax. Rental income from a Paraguayan property, by contrast, is local-source: it falls under IRP capital at 8%. It is precisely this local taxation that creates the tax substance and eases your tax residency certificate.
Can crypto be used to fund the investor residency?
Yes. Your crypto holdings can fund your investment: the only requirement is that the funds be traceable and of lawful origin. In practice, your holdings are converted and documented (exchange statements, transaction history), and that capital forms your contribution. If your wealth is in crypto, we structure the application with you so that it is accepted.
What should I do with my crypto or tradfi activities?
Your personal trading, stock market or crypto activities are declared in your own name, separately from your Investor Pass investment: their foreign-source gains stay at 0% for a resident individual. Beyond USD 5,000 per year in cumulative crypto movements, a reporting obligation applies (RG DNIT 47/26, first filing in March 2027; outside CRS and CARF); a declaration, not a tax. The only requirement: traceable funds of lawful origin.
Is tax residency automatic once the cédula has been issued?
No. Administrative residency and tax residency are two separate things: the cédula is not enough. The tax residency certificate (DNIT, RG 65/2020) requires a cédula, an active tax ID (RUC) and documented local-source activity or income; the rental income from your Paraguayan property fits perfectly. There is also no tax treaty between France and Paraguay: the Paraguayan certificate alone does not take you out of the French tax system. An effective departure from France (home, main place of stay, center of economic interests) is required. We scope all of this from the discovery call onwards.
Can my spouse and children come with me?
Yes. Each family member files their own residency application alongside yours, on the basis of family ties (marriage certificate and birth certificates, apostilled and translated). A reduced "dependent" attachment route is not officially set out, so we do not promise it. Support for dependents remains available as an option (+€400 per dependent, reduced to €120 from the All Inclusive pack onwards).
How long, and how many trips to Paraguay?
A single trip is enough. There is no temporary residency stage: the foreign investor certificate, or Constancia de Inversionista Extranjero (CIE), is issued within a maximum of 5 business days, then, after a single day on site, permanent residency, the cédula and the tax ID (RUC) / tax residency are obtained by proxy, without coming back. The permanent residency application is filed in Asunción (apostilles and translations are prepared beforehand) and the cédula requires biometric capture (fingerprint) in person, done the same day; its issuance is then handled by proxy. If you cannot stay, the process is spread out and the cédula will require a return trip: allow 3 to 6 months in that case, or longer depending on the Interpol backlogs and the overload at the immigration authority (DNM) seen in 2026. Coming on site also speeds up the tax residency side with the tax authority (DNIT). The cédula is renewed every 10 years, and naturalization is possible after 3 years of permanent residency.

Your investor residency in Paraguay

A passive investment, direct permanent residency and one of the lightest tax regimes in the world, with honest guidance on the tax side. We take care of everything, and you invest with peace of mind.

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