Paraguay investor visa (SUACE permanent residence)

SUACE is a single window made up of several public institutions through which companies, whether individuals or legal entities, are opened, formalised or closed, so that entrepreneurs can complete the registrations in one place. Foreigners who arrive as investors and opt for this system can apply for permanent residence under a special procedure of Law 6984 of 2022, and the residence also gives access to the Paraguayan identity card and the other documents needed to open a company.

Bring originals with two authenticated copies of: the investor certificate issued by the Vice-Ministry of Industry and Commerce stating that you use the SUACE regime; a valid identity document from your country; the consular visa with Foreign Ministry verification where the DNM table requires a visa for residence; an apostilled or legalised birth certificate; a civil status certificate if applicable; and a valid criminal or police record certificate, apostilled or legalised, from age 14. If you lived in another country for more than a year during the last three years, add its certificate too.

Also present the INTERPOL certificate and the National Police certificate for foreigners, both from age 14, and sign the DNM's sworn declaration on respecting Paraguayan law. Foreign documents must be apostilled and translated into Spanish by a registered public translator.

You must also show proof of entry issued at a DNM border post: the stamped entry slip or the entry stamp in your passport. If you have lived in Paraguay for more than three years, a current judicial record certificate plus a sworn statement to the DNM can replace the home-country criminal record.

Register the investment through SUACE and obtain the investor certificate, then file the residence application in person at the DNM and pay 25 jornales, PYG 2,926,925 in cash from 1 July 2026. The procedure is personal; follow-up can be done personally or through a legal representative. The DNM may request further documents, and filing does not guarantee the residence. The card is indefinite and must be renewed every ten years.

On top of the residence fee, the certificate of residence costs PYG 234,154, and anyone who overstayed the authorised transitory stay pays the Article 87 fine of PYG 702,462. These are cash amounts; electronic payments carry a provider surcharge.

The DNM page does not state a minimum investment amount; the qualifying condition is the investor certificate from the Vice-Ministry of Industry and Commerce under the SUACE regime. Ask the Vice-Ministry which requirements apply to the certificate before you commit funds.