Moving to Paraguay: the questions people actually ask

No. Ley 6984/2022 (arts. 54–55) removes permanent residency only after an unjustified absence of more than 3 consecutive years, and temporary residency after more than 1 year, unless the DNM has authorised the absence. Two practical caveats: you must be in Paraguay in person to lodge each file, and the permanent-residency annex asks for real evidence of income or resources, so a genuine footprint helps.

Ley 6380/2019 makes individuals 'resident in the national territory' the IRP taxpayers (art. 49) but sets no day count; the INR regulation (Decreto 3181/19, art. 2) treats a person holding permanent migratory residency as fiscally resident. You will see a 120-day rule quoted by advisers from the pre-2019 regime; it is not in the current statute text we reviewed. Because the tax is territorial, the practical question is source, not days: only Paraguayan-source income is taxed either way.

Yes. Spouses, parents and grandparents can be admitted as 'dependientes' of a resident who supports them, and children aged 0–17 are a separate 'NNA' category exempt from proving solvency — both parents sign, or the absent parent gives notarised consent. Spouses and children of Paraguayan citizens go straight to permanent residency.

Yes. Article 148 of the Constitution allows naturalisation for adults with a minimum of 3 years' residence in Paraguay who exercise a profession, trade, science, art or industry in the country and have good conduct. Multiple nationality is admitted only under a reciprocal treaty (art. 149), so check your own country's rules on retaining citizenship.

Gs. 2.926.925 for temporary residency (including the precarious-residency stage) and Gs. 2.926.925 for permanent residency or change of category; Gs. 234.154 for the Certificado de Radicación or a data change; Gs. 468.308 to renew the permanent card every 10 years; Gs. 702.462 fine for overstaying a transitory permit. Apostilles, translations, police certificates and any lawyer or gestor are on top.

The law does not require one — the DNM says the application is personal and in person — but a lawyer or gestor can follow the file, book the Interpol and Policía Nacional certificates, and handle the SUACE side if you invest. Exit Global is an independent advisory, not a government body, and residency is granted only by the DNM; our $497 review checks the file before it is filed.

Yes, and the DNM annex explicitly recognises 'trabajadores a distancia o nómadas digitales' — a work certificate stating your income and how it is paid, apostilled and translated, is accepted as solvency proof for permanent residency. For tax, services rendered from Paraguay to a foreign employer or foreign clients are not Paraguayan-source under Ley 6380 art. 48 unless the client is a Paraguayan IRE/IRP taxpayer, so that income is outside the IRP.

Getting residency here does not end tax residency where you came from. Use the relevant Exit site — see exitglobal.app.