Paraguay investor permanent residence

Paraguay has a statutory exception that can allow qualifying foreign investors to obtain permanent residence directly, without first completing ordinary temporary residence. The immigration application is linked to the official foreign-investor certification/SUACE framework, which the government updated in 2026 under the Paraguay Investor Pass.

2026 Investor Pass modalities

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce states that Resolution 0283/2026 modernized the Constancia de Inversionista Extranjero and recognizes four investment profiles:

  • Productive investment in industry, commerce or services: from USD 70,000, with at least five formal jobs and a business plan.
  • Financial instruments: from USD 200,000, without a job-creation requirement, with the investment maintained for at least two years.
  • Real estate for economic activity: from USD 200,000; personal/family use is excluded from this modality, with no employment or business-plan requirement stated by MIC for the category.
  • Tourism investment: from USD 150,000, with a business plan and technical follow-up.

These thresholds support the investor-certificate framework; they are not a promise of immigration approval. Background checks, source-of-funds declarations, anti-money-laundering controls, investment verification and the DNM residence requirements still apply.

SUACE and immigration filing

DNM's investor-residence process requires the official investor certificate showing that the foreign national is using the SUACE regime, identity and entry evidence, civil/background documents and other current requirements. The special route is personal and DNM may request additional evidence.

Residence status and fee

The investor exception is a direct permanent residence route under the Migration Law framework. The current DNM permanent-residence fee schedule lists Gs. 2,926,925 cash, although the applicant should confirm the exact investor-case charges and document fees at filing because wage-indexed rates change.

Entrepreneurs below the Investor Pass thresholds

A founder or self-employed person does not automatically qualify for direct investor permanent residence merely by forming a company. If the investor-certification conditions are not met, the general temporary-residence route may be the appropriate immigration basis while the business, tax and corporate steps are handled separately.

The official sources reviewed do not publish one guaranteed approval timeline for all Investor Pass residence cases.

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