Paraguay country guide
Business investment · Last checked 2026-08-05
Residencia Permanente para Inversionistas Extranjeros (SUACE)
Qualifying foreign investment under the SUACE route
A direct permanent-residence procedure for a foreign investor who first obtains the required investor certificate through the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and SUACE.
- Country
- Paraguay
- Applicant basis
- Qualifying foreign investment under the SUACE route
- Responsible authority
- Dirección Nacional de Migraciones, with the investor certificate issued through MIC/SUACE
- Official route status
- Current official route
- Information available
- Detailed guide
- Last checked
- 2026-08-05
Supported requirements
What the current source supports
- Obtain the Constancia de Inversionista Extranjero from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce through SUACE under the requirements for the selected investment modality.
- File personally with the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones and provide the current investor certificate, valid identity document, entry evidence, and a consular visa where required.
- Provide the source-listed birth, civil-status, foreign and Paraguayan criminal-record, INTERPOL, and sworn-declaration documents applicable to the applicant.
- Legalize or apostille foreign documents as applicable and provide the required Spanish translation. Portuguese documents issued in Brazil are excepted from translation under the DNM guidance.
Applicant scope
Who this route generally serves
- Generally designed for
- Foreign individual investors using a current Investor Pass modality and able to document both the investment basis and the immigration requirements. SUACE participation or company formation alone does not establish eligibility.
- Legal basis named by the authority
- Law 6984/2022 and its implementing framework, together with MIC Resolution 0283/2026 for the current foreign-investor certificate modalities.
Route lifecycle
What to confirm from application onward
- Financial basis
- Resolution MIC 0283/2026 describes four modalities rather than one universal threshold: productive industry, commerce, or services from USD 70,000 with a business plan and at least five formal jobs; financial instruments from USD 200,000 maintained for at least two years; business-use real estate from USD 200,000; and tourism investment from USD 150,000 with a business plan. The applicant must follow the evidence rules for the selected modality.
- Government service fees
- The DNM fee schedule effective 2026-07-01 lists permanent residence at Gs. 2,926,925 in cash, Gs. 2,991,317 by debit card, or Gs. 3,023,514 by credit card. Optional certificates, fines, and external documentation costs are separate. An older amount remains visible on the route page, so the effective fee schedule should be checked again before payment.
- Initial status
- Permanent residence. The DNM describes the residence card as definitive and requires the card to be renewed every ten years.
- Renewal
- Renew the permanent-residence card every ten years under the current DNM card-renewal procedure.
- Dependents
- No route-specific dependent conclusion is stated here. A family member must qualify under the procedure applicable to that person.
- Work rights
- The sources support investment and business-establishment use of the route but do not establish unrestricted employment rights, so no broader work-rights claim is made.
- Presence considerations
- No route-specific physical-presence maintenance rule is stated in the cited package.
- Permanent residence
- This is a direct permanent-residence procedure; the current DNM and MIC material does not require the investor first to hold ordinary temporary residence.
- Citizenship relationship
- Citizenship is a separate legal process. This route does not itself establish citizenship eligibility or a guaranteed timeline.
Official evidence
Sources for this route
Trámite especial para inversionistas extranjeros bajo el Sistema Unificado de Apertura y Cierre de Empresas (SUACE)Dirección Nacional de Migraciones · ES · Last checked 2026-08-05Residencia Permanente para Inversionistas Extranjeros a través de SUACE — checklist 01/07/2026Dirección Nacional de Migraciones · ES · Last checked 2026-08-05Paraguay fortalece la atracción de inversiones extranjeras con el nuevo “Investor Pass”Ministerio de Industria y Comercio · ES · Last checked 2026-08-05Constancia de InversionistasMinisterio de Industria y Comercio · ES · Last checked 2026-08-05Aranceles MigratoriosDirección Nacional de Migraciones · ES · Last checked 2026-08-05
General planning information only—not legal, tax, or investment advice. A listed route does not determine eligibility. Verify current rules with the responsible authority before acting.