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General permanent residence · Last checked 2026-08-05
Residencia Permanente por cambio de categoría
Qualifying prior temporary residence
A change-of-category procedure for a holder who has completed the qualifying Law 6984/2022 temporary-residence period and wants to reside indefinitely in Paraguay.
- Country
- Paraguay
- Applicant basis
- Qualifying prior temporary residence
- Responsible authority
- Dirección Nacional de Migraciones
- Official route status
- Current official route
- Information available
- Detailed guide
- Last checked
- 2026-08-05
Supported requirements
What the current source supports
- File within the three months before the temporary-residence card expires. DNM also permits filing up to one month after expiry with the applicable overstay fine.
- Provide the current identity document, Paraguayan identity card, temporary-residence card, and evidence of any changes to civil status, occupation, names, or other personal data.
- Provide the current Paraguayan police, good-conduct, judicial, and INTERPOL records required by DNM for the applicant age group.
- Document real income or available resources under the applicable category in the current Resolution DNM 407/2026 solvency annex; a title or status label alone may not be sufficient.
Applicant scope
Who this route generally serves
- Generally designed for
- Current Law 6984/2022 temporary residents approaching card expiry who can document current identity, status, records, and economic solvency under the applicable DNM category.
- Legal basis named by the authority
- Law 6984/2022 on Migration and Resolution DNM 407/2026, effective for applications entered from 2026-07-06.
Route lifecycle
What to confirm from application onward
- Financial basis
- DNM applies the Resolution 407/2026 category-specific solvency framework to permanent residence. The route page lists evidence for professionals, technicians, employees, independent workers, remote workers, property owners, shareholders or partners, agricultural applicants, religious workers, pensioners, dependents, and students. No single universal income or deposit amount is stated.
- Government service fees
- The DNM fee schedule effective 2026-07-01 lists permanent residence, including change of category, at Gs. 2,926,925 in cash, Gs. 2,991,317 by debit card, or Gs. 3,023,514 by credit card. Fines, information changes, certificates, and external documentation costs are separate.
- Initial status
- Permanent residence. The DNM describes the residence card as definitive and requires card renewal every ten years.
- Renewal
- Renew the permanent-residence card every ten years under the current DNM card-renewal procedure.
- Dependents
- The DNM publishes additional minor-applicant rules and a dependent category in the solvency annex. This page does not infer that a principal applicant automatically carries family members into permanent status.
- Work rights
- The cited change-of-category package does not state a route-specific work-rights rule, so no employment conclusion is made here.
- Presence considerations
- The application window is tied to the temporary card expiry. After one month past expiry, DNM states that the applicant can only request a temporary-residence extension, available up to six months after expiry and subject to the applicable fine.
- Permanent residence
- This procedure converts a qualifying Law 6984/2022 temporary residence into permanent residence. MERCOSUR, investor, family, and bilateral permanent procedures have separate rules.
- Citizenship relationship
- Citizenship is a separate process. The permanent card does not by itself establish citizenship eligibility or a guaranteed timeline.
Official evidence
Sources for this route
Residencia Permanente para el cambio de categoría de residencia temporal establecida por la Ley N° 6984/2022 de MigracionesDirección Nacional de Migraciones · ES · Last checked 2026-08-05Migraciones actualiza el régimen de acreditación de solvencia económica para extranjerosDirección Nacional de Migraciones · 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.