Paraguay country guide
General temporary residence · Last checked 2026-07-31
Residencia Temporal — Ley 6984/2022
Intention to settle and perform a lawful activity
General temporary residence under Law 6984/2022 for a foreign person intending to settle in Paraguay and carry out a lawful activity.
- Country
- Paraguay
- Applicant basis
- Intention to settle and perform a lawful activity
- Responsible authority
- Dirección Nacional de Migraciones
- Official route status
- Current official route
- Information available
- Detailed guide
- Last checked
- 2026-07-31
Supported requirements
What the current source supports
- Current identity, entry, birth, civil-status, and applicable criminal-record documents.
- The declarations and Paraguay-issued record checks listed by the DNM.
- A declared lawful profession, activity, or trade and a Paraguayan address.
Applicant scope
Who this route generally serves
- Generally designed for
- Foreign applicants using the general migration-law route rather than a separate MERCOSUR or direct permanent procedure.
- Legal basis named by the authority
- Law 6984/2022 on Migration and its implementing rules.
Route lifecycle
What to confirm from application onward
- Financial basis
- No single financial threshold is stated for the general temporary application on the current DNM page.
- Initial status
- Temporary residence for up to two years; the applicant receives precarious-resident status while the application is processed.
- Renewal
- The temporary residence may be renewed for an equal period under the current general procedure.
- Dependents
- Children and other minor applicants follow the separate parent, guardian, and custody evidence listed by DNM.
- Work rights
- DNM states that precarious-resident status during processing permits work and study for that status period.
- Presence considerations
- The later permanent change has a filing window tied to the temporary residence expiry date.
- Permanent residence
- General temporary residence is the prerequisite for the later Law 6984/2022 permanent change-of-category route.
- Citizenship relationship
- The Constitution states a separate three-year minimum residence condition plus occupation and conduct requirements; temporary residence does not itself grant nationality.
Official evidence
Sources for this route
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.