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Permanent residency + ID card

For holders of Mercosur temporary residency. Includes the proof of income required since July 2026.

Official Migraciones fee: 25 minimum daily wages (Gs. 2.926.925), in force since 01/07/2026. See official table ↗

Good to know

  • It can be requested from 90 days before the temporary card expires. Outside that window, this route is lost.
  • Since 06/07/2026 (DNM Res. 407/2026) applicants must prove economic solvency with verifiable documents.
  • The permanent card is renewed every 10 years.

Documents

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You bring from your country

  • Valid identity document from your home countryNational ID card or passport. Original + one certified copy.
  • Proof of economic solvencyDocuments proving actual income or real resources, under the categories of DNM Res. 407/2026. We guide you case by case.

You hand in on arrival

  • Valid Mercosur temporary residency cardIf lost, the police report.

We handle it in Paraguay

  • Criminal record certificate for foreigners (National Police)From age 14We handle it in Asunción.
  • Certificate of life and residence, legalisedIssued by the police station of your address in Paraguay. We handle the legalisation.
  • Interpol report, legalisedFrom age 14We handle it in Asunción.
  • Foreigner registration card (National Police)We handle it in Asunción.
  • Official translation of certificates not in SpanishFor the ID card, Identificaciones requires a sworn translator registered in Paraguay. We arrange it.

List based on official information from the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones. Migraciones may request additional documents depending on the case.