Paraguay Residency By Investment Program – Registration as Investor in Paraguay

The Paraguay Residency by Investment Program is the most affordable South American investor’s immigration solution.

From 2026, there are new options for investors to become permanent residents.

You can become a permanent resident of Paraguay if you invest:

40,000 USSD in a movie, through the SUACE option, but investing in culture, which is more than welcome here.
Register a company and invest 70,000 USD over ten years’ time.
Invest in tourism development projects for at least 150,000 USD.
Invest at least 200,000 USD in real estate, or
Invest 200,000 USD in the Paraguayan Stock Exchange.

Movie Investment for the Paraguayan Permanent Residency Permit

The movie investment option is the most affordable way to become a permanent resident. You must invest 40,000 dollars in an important cultural production. This process goes through the INAP (Instituto Nacional del Audiovisual Paraguayo) and the Ministry of Trade and Commerce, which is the responsible authority for the SUACE (company register). Ask us for more information. Deep Jungle Studios is waiting for investors. Send your questions to info@tucanoprod.com. The official partner in the program is Discus Holdings Ltd.

The original SUACE Residency by Investment option continues unchanged. The necessary amount of investment is still 70,000 USD, and you have ten years to spend it on your business or investment project. You must also employ 5 people.

Commercial property purchase for Paraguay Permanent Residency Permit

According to the amendment of the law, a property purchase of 200,000 USD became an official option. According to the Resolution No. 0283/2026:

“Real estate investments: from USD 200,000, intended for economic activities, excluding personal or family use, without the requirement of employment or a business plan.”

So, you must purchase something to do business with.

Paraguay Permanent Residency through investment in tourism development

According to the same resolution:

“Tourism-related investments: from USD 150,000, aimed at developing the national tourism sector, with a business plan and technical follow-up.”

It is important to know that the tourism sector of Paraguay is underdeveloped. We have a lot to develop. There are not enough hotels, tour operators, guides, or programs.

The country is beautiful and undiscovered; any investment in tourism is welcome. If you need ideas or local information, contact us for a consultation regarding the tourism and commercial property sectors.

Investment in Paraguay’s financial sector in exchange for permanent residency

According to the resolution:

“Investments through financial instruments: from USD 200,000, without obligation to generate jobs or manage a business, on the condition of maintaining the investment for a minimum of two years.”

Important: this is not the ordinary Paraguay Temporary, later Permanent Residence Permit Program. Citizens of visa-exempted countries (EU, USA, Canada, etc.) can easily obtain temporary, and two years later, permanent residence permits without investment! Please read all information here! However:

if you need a visa to enter Paraguay, or
you want to become a permanent resident without first becoming a temporary resident

Then, registering as an investor will help you start and finish the process fast. This investor’s permanent residency program may lead to citizenship, but it is a residency and not a citizenship-by-investment program. Permanent Residents of Paraguay can apply for citizenship status after three years, and the naturalisation process takes approximately 9 to 12 months now.

What is the process of the Paraguay Permanent Residency by Investment Program if you need an entry visa?

It happens mostly if you are an applicant from

Asia (except for Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Lebanon, Turkey, Qatar or the UAE) or,
Africa (except for South Africa)

So, how is the process if you need an entry visa through an invitation letter?

We get you the invitation letter (it is the most challenging part of the process)
You receive the visa and come to Paraguay
We register your company and open the company account, and obtain your investors’ certificate
You become a permanent resident
You receive your ID card
You do your business freely in Paraguay.

What are the advantages of the Paraguay Residency by Investment Program?

It is the fastest way to receive the Permanent Resident Permit of Paraguay
This program has the lowest necessary investment amount options of all residency by investment programs!
The investor must register first and start to spend the investment amount only after arriving in Paraguay. Update 2026: under the new options, the investor must always bring some part of the investment to Paraguay.
The options allow you to do your own business or invest in the sectors preferred by the government. Under the movie option, you can invest in the local culture, which is a great plus when you apply for citizenship.

Which Paraguayan Authority is responsible for registering as an investor in Paraguay to obtain the Paraguay Investment Visa and the Permanent Residence Permit?

OFFICE OF SUACE: Unified System of Opening and Closing Companies of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

As a second option to carry out the procedures of residence is the Office SUACE, which the National Government created to provide greater agility and speed up the immigration process for investors who claim to be residents. This public office is under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and works jointly with the Immigration Office.

Process of registration as an investor in Paraguay

Before applying for residency, applicants must register in the Unified System of Opening and Closing Companies (SUACE). They must submit the authenticated copy by a Public Notary of the following documents:

Identity Document or Passport,
Certificate of Criminal from the country of the client,
Interpol Certificate and
Proof of entry to the country.
proof of the deposit of the investment amount in a local bank

We fill in the application form for the request of proof of foreign investor provided by SUACE.
Affidavit of commitment to open a company before SUACE, with a certification of signatures by a Public Notary.
Profile of the investment project signed by all enterprise partners

After applying for registration as a foreign investor in SUACE, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce is responsible for issuing the registration certificate within 8 business days, but it usually happens after only five working days.

Process of obtaining the Permanent Residence Permit through the Paraguay Residency by Investment Program

Application for residence through SUACE:
Once the SUACE issues the certificate of the foreign investor, he/she must request the resident status before the same office.

Necessary documents for permanent residence in Paraguay for investors

A) Valid Passport
B) Certificate of a clean Criminal Background issued by the country of your citizenship or previous residency.
C) Certificate of Birth.
D) Certificate of Marriage or Divorce. In the case that both are single, documentation will not be necessary to prove the single civil status.

Important: The documents b), c) and d) must be Apostilled or duly legalised by the Paraguayan Consulate in the country of the client or the nearest Paraguayan Consulate to the place of living of the investor.

The advantage of the application for residence through SUACE is that the processing time is only one and a half months; the processing time for temporary residency in Paraguay in 2026 is 6-7 months.

Duration:
The SUACE must issue the Paraguayan permanent residence permit and the certificate of filing within 20 working days following the submission of the application. Update 2026: it takes one and a half months to receive the certificate of investor and to receive the permanent residency permit.

The necessary number of days required to carry out paperwork:

Suppose the investor chooses the Paraguay Residency by Investment Program as an investor. In that case, we remind that for the application for registration in the SUACE, we need the investor’s minimum availability for two business days to obtain the documents required for registration. Also, for the procedures of the request for residence, we need a minimum availability of three working days, according to the schedules of public offices. Altogether to obtain all local necessary documents and the official translations, it is advisable to stay at least two weeks in Paraguay.

If you are an investor, then our posts about the taxation of Paraguay and company formation in Paraguay may be interesting for you!

If you want to obtain the passport and citizenship of Paraguay, read here the step by step guide.

Contact us here to become a Permanent Resident of Paraguay through the most accessible permanent residency by investment program!