Paraguay opens 3 investment tracks for the Investor Pass permanent residency

Three investment tracks open the door to permanent residency

Paraguay's Investor Pass lets foreign investors skip temporary residence and apply directly for permanent residence through one of three approved investment tracks. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC) and the National Directorate of Migration presented the program during an official mission in São Paulo on April 17, 2026, building on the SUACE investor framework already in place under Law No. 6984/22 and MIC Resolution No. 1052/25.

The qualifying thresholds:

• Tourism projects: at least $150,000 invested in hotels, lodges or other tourism ventures in Paraguay.
• Capital markets: at least $200,000 placed in the Paraguayan stock exchange.
• Real estate: at least $200,000 in Paraguayan property, with no business plan or job-creation requirement.

The MIC issues an Investor Certificate (CIE) confirming the category and Migraciones handles the residence card itself. The card is permanent, though the physical ID must be renewed every 10 years.

Who the Investor Pass is built for

Anyone meeting the capital threshold qualifies, regardless of current immigration status. Practitioner reports note each adult investor must hit the minimum individually, so dependents typically still route through the standard temporary-to-permanent path rather than the Investor Pass itself.

The real estate and capital markets tracks suit remote workers who want a Latin American base without running an operating business. Paraguay taxes residents at a flat 10% on Paraguayan-source income and generally leaves foreign-source income untaxed, which favors nomads earning abroad. The older SUACE productive-investment route remains available at $70,000 for those willing to incorporate a company and create at least five formal jobs.

Documents, fees and timing

Applicants need the MIC Investor Certificate, a valid passport, apostilled birth and civil status certificates translated to Spanish, police clearances from countries of residence plus a Paraguayan INTERPOL check and a sworn declaration before Migraciones.

Government fees mirror the existing SUACE investor route: Gs. 2,787,550 (roughly $370) for permanent residence processing and Gs. 223,004 for the certificate of radicación. Operational details, including online portals and internal decrees, are still being finalized, per practitioner reports.

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