Paraguay’s Investor Pass Opens a Direct Route to Residency

What the program gives investors

Paraguay’s Investor Pass is live and it skips the usual temporary-residency step entirely. Foreign investors can get permanent residency through a qualifying investment of $150,000 in tourism or $200,000 in real estate or the stock market, with mixed investments allowed, honestly, which makes the entry point flexible if you’re splitting capital across assets.

It’s managed through SUACE and was rolled out on April 17, so this isn’t a pilot or a rumor. The residency card runs 10 years and is renewable and you only need to enter Paraguay once every 36 months to keep it active, weirdly light-touch compared with many other investor routes.

Who this hits hardest

This is built for high-net-worth investors, not short-term visitors. Tourists still get the same visa-free or visa-exempt stays they already had, but expats, remote workers and families tied to a bigger move can now get residency faster, then use Paraguay’s territorial tax system to keep foreign income outside local tax.

The tax side matters. Residents face an 8% dividend tax instead of 15% and Paraguay still has 0% tax on foreign income plus no wealth or inheritance tax, so the upside is real if your money is earned elsewhere and you want a cleaner base in Mercosur.

What to do next

Applications are handled electronically through SUACE, then Migration issues the residency after the investor certificate is approved. You’ll need to be 18+, pass a criminal-record check and show proof of the qualifying investment, then and honestly, you should expect a process that may take 2 to 6 months before you’re fully settled.

Physical presence is mainly for the national ID or cédula and family members can usually be included. If you’re weighing a move, start with the official paperwork now, because this is one of the clearest passive-residency paths in the region and it pairs neatly with our latest visa updates.

Read our full Paraguay guide for the complete picture.