You can handle your Paraguayan residency yourself

Step-by-step guides for the residency and ID process, with pre-validation of your documentation by a licensed Paraguayan lawyer before you buy your plane ticket. You only pay for the help you need.

Avoid rejections: many applications fail due to errors in documentation from the country of origin. We review it for you before you travel.

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You run the process yourself. We pre-validate the documentation.1

It's not just a PDF. It's the procedure written for you to carry out, with the right amount of assistance.

Invest time instead of money

If you were thinking of delegating this to professionals like us, first check whether your case calls for it. Not every process is the same, and many are handled without being a specialist — all it takes is investing a bit of time. What to do with what you save, you decide later.

Get started right away

The guides download instantly. With the list in hand you can start today requesting each document in your home country, and getting familiar with what you will have to do once you arrive in Asunción.

Legal pre-validation before you travel

Once you have the documents from your home country, you are entitled to have a licensed Paraguayan attorney review them before you buy your ticket. He will tell you whether everything is in order, or whether something is insufficient or needs to be changed, while you still have time to fix it.

You only pay for the help you need

All three plans include the same thing: both guides and the review of your documents. The only difference between them is that you can consult him about your specific case.

What each plan includes

  • Pre-validation of your documents: up to 7 business days with Basic, up to 72 hours with Plus, up to 48 hours with Premium.
  • Email consultations: 2 with Plus, 4 with Premium.
  • 30-minute video call: included with Premium.

If you use up your consultations, you can unlock additional ones whenever you need them.

Available in five languages

  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • English
  • French
  • Russian

Everything you need in one place

Step-by-step guide: residency and ID card

We explain what documents you need, where to get them, and how to present them correctly.

Review before traveling

Send your documentation in digital format and receive validation and corrections prior to your trip.

Consultations with the lawyer

2 email consultations with the Plus plan and 4 with Premium, answered within your plan's timeframe. If you use them up, you can unlock additional consultations whenever you need them.

ID Card Guide Included

Included in all three plans.

Video Call

Included in the Premium plan.

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Your process, simplified in 4 steps

1

Choose your plan

Residency guide, ID card guide and checklists, in the language you choose. Delivered immediately by email.

2

Prepare

Gather your documents following the checklists. You'll know exactly what to get, what to apostille, and what background checks to request in your country before you move.

3

Pre-validate

Send your documents and a licensed Paraguayan lawyer reviews them. You get a report with the corrections to make before you buy your plane ticket — the same ones Immigration would flag at the intake desk, but in time.

4

Consult

With Plus, 2 email consultations. With Premium, 4 consultations and a 30-minute video call.

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Choose how much assistance you need

All three plans include both guides and pre-validation of your documents. What changes is how much support you get during the process.

Basic Plan

For those who will handle the process on their own and want the certainty that their documentation is correct before they travel.

US$ 99 / PYG 613.800
Buy Basic
  • Residency guide and ID card guide
  • Complete process checklists
  • Document pre-validation by a licensed lawyer — up to 7 business days

Credit of up to USD 99 if you later prefer to delegate

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Plus Plan

For those who want to be able to ask questions at the points where a wrong decision gets expensive.

US$ 149 / PYG 923.800
Buy Plus
  • Everything in Basic
  • Pre-validation within up to 72 business hours
  • 2 email consultations

Credit of up to USD 149 if you later prefer to delegate

Premium Plan

For those who want sustained support throughout the entire process, and to speak with the lawyer face to face.

US$ 249 / PYG 1.543.800
Buy Premium
  • Everything in Plus
  • Pre-validation within up to 48 business hours
  • 4 email consultations
  • 1 30-minute video call

Credit of up to USD 249 if you later prefer to delegate

Currency notice: the price is charged in Guaraníes (PYG) and that is the final amount debited. The dollar figure is for reference, calculated at a fixed exchange rate.

Made by professionals with over 10 years of experience.

Blás Amílcar Ruíz Recalde - Lawyer specializing in Paraguayan residency

I am Blás Amílcar Ruíz Recalde

Licensed attorney in Paraguay and founder of Asulegal. For over 10 years I have been helping people from different countries obtain their legal residency in Paraguay.

"Hiring me isn't always necessary. You can do it yourself: we tell you how, and we give you assistance if you need it."

Ideal for:

  • Students and people coming to live or work here for a while
  • Those coming to try it out for a few months before deciding
  • Digital nomads
  • Those who have the time and prefer to move at their own pace

Not recommended if:

  • You are not willing to stay a few weeks in Asunción
  • You have little time available
  • You would rather not deal with administrative procedures
  • You need to set up a company, or the process is part of a larger transaction

Both ways of doing this are mine

You can run the process yourself with the guide, or leave it in my firm's hands. Being willing to stay a few weeks is not the same as coming for three days.

With the guide, yourself Delegated to Asulegal
Who does the work You: you request the documents, wait out the issuing times, make copies, have them certified where required, and submit the file to the Immigration Office. My firm: prepares everything and only moves you when it is unavoidable. You arrive at the Immigration Office with the file complete.
What it asks of you Time. That you be available on the day it is needed.
Your documents Pre-validated by a licensed attorney before you travel, and corrected by you. Reviewed, completed and submitted by the firm.
When it starts Whenever you want: the guides are delivered at the time of purchase. Scheduled with the firm's calendar.
When it makes sense You are going to be in Asunción for a while for another reason: study, work, a season, testing the cost of living. You are coming for a few days, your case has some complication, or you would rather not deal with it.

If you'd rather my firm finished it, what you paid counts

The most common fear among people handling their own residency is putting money in and getting nowhere. So if, after pre-validating your documents, you decide to let Asulegal, my firm, finish the job, what you paid for your plan is credited in full toward that service. Up to USD 99 with Basic, USD 149 with Plus, and USD 249 with Premium. Starting on your own doesn't close the door on changing your mind.

Read the first 19 pages before you decide

We'll send you the first part of the guide for free: which documents you need to bring from your home country, and how to digitize and verify them before you travel.2

Get the first 19 pages

Frequently Asked Questions

Between 5 and 20 days for the residency file, and another 2 to 10 days to gather what the ID card requires. These are the timeframes that depend on you: obtaining each document, having it apostilled or legalized, translated and submitted. They do not include how long the government takes to decide. Once the file is submitted, the Immigration timeline does not depend on the guide or on us, and the ID card is a later procedure that starts once the residency has been granted.

The guides, checklists and pre-validation are included in all three. What changes is how much support you get and how fast we respond. Basic doesn't include consultations and its pre-validation responds within up to 7 business days. Plus includes 2 email consultations and pre-validation within up to 72 hours. Premium includes 4 consultations, a 30-minute video call, and pre-validation within up to 48 hours.

It depends on your country of origin. Most countries in the Americas and Europe do not require a visa for short stays, and the guide explains how to verify this requirement before traveling.

Yes. If your country is part of the Hague Convention, you will need an apostille. If your documents are not in Spanish, they will require a legalized translation.

Legal residency in Paraguay fully enables you to work, open companies, and obtain a RUC (tax registry).

Yes. The procedure is written on the basis of Law 6984/2022, which currently governs immigration in Paraguay, and on the actual practice of the offices where the file is submitted.

Our guide is updated periodically. If there are significant changes shortly after your purchase, we will notify you.

No. The guide is designed to help you properly prepare your documentation and understand the process, but final approval depends exclusively on the competent authorities and the particular circumstances of each case.

The methodology and procedure explained in the guide are primarily designed for processing in the city of Asunción. Other offices in the country may have practical differences, internal criteria, or operational variations.

No. The content is for informational and guidance purposes only. Although it is prepared by a lawyer and based on real practical experience, it does not replace personalized legal advice or a comprehensive analysis of particular situations.

Yes. The guide was developed so that anyone can understand the process step by step, even without prior experience with Paraguayan immigration procedures.

Document Pre-validation

The review of your source documentation by a licensed Paraguayan lawyer, before you buy your plane ticket. It checks the sufficiency of each document, its validity, whether the Hague apostille or consular legalization is correct, consistency between documents, and the typical errors that tend to generate observations at the National Immigration Directorate.

Scope: a single submission, up to 10 documents or 30 pages. Timeframe: up to 7 business days with Basic, up to 72 hours with Plus, up to 48 hours with Premium. Valid within 120 days of purchase.

The sufficiency of each document, its validity, the Hague apostille or consular legalization depending on the country of origin, the criminal record certificate, consistency between the data on one document and another, and the typical errors that lead to objections at the Immigration Office. The report tells you what is missing and what needs to be corrected before you travel.

A single PDF, with up to 10 documents and 30 pages in total. If your documents are scanned separately, combine them into one file before sending. It is one submission per plan, and you can request it when your documents are ready, within 120 days of purchase.

No. Pre-validation is preventive and advisory in nature. The final decision always depends on the competent authorities and the particular circumstances of each case.

The response time depends on your plan, and is counted from the complete receipt of your documentation: up to 7 business days with Basic, up to 72 business hours with Plus, and up to 48 business hours with Premium.

Pre-validation can be used within 120 days of purchase.

Post-sale support for this service is available exclusively in Spanish, Portuguese, and English.

Email Consultations

Consultations let you resolve specific questions about your process by email. The Plus plan includes 2 consultations and Premium includes 4. The Basic plan doesn't include consultations, but you can unlock additional consultations whenever you need them.

Yes. Each consultation must have a maximum of 800 characters to allow for clear and efficient responses.

No. Consultations answer specific questions about the procedure and are advisory in nature. Comprehensive legal advice on your particular situation is a separate service, provided through Asulegal.

Consultations are answered within the same timeframe as your plan's pre-validation: up to 72 business hours with Plus and up to 48 business hours with Premium. The Basic plan does not include email consultations.

Consultations can be used within 120 days of purchase.

You can do it at any time. Having followed the guide will let you understand the procedure better and make more informed decisions. And if you pre-validated your documents and request the delegation within 30 days of the report, what you paid for your plan is credited in full toward Asulegal's delegated service.

To access the credit you need to have used the document pre-validation, which is included in all three plans, and request the delegation within 30 days after the report is delivered. That deadline exists for a practical reason: source documents expire, and delegating a process with expired documentation complicates things rather than making them easier. The credit applies to the complete delegation of the process. It does not apply to one-off assistance with a single procedure, to files already filed and observed, or to follow-up and management of a case already in progress, which are separate services quoted independently.

Notes

  1. Official process costs (fees, tariffs, and administrative expenses) are not included in this price. Back ↩
  2. This is an excerpt from the complete guide. It does not include the procedure before Immigration, the ID card guide, the checklists, or the pre-validation of your documents. Back ↩
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