References · Updated 2026-05-05
Sources & references. Every fact on this site, cited.
We cross-check our numbers against Paraguayan government data, embassy advisories, and independent third-party authorities. Below: every source we lean on, with the exact URL.
Government of Paraguay
Official .gov.py sources.
- DNM (Migraciones) migraciones.gov.py
National migration authority — residency, permanent residence, Investor Pass, MigraMóvil schedule.
- IPS — Instituto de Previsión Social ips.gov.py
Social-security institute. Worker 9% / employer 16.5% rates. Public hospitals for the formally employed.
- MSPBS — Ministry of Health mspbs.gov.py
Sanitary regulations, public-hospital network, vaccinations, MERCOSUR medical-certificate template.
- MEC — Ministry of Education and Sciences mec.gov.py
School registration, foreign-transcript validation, official curriculum.
- MIC + SUACE suace.gov.py
Single-window company-registration portal. Used for the SUACE residency track.
- DNIT (formerly SET) dnit.gov.py
Tax authority — IRP, IRE, VAT, RUC, dividend tax. Tax residency rules.
- BCP — Central Bank of Paraguay bcp.gov.py
Exchange rates, banking regulation, monetary statistics.
- INE — National Statistics Institute ine.gov.py
Population, demographics, census data.
- ANTSV — National Transit Agency antsv.gov.py
Driving-license framework. Issuance is municipal, but ANTSV sets national rules.
- DGRP — Real Estate Registry dgrp.gov.py
Property purchase records, title search, foreign-ownership confirmation.
- CSJ / Poder Judicial pj.gov.py
Supreme Court. Issues the Antecedentes Penales (Interpol) certificate.
- MRE — Foreign Ministry mre.gov.py
Apostille, document legalization, Paraguayan consulates abroad.
- SENATUR — Tourism Secretariat senatur.gov.py
Investor Pass tourism track approvals.
- SEPRELAD — AML Authority seprelad.gov.py
Anti-money-laundering and counter-financing-of-terrorism oversight.
- Municipalidad de Asunción asuncion.gov.py
Driver-license issuance for cédula holders registered in Asunción.
- Municipalidad de Encarnación encarnacion.gov.py
Driver-license issuance for Itapúa-registered residents.
- Gaceta Oficial gacetaoficial.gov.py
Official gazette — laws as published, including Ley 6984/2022.
- BACN — National Legal Database bacn.gov.py
Searchable legislation. Use for statute citations.
Embassies in Asunción
Foreign missions accredited to Paraguay.
Resident embassies issue police clearances and apostilles for their citizens. For countries without a resident embassy, the Buenos Aires post usually has consular jurisdiction.
United States
Av. Mariscal López 1776, Asunción
+595 21 213 715
py.usembassy.gov ↗United Kingdom (resident officer)
Edificio Citicenter, Av. Mcal. López, Asunción
+595 21 614 588
gov.uk ↗Germany
Av. Venezuela 241 c/ Mcal. López, Asunción
+595 21 214 009
asuncion.diplo.de ↗France
Av. España 893 c/ Padre Pucheu, Asunción
+595 21 213 840
py.ambafrance.org ↗Italy
Quesada 5871 c/ Belgrano, Asunción
+595 21 615 620
amb-asuncion.esteri.it ↗Spain
Yegros 437 c/ 25 de Mayo, Edif. San Rafael, Asunción
+595 21 490 686
exteriores.gob.es ↗Russia
Avda. Mariscal López 2415 c/ Capitán Solano López, Asunción
+595 21 664 098
paraguay.mid.ru ↗Japan
Av. Mariscal López 2364, Asunción
+595 21 604 616
py.emb-japan.go.jp ↗Israel
Edificio San Rafael, Yegros 437 piso 8, Asunción
+595 21 495 097
embassies.gov.il ↗Brazil
Cnel. Irrazábal c/ Eligio Ayala, Asunción
+595 21 248 4000
asuncion.itamaraty.gov.br ↗Argentina
Av. España 1858 c/ Perú, Asunción
+595 21 212 320
easun.cancilleria.gob.ar ↗Taiwan (ROC)
Avda. Mariscal López 1133, Asunción
+595 21 213 362
taiwanembassy.org ↗Ukraine (covered via Buenos Aires)
Buenos Aires post — no resident embassy in Asunción
+54 11 4802 1707
argentina.mfa.gov.ua ↗
For Paraguayan consulates abroad, see MRE's directory: mre.gov.py/index.php/representaciones-en-el-exterior.
Third-party authorities
Independent sources we cite.
- Global Peace Index (Vision of Humanity) visionofhumanity.org
Annual peace ranking. Source for Paraguay's 75/163 world rank, 4th in S. America.
- InSight Crime — Paraguay insightcrime.org
Independent organized-crime tracker. Source for 2025 homicide rate (6.1/100k, down 18.6%).
- UNODC Data Portal dataunodc.un.org
UN Office on Drugs and Crime — comparative homicide and trafficking statistics.
- PwC Tax Summaries — Paraguay taxsummaries.pwc.com
Authoritative tax overview: territorial system, IRP/IRE rates, dividend tax.
- US State Department travel advisory travel.state.gov
Tier-1 advisory (lowest level). Updated quarterly.
- World Bank — Paraguay data.worldbank.org
Macro indicators: GDP, inflation, population, employment.
- IMF — Paraguay imf.org
IMF country data and Article IV consultations.
- Numbeo — Cost of Living Paraguay numbeo.com
Crowdsourced cost-of-living index. We cross-check against expat-group reports before citing.
- Transparency International — Paraguay transparency.org
Corruption Perception Index — useful context for the petty-corruption section.
- Heritage — Economic Freedom Paraguay heritage.org
Economic-freedom score and components.
- FATF / GAFILAT fatf-gafi.org
Mutual-evaluation reports relevant to banking compliance.
- Mercosur mercosur.int
Regional bloc — basis for the reduced-fee MERCOSUR residency track.
Verification protocol
How we keep these honest.
Every URL on this page is verified at publication. Government domains in Paraguay have moved before (the most recent: SET → DNIT, 2024). We re-check sources quarterly and flag any redirects in our changelog. Spot a stale link? Email [email protected].