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.
- SET — Tax Administration (legacy portal) set.gov.py
Original tax authority. Now consolidated into DNIT, but the SET portal still resolves and many filings reference it.
- Hacienda — Ministry of Finance hacienda.gov.py
Sets fiscal policy. Publishes the annual budget (PGN) and quarterly tax-collection figures.
- Aduana — Customs (DNA) aduana.gov.py
Imports and exports. Relevant when shipping a household, a vehicle, or commercial goods on a residency move.
- MTESS — Ministry of Labor mtess.gov.py
Work permits, employment contracts, minimum-wage decrees. Required if your residency path involves Paraguayan employment.
- Policía Nacional — National Police policianacional.gov.py
Issues a domestic-record certificate (Antecedentes Policiales). Distinct from the CSJ Antecedentes Penales — both are sometimes requested.
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].