Paraguay Standard Naturalization

1. Residency3 years · permanent
2. Applyprocessing time varies
3. Citizenshipafter the oath

Country

Paraguay

Program

Paraguay Standard Naturalization

Local name

Naturalización Paraguaya

Type

Naturalization

Status

Active

Residency required

3 years

Dual citizenship

Allowed

Visa-free countries

145 destinations

Passport rank

#29 (Henley Index)

Foreign adults may petition the Supreme Court for naturalization after at least three continuous years of permanent residence, counted from the permanent-residence decision. Applicants must maintain a real domicile in Paraguay, avoid absences exceeding three months in each of the three years before applying, document a profession, trade, science, art, or industry (with study certificates accepted for students), and show good conduct. The court's rules require an elemental knowledge exam covering Spanish or Guaraní, Paraguayan history and geography, and constitutional rules on loss of nationality. The applicant files through the court with attorney sponsorship and appears personally for the sworn declaration; a fidelity oath and naturalization certificate follow approval.

Application fee

$8

• Minimum age 18+
• Police clearance required
• Medical exam not required
• Language Elemental (Oral or written exam under Acordada 464/2007, article 46)
• Civics test Elemental knowledge exam: an official language, history, geography, and constitutional rules on loss of nationality
• Oath required

Residency required

3 years

Residency type

Permanent

Continuous

Must be unbroken

Max absence

90 days

Income required

Must document regular exercise of a profession, trade, science, art, or industry; student study certificates are also accepted

Method

Agent, in person

Apply from abroad

Must apply in-country

Application type

Open

Official website

www.pj.gov.py

Legal basis

Constitución Nacional arts. 148-150; Supreme Court Acordada 464/2007 arts. 37-48; Paraguay-Spain Convention on Dual Nationality; Paraguay-Italy Agreement approved by Law 6479/2019

Multiple nationality is conditional under Constitution Article 149 on a qualifying international treaty or constitutional-rank reciprocity. Paraguay has dual-nationality agreements with Spain and Italy; do not treat dual nationality as generally available to every origin nationality. The Constitution states naturalized Paraguayans lose nationality after an unjustified absence exceeding three years, judicially declared, or voluntary acquisition of another nationality, subject to applicable treaty rules. The current Judicial Branch guide lists a judicial fee of Gs. 43,051. At the Central Bank's 8 October 2026 closing sale rate of Gs. 5,700.24 per USD, this is approximately USD 7.55. The USD amount is an estimate; the fee is payable in guaraníes. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Decree 1053/2024 permits consular passports issued to naturalized Paraguayans for up to two years. This is a maximum for consular passports, not a universal validity period for every Paraguayan passport type. The Supreme Court announced on 7 October 2026 that new naturalization cases will move to electronic filing through its case-management portal from 12 October 2026. This change is not yet in force on the verification date; the present official guide still requires personal presentation for the sworn declaration. How to apply: Court petition with attorney sponsorship; applicant appears personally for the sworn declaration.

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1. Oct 9, 2026
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   removed unsupported processing estimates and recorded the announced 12 October electronic filing transition as pending Source