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Building a life in Paraguay as an EU / EEA citizen

Territorial tax, cheap residency and a fast route to naturalisation Here is what that means for you specifically, from the front door to the tax return to the passport, seen through your EU status rather than in the abstract.

Researched from public sources, dated below. Not legal or tax advice.

The verdict

90 days visa-free, then a long-stay route.

As an EU / EEA citizen you can enter Paraguay visa-free for about 90 days per entry. That covers a stay, not a life: living here means a long-stay visa or residence permit. Separately, a visa is not tax residence, spend past roughly 120 days a year and Paraguay can tax you (see Keep).

How we stand behind this

Effective
2026
Last verified
2026-07-23
Source
PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Paraguay - Individual Residence
Confidence
Medium confidence

This block carries its source and dates above. Rules change constantly; the verification record is how you judge whether to rely on it, or take it to a professional.

The 15-second snapshot

You can visit
90 days visa-free for US, UK, EU, Canada and Australia passports
You can stay long term
Permanent residency, available directly through the SUACE investor track or via the standard temporary-to-permanent route
Remote-work routes
1 route
Bring dependants
Spouse and children can be added to a residency application
Open a local bank account
Local account possible after you hold a Paraguayan cedula
Likely tax resident after
More than 120 days in a year (procedural test)
Citizenship pathway
Naturalisation after 3 years of permanent residency, with language and civics exams

The sourced facts

Checked Jul 2026
  • Entry2026 · Medium confidence

    90 days visa-free for typical Western passports US, UK, EU, Canada and Australia enter visa-free for up to 90 days. Confirm current rules with the Paraguayan Directorate of Migration before travel

    GoParaguay, Paraguay tax and residency guide 2026High-churn · re-verify by 2026-10-21
  • Tax residence2026 · High confidence

    Deemed tax resident after more than 120 days in a year; territorial tax base PwC: resident if more than 120 days in a year. Paraguay is territorial, so only Paraguayan-source income is taxed and foreign-source income is generally exempt (PwC Taxes on personal income)

    PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Paraguay - Individual ResidenceHigh-churn · re-verify by 2026-10-21
  • Citizenship2026 · Medium confidence

    Naturalisation after 3 years of permanent residency 3 years of permanent residence under Article 148 of the Constitution, with genuine presence, plus Spanish or Guarani language and Paraguayan history and civics exams

    Immigrant Invest, Paraguay Citizenship 2026 (Constitution Art. 148)High-churn · re-verify by 2026-10-21
  • Income tax2026 · High confidence

    Flat-style personal income tax of 8 to 10 percent on Paraguayan-source income only Personal services income taxed at 8, 9 and 10 percent bands; capital gains 8 percent. Only Paraguayan-source income is taxable

    PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Paraguay - Taxes on personal incomeStable · re-verify by 2027-07-23

Researched from public sources on the dates shown. Rules change; this is a planning layer, not legal or tax advice, and not a substitute for a professional before you act.

  1. Enter

    Getting in

    As an EU / EEA citizen, a visitor can typically spend 90 days in Paraguay per entry. Staying longer than that means one of the routes under Stay.

    Visa-free stay
    90 days per entry
    On arrival
    90 days visa-free for US, UK, EU, Canada and Australia passports

  2. Stay

    Visitor to resident

    Living in Paraguay for years rather than weeks means a long-stay visa or residence permit. For an EU / EEA citizen, permanent residency, available directly through the SUACE investor track or via the standard temporary-to-permanent route.

    Long-term routes
    Permanent residency, available directly through the SUACE investor track or via the standard temporary-to-permanent route
    Bring dependants
    Spouse and children can be added to a residency application

  3. Earn

    Remote income & your company

    1 remote-work route make foreign or remote income relatively unremarkable in Paraguay. Running your own company from here is the sharper question: running your foreign company from Paraguay can make key decisions happen there, so Paraguay may treat the company as tax-resident (place of effective management) or as having a permanent establishment. That can pull corporate profit into Paraguay's net. This is the review that pays for itself. Your full, profile-specific company analysis is in the world designer.

    Remote-work routes
    1
    Company / PE
    Permanent-establishment / management risk

  4. Keep

    Tax residence

    Here is the line the category forgets: your visa lets you stay, it does not decide who taxes you, and that is true no matter which passport you hold. In Paraguay, tax residence typically turns on roughly 120 days a year, territorial system: only Paraguayan-source income is taxed (personal income tax 8 to 10 percent), foreign income is exempt. The 120-day figure is a procedural residence test used by the tax authority As an EU / EEA citizen you may also still have filing ties back home, worth settling before you move.

    Tax-residence threshold
    ~120 days
    As a resident
    Varies by income and status
    Also weighs
    Territorial system: only Paraguayan-source income is taxed (personal income tax 8 to 10 percent), foreign income is exempt. The 120-day figure is a procedural residence test used by the tax authority

  5. Belong

    Residence to citizenship

    For an EU / EEA citizen, citizenship in Paraguay is a route of patience: roughly 3 years of qualifying residence, each year usually needing about 120 days present. Whether you can keep your EU citizenship alongside it is a separate question worth checking early.

    Citizenship route
    ~3 years
    Qualifying presence
    ~120 days / year

  6. Live

    Banking, cost & family

    The practical scaffolding once the stamps are sorted. Opening a local bank account in Paraguay is local account possible after you hold a Paraguayan cedula. Bringing family: spouse and children can be added to a residency application.

    Local banking
    Local account possible after you hold a Paraguayan cedula
    Bring dependants
    Spouse and children can be added to a residency application

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