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Paraguayan citizenship: more than a passport.

The process is called naturalization: the Carta de Naturalización, before the Supreme Court of Paraguay. Nationality on the day it is granted, automatic citizenship two years later, with eligibility confirmed before you pay for the process.

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One path,three words

Naturalization

The process. It runs at the Supreme Court of Justice, with the Public Prosecutor's Office intervening, and ends in an exam, an oath; and the Carta in your hand, the same day.

Nationality

What the Carta grants. You stop being an admitted foreigner and become Paraguayan: Paraguayan cédula, passport, an end to Migraciones renewals.

Citizenship

It comes on its own, two years after the Carta (Constitution, art. 152). No new process: political rights are born, the right to vote and be voted for.

In the price

All of this isincluded

  • Special Case Analysis, with a written legal opinion
  • Evidence file assembled and checked: the official list has 14 items, and your case may require more
  • In-person filing at the Court, with the lawyer at your side: the law requires representation
  • Responses to requests from the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Judicial Secretariat, on time
  • Preparation for the exam and for the oath before the Court
  • Visible progress in the app, without you having to ask
Evidence file organized on the table: vertical portrait.
Outside the price

And this runsseparately

Told before you sign, not after.

  • Court fees and translations by a translator registered with the Court
  • The pace: it is set by the Court and the Public Prosecutor's Office
  • The outcome: the Carta is a grant by the State; no one serious “guarantees” naturalization
  • Documents from your country of origin, apostilled
  • Your 3 appearances in Paraguay: the process requires you there
  • Keeping your permanent admission valid throughout the process
Court fees and certificates on the table.

Naturalization,in three numbers

3 years
under permanent admission before the request: time on temporary residency does not count
1.5 to 2 years
of process, estimated: a Court timeline is not promised
3 appearances
yours in Paraguay: filing, exam and oath

Why it isa separate service

Immigration procedures

Temporary, permanent, cédula. They run at Migraciones, with objective requirements and counter-desk timelines.

Naturalization: Supreme Court

A discretionary process before the Supreme Court of Justice, with the Public Prosecutor's Office intervening and the President of the Court deciding. The State grants, it does not rubber-stamp. Another rite, another team, another way of handling it.

What you need to havein order

3 years under permanent residency

The Migraciones certificate must prove three years of permanent admission. The temporary residency clock does not count.

Real domicile

Life happens in Paraguay: it is what lawyers call arraigo. In those three years, being away more than 3 months in a year breaks the requirement.

Regular activity and good conduct

Regular exercise of an activity (RUC, IPS, business license, study or a degree) and a clean record in both countries, apostilled.

Exam and oath

An exam in Spanish or Guaraní on history, geography and the Constitution; and the oath before the Court.

Before you sign: Naturalization goes through the special Case Analysis: US$ 449. It is not the standard analysis: here the opinion is legal and the case is more complex. Approved, the amount becomes a full credit toward the US$ 5,897 for 30 days. Rejected, it pays for the analysis, and you receive the opinion with the reasons why, in writing.

A real link is not declared: it is proven. The Public Prosecutor's Office asks for proof of what you claim: active RUC, filings up to date, IPS, a company with activity, property, family. It is the same material that Res. 407/2026 already requires for permanent residency: whoever kept their accounting alive arrives here with the file half done.

How we handle itstep by step

Step 1
Special Case AnalysisThe lawyer confirms your eligibility in writing, before you pay for the process.
Step 2
Evidence fileThe 14 items on the official list, plus whatever your case requires. Part of it is strictly personal: we guide, you sign.
Step 3
In-person filing at the CourtAbout 5 business days in Asunción, you with the lawyer at your side: sworn statement signed on the spot.
Step 4
Public Prosecutor's Office and Judicial SecretariatEvery request from the agencies answered on time. This is where a poorly built case dies, and a well-built one moves.
Step 5
Exam, oath and CartaExam in the official language, oath before the Court; and the Carta de Naturalización comes out the same day.

What you gain,and when

On the day of the Carta

You are a Paraguayan national: Paraguayan cédula, your own passport and the end of Migraciones renewals.

Two years later

Citizenship comes on its own (Constitution, art. 152): political rights, no new process, no new request.

Forever, if you keep it

A naturalized citizen's nationality is lost through unjustified absence from the country for more than 3 years, declared by a court. The link that brought you here keeps holding down the road.

Price

Price on the screen,no asterisk

The investment
US$ 5,897
Full process before the Court · court fees and translations separate, informed beforehand
  • Evidence file assembled and checked by the team
  • In-house lawyer from filing to Carta: the law requires representation
  • Preparation for the exam and for the oath
  • Real-time tracking in SOR
After the yes

From filing to Carta, without you becoming a lawyer.

1

Special analysis approved. The US$ 449 becomes a full credit toward the process, for 30 days.

2

Evidence assembled, filing in Asunción. You present, the lawyer at your side, sworn statement signed.

3

Court and Public Prosecutor's Office answered on time. Progress in the app, without you asking.

4

Exam, oath, and the Carta the same day. Nationality in hand. Two years later, citizenship comes on its own.

A Court timeline is not promised: the honest estimate is 1.5 to 2 years.
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Naturalization is notfor everyone

Better to know now than to find out in the middle of the process.

It makes sense for those who

  • Already have 3 years under permanent residency and a real life in Paraguay
  • Want the definitive link: nationality and, two years later, citizenship
  • Accept a process with an exam, an oath and 3 appearances in the country
  • Think in terms of 10, 20 years, and what is left ready for their children

It makes no sense for those who

  • Want a “fast passport”
  • Spent the last few years abroad: absence over 3 months in a year breaks the requirement
  • Seek nationality to solve a tax or legal problem
  • Are still on temporary residency: the 3-year clock has not even started
Real risk

Wherenaturalization goes wrong

False promise“Passport in a few months”

Oaths happen only a few times a year, and the pace belongs to the Court. Whoever promises you a quarter is selling a problem with a stamp on it.

Forged proofPaper residency

Whoever never lived in the country does not survive the Public Prosecutor's Office: an unresolved request for proof ends the process. A real link is not fabricated on the eve.

Lack of preparationFailing the exam, or missing it

The exam is in Spanish or Guaraní, on history, geography and the Constitution; and there are mandatory appearances. Failing, not swearing or not showing up brings it all down. That is why you are prepared beforehand.

Who handles it matters
The most decisive step of your life in Paraguay, handled by someone who speaks your language.

Romper's in-house lawyer is Brazilian, with a degree validated in Paraguay, not an outsourced firm. He knows the process from both sides: that of the country that grants and that of the immigrant who asks. Evidence file assembled by someone who does this every day, and you prepared before the exam and the oath. No surprises in the room.

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Questions from those who want Paraguayan citizenship

The real questions of those who reach this page.

What is the Carta de Naturalización?
It is the document that closes the naturalization process: a discretionary process that runs at the Supreme Court of Justice, with the Public Prosecutor's Office intervening and the President of the Court deciding. Discretionary means: the State grants nationality to whoever proves the link; that is why no one serious “guarantees” a result.
Aren't nationality and citizenship the same thing?
In Paraguay, no. The Carta makes you a Paraguayan national: cédula, passport, an end to renewals. Citizenship comes two years later, automatic (Constitution, art. 152), and brings political rights, such as voting. You do nothing: it arrives.
Does my time on temporary admission count?
It does not count. The Court's official list requires the Migraciones certificate with three years of permanent residency. The clock starts when your permanent admission comes out, one more reason not to postpone the permanent one.
Do I need to live in Paraguay full-time?
You need a real domicile: life happening in the country, in a demonstrable way. In the three years that count, being away more than 3 months in a year breaks the requirement. It is not house arrest, it is real life, with proof.
Do I lose my Brazilian nationality?
Under current Brazilian rules, loss only happens through express renunciation: naturalizing in another country, on its own, does not take away your nationality of origin (Constitutional Amendment 131/2023). How your case fits is checked in the Analysis, before any contract.
What is the exam like?
Oral or written, in the official language, Spanish or Guaraní, on history, geography and constitutional rules, including those on loss of nationality. The written ones happen about once a month. You are prepared beforehand, with material and a mock exam.
How many times do I need to be in Paraguay?
Three: the filing (about 5 business days, with the lawyer at your side), the exam and the oath: at the last one, family may attend. The Carta comes out the same day as the oath.
Can I sign up directly, without the Case Analysis?
No. And that protects you. No one pays US$ 5,897 for a process we have not confirmed will pass. The naturalization analysis is the special one, US$ 449, with a legal opinion: approved, it becomes a full credit for 30 days; rejected, it stays as payment for the analysis, and the opinion is yours.
I am the child of a Paraguayan, or married to a Paraguayan. Does anything change?
There are specific frameworks for those cases, and it is exactly the kind of thing the Case Analysis confirms with a document, before any promise.
After the Carta, can I live abroad?
With good judgment. A naturalized citizen's nationality is lost through unjustified absence from Paraguay for more than 3 years, declared by a court; and the rules on loss are, literally, subject matter of the exam you will take. The long-term plan is drawn up with that on the table.
Proof of delivery

The Carta de Nacionalidadin the hand of those who waited the years.

The end of the two-year road, and the photo of the day the Supreme Court approved.

Photos of clients with the document they earned
Photos of clients with the document they earned
Photos of clients with the document they earned
Photos of clients with the document they earned
Photos of clients with the document they earned
Photos of clients with the document they earned

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