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A foreign national wishing to enter Paraguay must obtain a visa unless they are citizens of one of the eligible visa exempt countries or countries whose citizens are granted visa on arrival.[1]

Paraguay visas are documents issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its subsequent diplomatic missions abroad; with the stated goal of regulating and facilitating migratory flows.

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  Visa not required
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Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Paraguay for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted) if holding a valid passport.[2]

ID - may also travel with an ID card.
1 - including all classes of British nationality.
2 - up to 30 days.
3 - up to 60 days.

Date of visa changes
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2017)

Visa free Unknown: Argentina, Dominican Republic, Uruguay

  • 1 July 1959: Spain[3]
  • 5 March 1960: Brazil
  • 22 November 1960: Belgium,[4] Luxembourg[5] and Netherlands[6]
  • 1 December 1962: Germany[7]
  • 1 July 1963: Denmark,[8] Norway[9] and Sweden[10]
  • 9 February 1964: Liehtinshtein[11] and Switzerland[12]
  • 9 June 1965: Italy[13]
  • 19 February 1966: Israel[14]
  • 27 November 1966: United Kingdom[15]
  • 12 August 1967: Ecuador[16]
  • 18 March 1969: Austria[17]
  • 20 September 1977: Chile[18]
  • 8 November 1990: Japan[19]
  • 28 October 1992: Finland[20]
  • 16 July 1992: Costa Rica[21]
  • 7 December 1992: Colombia[22]
  • 21 September 1993: Bolivia[23]
  • 26 January 1994: Peru[24]
  • 4 September 1996: Venezuela[25]
  • 12 December 1997: France[26]
  • 21 August 1998: Greece[27]
  • 8 November 1998: El Salvador[28]
  • 2 December 1998: Portugal[29]
  • 18 April 1999: Panama[30]
  • 18 January 2004: Hungary[31]
  • 9 July 2004: Czech Republic[32]
  • 19 July 2004: South Africa[33]
  • 29 December 2004: Cyprus, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia[34]
  • 21 August 2006: Iceland[35]
  • 30 March 2006: South Korea[36]
  • 31 December 2007: Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua[37]
  • 28 March 2007: Croatia[38]
  • 17 May 2007: Romania[39]
  • 8 August 2007: Andorra[40]
  • 13 January 2008: Turkey[41]
  • 27 March 2008: Bulgaria[42]
  • 13 September 2008: Mexico[43]
  • 28 May 2009: Ukraine[44]
  • 20 October 2014: Russia[45]
  • 20 July 2017: Taiwan[46]
  • 5 October 2017: Singapore[47]
  • 5 October 2017: Monaco[48]
  • 16 August 2019: United Arab Emirates[49]
  • 12 October 2021: United States of America
  • 3 February 2023: Georgia[50]
  • 17 January 2024: Mongolia[51]

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic, official or service passports of Belize (30 days), Cuba, Dominican Republic (60 days), India, Indonesia (30 days), Lebanon, Mongolia, Morocco, Philippines (30 days), Serbia (30 days), Singapore (30 days), South Korea (30 days), Taiwan, Vatican City and Vietnam (30 days) do not require a visa for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted).

Future changes

Paraguay has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:

Country Passports Agreement signed on
 Azerbaijan Diplomatic, service —

Visa on arrival

Citizens of the following countries can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 30 days.[52]

See also

  • flagParaguay portal
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Paraguay.

References

  1. ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ^ "ACUERDOS BILATERALES SUSCRITOS POR EL PARAGUAY EN MATERIA DE"SUPRESIÓN DE VISAS"Y SUPRESIÓN DE VISA DE VISAS EN FORMA UNILATERAL" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Acuerdo Por Notas Reversales Sobre Supresión de Visas. España". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Acuerdo Por Notas Diplomáticas Sobre Supresión de Visas ParaTodo Pasaporte Nacional Válido. Bélgica". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Acuerdo Por Notas Reversales Sobre Supresión de Visas Para Todo Pasaporte Nacional Válido. Luxemburgo". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Acuerdo Sobre Supresión de Visas Para Todo Pasaporte Nacional Válido. Holanda". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Acuerdo Por Notas Diplomáticas Sobre Supresión de Visas Para Todo Pasaporte Nacional Válido. Alemania". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Acuerdo Por Notas Diplomáticas Sobre Supresión de Visas Para Todo Pasaporte Nacional Válido. Dinamarca". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Acuerdo Por Notas Diplomáticas Sobre Supresión de Visas Para Todo Pasaporte Nacional Válido. Noruega". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Acuerdo Por Notas Diplomáticas Sobre Supresión de Visas Para Todo Pasaporte Nacional Válido. Suecia". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Acuerdo Por Notas Diplomáticas Sobre Supresión de Visas Para Todo Pasaporte Nacional Válido. Liechtenstein". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Acuerdo Por Notas Diplomáticas Sobre Supresión de Visas Para Todo Pasaporte Nacional Válido. Suiza". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Acuerdo Por Notas Diplomáticas Sobre Supresión de Visas Para Todo Pasaporte Nacional Válido. Italia". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Acuerdo Por Notas Diplomáticas Sobre Supresión Para Todo Pasaporte Nacional Válido. Israel". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  15. ^ "Acuerdo Por Notas Reversales Para La Supresión de Visas de los Pasaportes Válidos. Reino Unido". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Acuerdo Para La Supresión de Visas de Los Pasaportes Diplomáticos, Oficiales o de Servicios y Comunes. Ecuador". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Acuerdo Por Notas Reversales Sobre Supresión de Visas Para Los titulares de Pasaportes Diplomáticos, Oficiales o de Servicio y Comunes. Austria". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  18. ^ Ley No 637. Paraguay
  19. ^ DECRETO N° 7691
  20. ^ "Acuerdo Por Notas Reversales Sobre Supresión de Visas Para Todo Pasaporte Nacional Válido. Finlandia". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  21. ^ "Acuerdo Sobre Supresión de Visas Entre La República del Paraguay y La República de Costa Rica. Costa Rica". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  22. ^ "Acuerdo Por Notas Reversales Para La Supresión de Visas Entre La República del Paraguay y La República de Colombia. Colombia". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  23. ^ Unilateral decision Decreto N° 262
    Bilateral agreement from 14 February 1997. "Acuerdo Sobre Exención de Pasaportes Entre La República del Paraguay y La República de Bolivia. Bolivia". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  24. ^ "Decreto N° 2147 por el Cual se Dispone Facilidades Para la Entrada al Paraguay de Nacionales Peruanos. Perú". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  25. ^ Unilateral decision Decreto N° 14.609
  26. ^ "Acuerdo Por Notas Reversales Para la Supresión de Visas en Pasaportes Diplomáticos, de Servicios y Ordinario. Francia". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  27. ^ "Acuerdo Para La Supresión del Requisito do Visas a los Portadores de Pasaportes Diplomáticos, Oficiales y Comunes. Grecia (República Helénica)". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  28. ^ "Acuerdo Por NOtas Reversales Para La Supresión de Visas en los Pasaportes Diplomáticos Oficiales y Ordinarios Entre El Gobierno de La República de El Salvador y El Gobierno de La República del Paraguay. El Salvador". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  29. ^ "Acuerdo Por NOtas Reversales Sobre Suspensión de Visas en Pasaportes Comunes. Portugal". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  30. ^ "Acuerdo Por Notas Reversales Para La Supresión de Visas en Pasaportes Diplomáticos, Oficiales, Consulares, Especiales de Servicio y Ordinarios. (N.R Nº 13/98). Panamá". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  31. ^ "Acuerdo Sobre Supresión de Visas en Pasaportes Comunes. Hungría". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  32. ^ "Acuerdo Sobre Supresión de Visas Para los Titulares de Pasaportes Comunes. República Checa". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  33. ^ "Convenio Sobre Supresión de Visas Para Pasaportes Ordinarios. República de Sudáfrica". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  34. ^ Unilateral decision Decreto N° 4535
  35. ^ Unilateral decision Decreto N° 8065
  36. ^ Unilateral decision Decreto N° 7341
  37. ^ Decreto N° 11.548
  38. ^ Unilateral decision Decreto N° 10267
  39. ^ Decreto N° 10389
  40. ^ Unilateral decision Decreto N° 10702
  41. ^ "Convenio Para la Supresión de Visas. Turquía". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  42. ^ "Acuerdo Sobre Supresión de Visas Para Todo Tipo de Pasaportes. Bulgaria". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  43. ^ Decreto N° 245
  44. ^ "Convenio Para la Supresión de Visas. Ucrania". Paraguay Treaties Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  45. ^ "Между Россией и Парагваем с 20 октября вводится безвизовый режим". interfax.ru.
  46. ^ "MOFA announces reciprocal visa-free treatment between Republic of China (Taiwan) and Republic of Paraguay effective July 12". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  47. ^ "Decreto N° 7776, Gaceta N° 187". Presidencia de la República del Paraguay.
  48. ^ Decreto N° 7814
  49. ^ "Emiratis can now visit Paraguay without pre-entry visas".
  50. ^ Georgia and Paraguay sign visa waiver agreement
  51. ^ Mongolia and Paraguay sign visa waiver agreement
  52. ^ "Visa on arrival".

External links

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