Paraguay Economic Solvency Requirements 2026 (Resolución DNM 407/2026)
What the 2026 solvency resolution changed, the twelve categories it names, and what the migration authority has and has not published.
Last verified 2026-08-19Next review 2026-09-193 official sources
Resolución DNM N.° 407/2026 changed how economic solvency is evidenced for Paraguayan permanent residency. It applies to applications filed from 6 July 2026.
It defines twelve applicant categories, harmonises the criteria with those in the MERCOSUR Residence Agreement, and requires documentary evidence of verifiable income and of the actual exercise of the professional, employment or economic activity you declare.
The facts, dated
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Instrument | Resolución DNM N.° 407/2026 |
| Announced | 25 June 2026 |
| Applies to | Applications filed from 6 July 2026 |
| Applies to which status | Permanent residency |
| Categories | 12 |
| Standard of proof | Verifiable income and effective exercise of the declared activity |
| Also changed | Profession removed from the physical Admission Card; retained in the authority's digital systems |
One point about scope that is easy to get wrong: the resolution applies to applications filed from 6 July 2026. If you were granted temporary residency in 2024 and convert in 2027, your conversion is assessed under this resolution.
The twelve categories
| # | Category | Broadly |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professionals | Qualified practice |
| 2 | Technicians | Qualified practice |
| 3 | Employees (dependent workers) | Employment |
| 4 | Self-employed in commerce or services | Own account |
| 5 | Teleworkers and digital nomads | Own account, remote |
| 6 | Property owners | Assets |
| 7 | Partners and shareholders | Assets / business |
| 8 | Farmers and ranchers | Production |
| 9 | Ministers of worship | Vocational |
| 10 | Retirees and pensioners | Passive income |
| 11 | Dependants | Supported |
| 12 | Students | Supported |
Category 5 is the notable one. A national migration authority naming teleworkers and digital nomads as a distinct solvency profile is a signal about who Paraguay expects to be applying — and it means remote workers no longer have to argue their income into a category designed for someone else. See what that means in practice.
What "verifiable income and effective exercise" implies
The resolution's standard has two halves, and applicants tend to prepare only for the first.
- Verifiable income. Income that can be traced and checked, rather than asserted. Bank records showing money actually arriving, rather than a statement of what you earn.
- Effective exercise of the declared activity. Evidence that you genuinely do the thing you have declared — contracts, invoices, registration, client relationships. A balance alone does not demonstrate an activity.
The authority also describes the resolution as incorporating stricter controls to verify income and declared economic activities. Read the two halves together: the question being asked is whether your declared profile is real, not only whether you have money.
What we cannot yet tell you: the numbers, and the per-category document lists.
The migration authority's announcement of Resolución DNM 407/2026 does not publish a monetary threshold — not an absolute figure, and not a multiple of the Paraguayan minimum wage. We checked the announcement itself, and the published analyses by Paraguayan and international immigration practices covering the same resolution. None states an amount. The announcement says each modality has specific documentary requirements according to the type of declared economic support; it does not reproduce them.
So we are not publishing a figure. If you find a specific income requirement quoted elsewhere for Paraguayan permanent residency in 2026, ask which source it comes from — if the answer is not the resolution text, it is someone's inference. We are seeking the text and will publish the amounts here, with the date we obtained them.
Why the MERCOSUR harmonisation matters
The authority states the measure seeks to harmonise criteria with those established in the MERCOSUR Residence Agreement, unifying the parameters required in both regimes and eliminating previous differences in required documentation.
Practically: applicants converting from MERCOSUR temporary residency and applicants converting from general temporary residency are now being asked for a common set rather than two divergent ones. That reduces the number of ways an application can be wrong.
What has not changed
- Temporary residency does not require this. The authority states there is no obligation to own property or invest for temporary residency, and that minors are exempt from the solvency requirement.
- The document set for identity and background is unchanged — see the checklist.
- Approval is still discretionary. Admitting documents does not presume approval.
How to prepare now
- Identify which of the twelve categories genuinely describes you — not the one that sounds most impressive.
- Assemble twelve months of evidence that income arrived, from the account it arrived in.
- Assemble evidence that the activity is real: contracts, invoices, registrations, correspondence.
- Make sure the two halves point at the same story. Declared activity and traced income should describe one person.
In this section
Common questions
- What is Resolución DNM 407/2026?
- A resolution of the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones, announced on 25 June 2026, updating how economic solvency is evidenced for permanent residency. It applies to applications filed from 6 July 2026 and harmonises criteria with the MERCOSUR Residence Agreement.
- How much income does Paraguay require for permanent residency?
- The migration authority has not published a monetary threshold in its announcement of Resolución DNM 407/2026, and none appears in the professional analyses of the resolution reviewed. Any specific figure you see quoted should be treated as unverified until the resolution text confirms it.
- Which categories does the resolution cover?
- Twelve: professionals; technicians; employees; self-employed in commerce or services; teleworkers and digital nomads; property owners; partners and shareholders; farmers and ranchers; ministers of worship; retirees and pensioners; dependants; and students.
Not sure which pathway applies to you?
Paraguay publishes several residency routes with different requirements, fees and deadlines. A short call will tell you which one fits your situation — or whether Paraguay is the wrong answer for you.
Sources
Every legal, fee and procedural statement on this page is taken from the sources below and was checked on 2026-08-19. Where they change, this page changes.
- Dirección Nacional de Migraciones — Actualización del régimen de acreditación de solvencia económica — Resolución DNM N.° 407/2026 — categories, effective date and standard of proof
- Dirección Nacional de Migraciones — Residencia Permanente por cambio de categoría — Converting temporary residency to permanent residency
- Dirección Nacional de Migraciones — Residencia Temporaria MERCOSUR — MERCOSUR residency: countries, validity, fee and conversion window
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