FREQUENT QUESTIONS

Paraguayan Identity Card for Foreigners with Permanent Residence (first time)

What are the requirements to obtain the Paraguayan Identity Card for foreigners with Permanent Residence?

Original Certificate of Permanent Residence in Paraguay.
Authenticated photocopy of the Birth Certificate, endorsed by the Paraguayan Consulate in the country of origin.
Original updated Criminal Record Certificate from the country of origin, endorsed by the Paraguayan Consulate in the country of origin.
Photocopy authenticated by Notary Public of the valid Identity Card of the country of origin (Identity Card for Mercosur countries).
Marriage, divorce or death certificate (as the case may be) stamped by the Paraguayan Consulate in the country of origin.
Original of the certificate of life and residence issued by the jurisdictional police station of your domicile.
Original of the Criminal Record Report issued by the Interpol Department.
Original Certificate of Background to Foreigners.

If the documents were issued by countries subscribed to the Hague Convention, it will not be necessary to have them legalized by the Paraguayan Consulate; the stamp of the apostille will suffice.
All documents that are not written in Spanish must be translated by a certified public translator, except those documents that are in Portuguese.