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Entry and exit stamps.

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.

Visa policy map[]

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  Countries with visa-free access to Paraguay

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Visa exemption[]

Holders of passports of the following 65 jurisdictions 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 . (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]

Visa-free agreements were signed with  Mongolia on 26 September 2019 and with  Georgia on 29 September 2019 and they are yet to be ratified.^[50][51]

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Cuba, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Philippines, Vatican City and Vietnam do not require a visa.

Paraguay signed agreements with  Georgia,  Azerbaijan and  Serbia on mutual visa-free visits for holders of diplomatic and service passports and they are yet to be ratified.^[52][53][54]

Visa on arrival[]

Citizens of the following countries can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 30 days.^[55]

See also[]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Paraguay.

• Visa requirements for Paraguayan citizens

References[]

External links[]

• Paraguayan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spanish)
• Visa information for Paraguay (Spanish)
• Visa on arrival to Paraguay