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"$5,000 deposit = instant PR" is a myth abolished in 2022

SUACE — investment PR
Paraguay

The widely advertised "$5,000 deposit = instant PR" was abolished by Law No. 6984/22. The current route is a commitment to invest from $70,000 in the Paraguayan economy over 10 years via SUACE — the only legal exception to the standard 2-year temporary-residency wait.

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Investment commitment from
$70,000
Commitment term
10 years
Standard route (without SUACE)
2 years temporary status → PR
SUACE route
PR immediately, bypassing temporary status

Myth vs. current route

The difference is fundamental — not the amount, but whether the route even exists anymore. The old deposit no longer grants instant PR at all.

ROUTE
STATUS
WHAT IT GRANTS TODAY
$5,000 deposit (widely cited)
STATUSABOLISHED by Law No. 6984/22
one option among several for proving solvency when converting from temporary to PR, not a standalone route
SUACE, from $70,000 over 10 years
STATUScurrent route
PR immediately, bypassing the standard 2-year temporary stage

What the process consists of

Every route except SUACE requires 2 years of temporary status first — SUACE is the only legal exception to that rule.

COST ITEM
RATE
APPLIES TO
Company registration in Paraguay
RATEdepends on the form
per business
Sworn Declaration of Investment Commitment
RATEdepends on the consultant
per applicant
PR processing
RATEdepends on the migration service
per applicant

How the process runs

01
Registering a Paraguayan company
The basis for the investment commitment.
02
Filing a commitment to invest from $70,000 over 10 years
Via a Sworn Declaration of Investment Commitment.
03
Filing through SUACE
Sistema Unificado de Apertura y Cierre de Empresas — the official business-registration authority.
04
Receiving PR immediately
Bypassing the standard 2-year temporary status required for every other route.
05
Maintaining the investment commitment
For the full 10-year declared term.

A good fit if

You are prepared to commit to investing from $70,000 in the Paraguayan economy over 10 years.
You need PR immediately, without waiting through the standard 2-year temporary status.
You are prepared to register a Paraguayan company as the basis for the investment commitment.
You weren’t counting on the outdated "$5,000 deposit" — you understand this route no longer grants instant PR.

A poor fit if

You were counting on "$5,000 deposit = instant PR" — that route was abolished by Law No. 6984/22; any offer using that pitch describes an obsolete procedure.
You are not prepared for a 10-year investment commitment — this is not a one-time payment but a sustained capital commitment in the country’s economy.
You are willing to take the standard 2-year temporary-status path — then SUACE isn’t needed, but $5,000 alone won’t grant PR either, only one of several ways to prove solvency at the conversion stage.
You need a detailed official page specifically on investment residency — the suace.gov.py portal was fetched directly but focuses on business registration, not visa details.

Who runs this programme

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Frequent questions

Was $5,000 really enough for instant PR in Paraguay?

Yes, historically that mechanism existed, but it was abolished by Law No. 6984/22. An independent source states directly: anyone still offering this route as functional is selling an obsolete procedure.

What does $5,000 do now in the context of Paraguayan PR?

Per the available data, today it is one of SEVERAL options for proving solvency when converting from temporary to permanent status (alongside employment, business ownership, or a degree) — not a standalone fast route.

Why does SUACE grant PR without the 2-year wait?

Per the available data, SUACE is the only legal exception to the standard "2 years temporary status, then PR" rule, and it applies specifically to the investment-commitment route from $70,000.

Is the 10-year commitment a one-time payment or sustained capital?

Per the available data, this is a commitment to invest funds in the Paraguayan economy over 10 years, filed as a sworn declaration — not a one-time payment after which capital can be immediately withdrawn.

Why is there no direct link to a detailed suace.gov.py page on this programme?

The official SUACE portal was fetched directly and confirms the authority exists as a business-registration body, but a detailed page on investment residency was not found in the direct crawl — this page’s source is additionally secondary.

Are there other SUACE investment tracks besides $70,000?

Per the available data, a newer programme called "Paraguay Investor Pass" (launched April 2026) is mentioned with several routes starting at the same $70,000 amount, but details of these additional tracks are not confirmed on this page — check with the appointed firm.

Sources

GoParaguay — overview of the SUACE investment PR programme and explicit confirmation that the former $5,000 deposit mechanism was abolished by Law No. 6984/22; the official SUACE portal (suace.gov.py) was fetched directly, confirming the authority exists but not investment-residency details↗

Figures are for reference only. Verified against official sources on 27 August 2026. A precise quote is issued by the appointed firm after document review. This material is not legal advice, a public offer or investment advice.