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Paraguay migration fees, fines, cancellation and appeals: the full DNM schedule and how it moves

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Last verified: 2026-10-28 · Status: Changing

Every migration fee and fine in Paraguay is set in daily minimum wages (jornales), so the whole schedule moves with each minimum wage decree; from 1 July 2026 the jornal is PYG 117,077 and the DNM charges 25 jornales, PYG 2,926,925 (about US$499), for temporary or permanent residence. The DNM schedule is higher than the law's list because it bundles the provisional card and the change of category. Fines run from 6 jornales for overstays to 150 jornales per irregular foreign worker, must be paid within 30 days, prescribe after 2 years, and are appealed under the 2021 administrative procedure law.

USD figures use PYG 5,868.31 per US dollar, the Banco Central del Paraguay reference quotation for 28 October 2026 (planilla de cotizaciones of that day). Conversions are for orientation only.

Key facts

DNM fee to replace a residence card, cash (5 jornales)	585385 PYGLey 6984/2022 art. 100 num. 7; Res. DNM 478/2026, as of 2026-07-01 · in force
DNM certificate of migration movements, cash (2 jornales)	234154 PYGLey 6984/2022 art. 100 num. 11; Res. DNM 478/2026, as of 2026-07-01 · in force
DNM fee to cancel an application or residence, cash (2 jornales)	234154 PYGLey 6984/2022 art. 100 num. 11; Res. DNM 18/2023 and 120/2023, as of 2026-07-01 · in force
Highest card commission on DNM payments (international credit card, plus IVA)	3 %Res. DNM 478/2026, as of 2026-07-01 · in force
Permanent residence fee as listed in the law, before DNM bundling	15 jornalesLey 6984/2022 art. 100 num. 1, as of 2022-10-18 · in force
Share of migration fines paid to the Treasury (the rest to the DNM)	60 %Ley 6984/2022 art. 96, as of 2022-10-18 · in force

The rule

1. Fees are fixed in jornales. The law lists fees in daily minimum wages: permanent residence 15, temporary 10, spontaneous or occasional 8, provisional 5, extension of temporary residence 11, extension of stay 5, card replacement 5, permanent card renewal 4, change of category 10, change of information 2, certificates and other documents 2, and out of hours inspection of transport companies 5. Foreign family of repatriated Paraguayans are exempt. Because the base is the jornal, every minimum wage decree raises the schedule automatically.
Cost to do it: Jornal from 1 July 2026: PYG 117,077 (about US$20); monthly minimum wage PYG 3,044,000.
Example: Ten jornales cost PYG 1,170,770 in 2026. / About US$200 for 10 jornales.Ley Nº 6984/2022 De Migraciones, Art. 99, 100 and 101, 2022-10-17 official text · verified 2026-10-28

2. The DNM schedule in force from 1 July 2026. Resolución DNM 478/2026, applying the jornal set under Decreto 6225/2026, charges 25 jornales for permanent residence including the change of category, 25 for temporary residence under Ley 6984 including the provisional card and the change of category, 20 for Mercosur temporary residence including the change of category, and 8 for spontaneous or occasional residence, with the other items at the law's values. Cash is accepted only in guaraníes; debit cards add a 2 percent commission plus IVA, national credit cards 2.5 percent plus IVA and international credit cards 3 percent plus IVA. Online procedures (extension of stay, certificate of residence, migration movement record and fines) are paid by card only.
Cost to do it: See the table: permanent or temporary residence PYG 2,926,925 (about US$499) cash, PYG 3,023,514 by international credit card.
Example: Paying temporary residence by international credit card costs PYG 96,589 more than cash. / About US$16 extra by card.Resolución DNM Nº 478/2026; Decreto Nº 6225/2026, DNM fee schedule, 2026-07-01 official text · verified 2026-10-28 · changed: From 1 July 2026 every DNM fee rose about 5 percent with the jornal of PYG 117,077 set under Decreto Nº 6225/2026 (Resolución DNM Nº 478/2026); permanent and temporary residence went to PYG 2,926,925 and Mercosur temporary residence to PYG 2,341,540.

3. Fines on foreigners and how they are paid. A foreigner who overstays the authorized transitory stay is fined up to 6 jornales and one without an entry record 6 jornales; the DNM charges PYG 702,462. Payment is in guaraníes in cash or by international debit card at control posts, or online 48 business hours after the fine is issued. A traveller may leave with the fine pending, but re entry is refused until it is paid. Residents with an expired permanent card are not fined; temporary residents with an expired card are fined on departure.
Cost to do it: PYG 702,462 (about US$120) cash; PYG 717,916 to PYG 725,643 by card or online.
Example: A permanent resident who travels on an expired card pays nothing; a temporary resident in the same position pays PYG 702,462 on departure. / About US$120.Ley Nº 6984/2022 De Migraciones, Art. 87, 2022-10-17 official text · verified 2026-10-28

4. Procedure for fines. Fines are imposed by the DNM, transport company and employer fines after an administrative proceeding respecting due process. Fines are graded by the harm caused, the seriousness of the infringement and recidivism; repeat offences raise the fine by up to 50 percent. A fine must be paid within 30 calendar days of notice; once final, an unpaid fine can be enforced through executive proceedings before the civil and commercial courts of Asunción, with the resolution as enforceable title; the collection action prescribes 2 years after the fine becomes payable. Sixty percent of fines goes to the Treasury and 40 percent to the DNM's own budget.
Cost to do it: Transport and employer fines range up to 150 jornales, PYG 17,561,550 (about US$2,993), per infringement or per person depending on the item.
Example: A company fined PYG 17,561,550 for one irregular worker has 30 calendar days from notice to pay. / About US$2,993, or up to about US$4,489 for a repeat offence.Ley Nº 6984/2022 De Migraciones, Art. 88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95 and 96, 2022-10-17 official text · verified 2026-10-28

5. Cancellation, voluntary or imposed. The DNM can cancel any residence by reasoned resolution for false documents or fraud, unjustified absence of more than 3 years for permanent residents or more than 1 year for temporary residents (unless authorized), at the holder's request, or for breach of the law; the foreigner must then leave within the period set or face expulsion. A resident or applicant who wants to cancel files a signed note with the identity document and the original application receipt or residence card and pays the 2 jornal fee; the DNM confirms cancellation of an application by notification and of a residence by resolution (Resoluciones DNM 018 and 120 of January 2023).
Cost to do it: Voluntary cancellation: PYG 234,154 (about US$40).
Example: A foreign employee leaving Paraguay for good cancels the residence before departure so the card is not left live in the system. / About US$40.Ley Nº 6984/2022 De Migraciones; Resoluciones DNM Nº 018/2023 and 120/2023, Ley 6984 art. 55, 2022-10-17 official text · verified 2026-10-28

6. Expulsion. When an irregular stay is detected the DNM may first order the foreigner to regularize, under warning of expulsion. Expulsion may be ordered for irregular entry, for staying after the deadline to regularize, for involvement in trafficking, terrorism, its financing, drug or arms trafficking, money laundering and similar offences, for genocide or crimes against humanity, or for acts against sovereignty or internal security. It carries a re entry ban of at least 5 years, which only the DNM can lift. The DNM may decline to expel a foreigner married to a Paraguayan, the parent of Paraguayan children born in Paraguay or a permanent resident of more than 10 years.
Cost to do it: No fee; the cost is the ban of at least 5 years.
Example: A visitor found working irregularly is first ordered to regularize; only if the deadline passes can expulsion follow. / Regularizing costs the residence fee, about US$499, against a ban of at least 5 years.Ley Nº 6984/2022 De Migraciones, Art. 65, 66, 67, 68 and 69, 2022-10-17 official text · verified 2026-10-28

7. Appeals. Administrative remedies and procedure against DNM decisions follow Ley Nº 6715/2021 on administrative procedures, and the DNM's resolutions can be reviewed or revoked by the National Director on error or new facts. Court actions in which the DNM is a party are brought in the courts of the Capital.
Cost to do it: No DNM fee for an administrative appeal; lawyers' fees are a private cost.
Example: An applicant refused permanent residence for insufficient proof of income challenges the resolution under Ley 6715/2021 and asks for revocation on new evidence. / Cheaper than refiling at about US$539 if the refusal was an error.Ley Nº 6984/2022 De Migraciones, Art. 77, 82 num. 12 and 97, 2022-10-17 official text · verified 2026-10-28

Item	Jornales	Cash PYG	International credit card PYG	USD approx. (cash)
Permanent residence (incl. change of category)	25	2,926,925	3,023,514	499
Temporary residence Ley 6984 (incl. precaria card and change of category)	25	2,926,925	3,023,514	499
Mercosur temporary residence (incl. change of category)	20	2,341,540	2,418,811	399
Spontaneous or occasional residence	8	936,616	967,524	160
Extension of temporary residence	11	1,287,847	1,330,346	219
Extension of stay (visitors)	5	585,385	604,703	100
Replacement of residence card	5	585,385	604,703	100
Renewal of permanent residence card	4	468,308	483,762	80
Certificate of residence	2	234,154	241,881	40
Certificate of migration movements	2	234,154	241,881	40
Cancellation of application or residence	2	234,154	241,881	40
Change of information	2	234,154	241,881	40
Overstay fine or no entry record (art. 87)	6	702,462	725,643	120
Border traffic document DTVF (32 percent of 2 jornales)	0.64	74,929	77,402	13

DNM fees and fines from 1 July 2026 (Ley 6984/2022 art. 87 and 100; Res. DNM 478/2026; jornal PYG 117,077; card price is the international credit card price with 3 percent commission plus IVA; USD at PYG 5,868.31)

Worked example

A foreign couple on temporary residence plan their move to permanent residence. Each pays permanent residence PYG 2,926,925 and the certificate PYG 234,154: PYG 6,322,158 for two, about US$1,077.
One spouse changed employer and address, so a change of information is added: PYG 234,154.
Paying by international credit card instead of cash raises each PYG 3,161,079 bundle to PYG 3,265,395.
If the minimum wage rises again in mid 2027, the same file will cost more in guaraníes; budget from the DNM table at the date of filing.

Step by step

Check the DNM fee page on the filing date; it changes with each minimum wage decree.
Bring guaraníes in cash to avoid card commissions, or budget 2 to 3 percent plus IVA.
Keep every payment receipt; the DNM treats it as the only valid proof for regularization and re entry.
Pay any fine within 30 calendar days of notice to avoid court enforcement.
If a DNM decision is wrong, use the Ley 6715/2021 remedies or ask the DNM to revoke it on new facts.

Common traps

The law says 15 jornales for permanent and 10 for temporary residence, but the DNM charges 25 because it bundles the change of category and provisional card; budget from the DNM table.
Online procedures can only be paid by card, with the commission.
An unpaid fine does not stop departure but blocks the next entry.
Cancelling a residence voluntarily is a formal procedure with a fee; simply leaving does not cancel it.
Fees rise automatically with the minimum wage, most recently on 1 July 2026.

Sources

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