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Elektronisch unterschreiben in Paraguay: Welche Signatur zählt, wie man sie bekommt und prüft
Economy - Oct 3, 2026

Electronic signatures in Paraguay: which signature you need for each use

For Portal Paraguay, Identidad Electrónica is the login account, not the qualified signature. For e-Kuatia’i, DNIT provides the required qualified certificate free of charge; e-Kuatia with a company’s own software requires a certificate from an authorised qualified trust-service provider. For general qualified document signing, the chip cédula provides a concrete F2 route. This guide starts with the use case and only then explains legal effect, obtaining a certificate and validation.

Identidad Electrónica in Paraguay: Einrichtung, Voraussetzungen und Nutzung
Economy - Oct 2, 2026

Paraguay’s Identidad Electrónica: how to create it, requirements and uses

Paraguay’s Identidad Electrónica is the main login for digital government services. Creating it online generally requires being at least 18, holding a valid Paraguayan cédula, having a personal email address and mobile number, and submitting front-and-back cédula photos plus a selfie with the document. This guide walks through creation, common failures, password and 2FA issues and concrete uses, while separating the account from the digital cédula and qualified electronic signatures.

Paraguays Online-Polizeiführungszeugnis: Nutzen, Gültigkeit und Grenze für Auslandsverfahren
Society & Health - Oct 1, 2026

Paraguay's digital police certificate: domestic use and the formal route for use abroad

Paraguay's digital police-background certificate is valid for 90 days and is designed for use inside Paraguay. For residence procedures or other legal acts abroad, the formal default is an in-person certificate from the Department of Identifications so it can follow the required legalization or apostille route; rely on the digital PDF abroad only when the recipient expressly accepts it.

Water-service complaints in Paraguay: the provider-first rule and ERSSAN appeal
Society & Health - Sep 28, 2026

Water-service complaints in Paraguay: the provider-first rule and ERSSAN appeal

Paraguay's user rules generally start with a traceable complaint to the actual water-service provider and then allow a possible appeal to the Ente Regulador de Servicios Sanitarios (ERSSAN), the regulator for drinking-water and sewerage services. Preserve the provider identity, case number, problem-specific deadline and evidence file; the regulator's provider map is useful sector context, not a reliable address-level lookup.

Registering a Marriage Celebrated Abroad in Paraguay: The Document Route
Society & Health - Sep 27, 2026

Registering a Marriage Celebrated Abroad in Paraguay: The Document Route

For an existing marriage celebrated abroad, Paraguay may offer an administrative registration route for marriages between Paraguayans, or between a Paraguayan and a foreign spouse, when the spouses have permanent domicile in Paraguay and the Civil Registry requirements are met. The file turns on the foreign act, apostille or legalization, Spanish translation when needed, identity records, life-and-residence evidence and proof of entry. If the administrative requirements are not met, the route indicated by the Civil Registry is judicial registration.

Money Back in Paraguay? When Retailers Must Refund — and When They Don’t
Society & Health - Sep 24, 2026

Money Back in Paraguay? When Retailers Must Refund — and When They Don’t

A receipt alone does not create a general right to return goods in Paraguay. Conversely, not having a RUC tax number does not mean consumers lose their rights or that refunds are inherently impossible. What matters is why and where the purchase was made: changing your mind after an in-store purchase, a defective product, an incorrect online delivery and a statutory withdrawal are governed by different rules. Even official guidance is inconsistent about one important deadline.

Homeschooling in Paraguay: Was das Gesetz sagt – und was offen bleibt
Society & Health - Sep 22, 2026

Homeschooling in Paraguay: What the law says – and what remains unclear

Homeschooling is practiced in Paraguay, but the publicly available rules do not establish it as a separate educational pathway with a clear registration, examination and recognition procedure. Paraguay nevertheless has broad compulsory-education requirements: under the current system, compulsory pre-school, Educación Escolar Básica and Educación Media are relevant. Distance education is expressly provided for by law, but learning at home is not automatically the same as officially recognized distance schooling. Families therefore need to know who will document school years and qualifications and whether those records can later be recognized in Paraguay.

International online schools from Paraguay: Which qualification actually counts at the end
Society & Health - Sep 21, 2026

International online schools from Paraguay: Which qualification actually counts at the end

Online study from Paraguay can lead to Cambridge examination qualifications, the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, a U.S. High School Diploma, or merely preparation for an external examination. These options can look similar online but are not legally or academically equivalent. This article compares explains what families should establish about the final credential, examination location, recognition and total cost before enrolling.

Private schools in Paraguay: What families actually get for their money
Politics - Sep 20, 2026

Private schools in Paraguay: What families actually get for their money

Students at privately managed institutions in Paraguay achieved substantially higher PISA 2025 results than students at public schools – according to the Education Ministry analysis, even after socioeconomic and cultural differences were taken into account. That does not mean every private school is better or that all private options are comparable. Paraguay distinguishes between public, fully private and subsidised private institutions. Johannes Gutenberg, Goethe, Lycée Marcel Pagnol, ASA and Asunción Christian Academy represent different education paths, qualifications, languages, access models and costs. Families therefore need to compare the complete education pathway, not only the monthly fee.

Can permanent foreign residents vote and run in Paraguay's municipal elections?
Politics - Sep 19, 2026

Can permanent foreign residents vote and run in Paraguay's municipal elections?

Foreign nationals with permanent residency have unusually extensive political rights at municipal level in Paraguay: they can register to vote, elect the mayor and Municipal Board, and under the statutory requirements stand for municipal office themselves. This matters in practice because municipalities regulate issues including land use, construction, streets, waste, markets and local traffic. One unusual provision of the Electoral Code, however, concerns foreign residents who are also entitled to vote in another country.

Paraguay residency documents: a country guide for Germans, Brazilians, Argentinians, Spaniards, Americans, Britons and Swiss citizens
Society & Health - Sep 18, 2026

Paraguay residency documents: a country guide for Germans, Brazilians, Argentinians, Spaniards, Americans, Britons and Swiss citizens

An ordinary Paraguayan residence application generally requires valid identification, proof of registered entry, a birth certificate, relevant civil-status records and a nationally valid criminal-record certificate. Foreign public documents normally need an apostille and, when they are not in Spanish, a Spanish translation; the DNM expressly exempts Portuguese-language documents issued by Brazil from translation. This guide explains the shared Paraguayan rules and what applicants from Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom and Switzerland should obtain before travelling. Nationality is not the only issue: a person who lived in another country for more than one year during the previous three years may also need that country’s criminal-record certificate.

What travelers can bring into Paraguay duty-free—and when the allowance does not help
Economy - Sep 17, 2026

What travelers can bring into Paraguay duty-free—and when the allowance does not help

ravelers entering Paraguay currently have a USD 1,000 allowance when arriving by air or river and USD 300 when entering by land. Purchases made at an arrival duty-free shop receive an additional allowance of up to USD 500. Value is only part of the customs assessment: the quantity, nature and assortment of goods can indicate a commercial import even below the allowance. Under DNIT’s current instruction, monetary instruments totaling USD 10,000 or more must be declared through eDAV.

Paraguay’s electronic birth certificate: what the PDF proves and when paper is safer
Society & Health - Sep 16, 2026

Paraguay’s electronic birth certificate: what the PDF proves and when paper is safer

A Paraguayan birth certificate confirms a person's birth record in the Civil Registry and is required for many official and private procedures. People with an Electronic Identity can obtain their own certificate online through Portal Paraguay as an electronically signed PDF. It is valid for one year and can be used electronically inside Paraguay; use abroad requires additional apostille or legalization steps.

Who Is the Beneficial Owner? Paraguay’s Corporate Transparency Test in Practical Terms
Economy - Sep 15, 2026

Who Is the Beneficial Owner? Paraguay’s Corporate Transparency Test in Practical Terms

Paraguay requires companies and other covered legal structures to report their beneficial owners. These are the natural persons who ultimately stand behind an entity — for example because they hold at least 10% of its capital, control substantial voting rights or exercise control in another way. Where foreign companies are shareholders, identifying the beneficial owner may require tracing several layers of ownership. This guide explains who qualifies, why the information must be reported and what role SIARA plays.