Visa Requirements

Do you need a visa to enter Paraguay?

Paraguay’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cancillería) publishes an exemption list; everyone else needs a visa. This page shows both sides of that: every nationality that requires a visa, and every nationality that does not.

“If your country does not appear on this list, you DO require a visa to enter Paraguay.”

— Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Requisitos de Visa por Países

Countries that require a visa

Every nationality below needs a visa before entering Paraguay on an ordinary passport — either because there is no exemption agreement, or because the exemption covers only diplomatic and official passports.

Caribbean & Central America

Antigua and Barbuda Barbados Belize Cuba † Dominica Grenada Haiti Jamaica Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

South America

Guyana Suriname Venezuela

Europe

Albania Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Moldova Montenegro North Macedonia San Marino Serbia †

Middle East & Central Asia

Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan † Bahrain Iran Iraq Jordan † Kazakhstan † Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lebanon † Oman Qatar † Saudi Arabia † Syria Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Yemen

South & East Asia

Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China India † Indonesia † Laos Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Pakistan Sri Lanka Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam †

Africa

Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Comoros Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt † Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco † Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Oceania

Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Countries that do not require a visa

The Ministry’s exemption list, for tourist entry, by region.

South America

Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Peru Uruguay

North America, Central America & the Caribbean

Bahamas Canada Costa Rica El Salvador United States Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Dominican Republic Saint Kitts and Nevis Trinidad and Tobago

Exemption for diplomatic / official passports only — an ordinary passport still requires a visa:

Cuba

Europe

Germany Andorra Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Croatia Denmark Slovakia Slovenia Spain Estonia Finland France Georgia Greece Hungary Ireland Iceland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Norway Netherlands Poland Portugal United Kingdom Czech Republic Romania Russia Sweden Switzerland Türkiye Ukraine

Exemption for diplomatic / official passports only — an ordinary passport still requires a visa:

Serbia

Asia

South Korea United Arab Emirates Israel Japan Singapore Taiwan Philippines Malaysia

Exemption for diplomatic / official passports only — an ordinary passport still requires a visa:

Saudi Arabia Azerbaijan India Indonesia Jordan Kazakhstan Lebanon Qatar Vietnam

Africa

South Africa

Exemption for diplomatic / official passports only — an ordinary passport still requires a visa:

Egypt Morocco

Oceania

Australia New Zealand

Tourist exemption is not the same as a filing exemption

Even where you are exempt for tourism, Paraguay treats residence, extensions and remunerated activity as separate categories that may still require a consular visa. Confirm the procedure for your nationality and your filing type before booking travel — we can check this for you.

Not sure where you stand?

Tell us your nationality and what you are filing for, and we will confirm the correct procedure before you commit to travel dates.

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Sources: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de la República del Paraguay (exemption list) and the United Nations membership roll (complete country set), checked 27 August 2026. Visa policy changes and exemptions can carry expiry dates. Treat this page as a starting point and confirm current requirements with the relevant Paraguayan consulate before travelling.