Resolution DNM No. 376/2026: Residency Cancellation for Unjustified Absence and Authorised Absence Requests

APPROVE the Procedure applicable to the Cancellation of Temporary or Permanent Residence, which forms part of this resolution as an Annex.

ABROGATE DNM Resolution No. 018/2023, "WHICH REGULATES THE PROCEDURE APPLICABLE TO THE CANCELLATION OF APPLICATIONS OR CARDS FOR TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT RESIDENCE AND SETS ASIDE DNM RESOLUTION NO. 087 OF 28/11/2022", and DNM Resolution No. 120/2023, "WHICH EXTENDS ARTICLE 1 OF DNM RESOLUTION NO. 018 OF 13 JANUARY 2023".

DELEGATE to the Dirección General de Extranjeros the signing of Resolutions on the authorisation of absence for Temporary Residence, the denial of authorisation of absence for Temporary Residence, the renunciation of a Temporary Residence application and the renunciation of a Permanent Residence application, in accordance with the approved procedure.

CANCELLATION OF TEMPORARY RESIDENCE: When the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones establishes, through the migratory movement record, that a foreigner holding temporary residence has left the country and has not re-entered for a period of more than 1 (one) year, without an authorisation granted by Resolution, the CANCELLATION OF THEIR CURRENT RESIDENCE shall proceed, applying the following internal procedure: 1) The Dirección General de Extranjeros (DGE), through the Dirección de Control de Permanencia, shall carry out, on a half yearly basis, the check of absence periods of foreigners holding temporary resident status who do not have an authorisation issued by the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones. 2) The Dirección de Control de Permanencia (DCP) shall prepare the list of foreigners who have actually exceeded the one year absence period from the country, corroborated by the country departure report held in the migratory movement records, with the suggestion of cancelling their current residence. The corresponding file and all supporting records shall be forwarded to the Dirección de Asesoría Jurídica, including the Migratory Movement report, with a referral from the Dirección General de Extranjeros. 3) The Dirección de Asesoría Jurídica (DAJ) shall analyse the records and grounds for each foreigner individually and, by Legal Opinion, may recommend to the Máxima Autoridad the cancellation of the temporary residence by Administrative Act. A foreigner may be excluded from the list of residences to be cancelled where an application for extension of temporary residence has been filed within the regulatory deadline. 4) The Secretaría General (SG) shall prepare the DNM Resolution, which, once signed by the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones, shall be notified to each holder of a cancelled residence at the electronic or telematic address they declared in the corresponding application. It shall also communicate these cancellations, by institutional note, to the Departamento de Identificaciones of the Policía Nacional, to the Corte Suprema de Justicia and to the Dirección Nacional de Ingresos Tributarios (DNIT). 5) The Dirección General de Extranjeros shall record these cancellations in its resident records, which shall be available for verification both in the control post systems and in administrative offices. Once this residence cancellation is recorded, extension applications may no longer be admitted, and the person must restart their temporary residence application, in accordance with Article 50 of Law No. 6984/22.

CANCELLATION OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE: When the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones establishes, through the migratory movement record, that a foreigner holding permanent residence has left the country and has not re-entered for a period of 3 (three) years or more, without an authorisation granted by Resolution, the CANCELLATION OF THEIR CURRENT RESIDENCE shall proceed, applying the following internal procedure: 1) The Dirección General de Extranjeros (DGE), through the Dirección de Control de Permanencia, shall carry out, on a half yearly basis, the check of absence periods of foreigners holding permanent resident status who do not have an authorisation issued by the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones. 2) The Dirección de Control de Permanencia (DCP) shall prepare the list of foreigners who have actually exceeded the 3 (three) year absence period from the country, corroborated by the country departure report held in the migratory movement records, with the suggestion of cancelling their current residence. The corresponding file and all supporting records shall be forwarded to the Dirección de Asesoría Jurídica, including the Migratory Movement report, with a referral from the Dirección General de Extranjeros. 3) The Dirección de Asesoría Jurídica (DAJ) shall analyse the records and grounds for each foreigner individually and, by Legal Opinion, may recommend to the Máxima Autoridad the cancellation of the permanent residence by Administrative Act. 4) The Secretaría General (SG) shall prepare the DNM Resolution, which, once signed by the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones, shall be notified to each holder of a cancelled residence at the electronic or telematic address they declared in the corresponding application. It shall also communicate these cancellations, by institutional note, to the Departamento de Identificaciones of the Policía Nacional, to the Corte Suprema de Justicia and to the Dirección Nacional de Ingresos Tributarios (DNIT). 5) The Dirección General de Extranjeros shall record these cancellations in its resident records, which shall be available for verification both in the control post systems and in administrative offices.

CANCELLATION OF RESIDENCE AT THE HOLDER'S REQUEST: When the holder of a current residence, whatever their category, requires the cancellation of their resident status from the records of the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones, they must sign the form available on the website. They shall attach a copy of their identity document and their respective card and pay the fee of two jornales for other documents. This request may also be made through an authorised representative, who must attach a copy of a notarial power of attorney with special clauses to request the cancellation of residence. The cancellation shall be ordered by administrative act, prepared and signed by the Dirección Nacional, which shall be notified at the electronic or telematic address declared in the application.

STATUS OF THE FOREIGNER: Once the foreigner's residence has been cancelled, they are considered to hold transient stay status, tourist, and must accordingly leave the country within a maximum period of 30 (thirty) days, or apply again for some type of residence.

RECOVERY OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS: A foreigner who has lost their permanent resident status through cancellation due to absence from the country beyond the legal period may recover it if they apply within the 3 (three) years following the cancellation. They must apply for spontaneous or occasional residence and remain in the country for its full term. Once the term of the spontaneous residence has elapsed, the foreigner may apply for recovery of their permanent resident category, only at the Oficina Central de Migraciones, together with the replacement of the resident card, which shall keep the same number, matching their Paraguayan cédula de identidad. This application must be accompanied by the following documents: a) Copy of a valid passport or identity document. b) Copy of resident card or report of loss. c) Copy of Paraguayan cédula de identidad. d) Certificate of criminal or police record from the country of origin or from the last 3 (three) years of residence, valid and apostilled with translation into Spanish. e) Interpol certificate. f) Certificate of Computer Records of the Policía Nacional. g) Certificate of Judicial Records. h) Certificate of Police Records. i) Bill for basic electricity and running water services at the established address. j) Proof of ties to the country, in accordance with Article 8 of this regulation. k) Payment of the fees established in Article 100, items 1 and 7, of the Migration Law. The recovery of permanent resident category shall be ordered by administrative act, prepared and signed by the Dirección General de Extranjeros, which shall be notified at the electronic or telematic address declared in the application.

ON THE APPLICATION FOR AUTHORISATION OF ABSENCE FROM THE COUNTRY BEYOND THE LEGAL PERIOD: When the holder of a current residence, whatever their category, needs to leave the country or plans not to return for a period longer than the legal period of absence allowed for their category (1 year for temporary, 3 years for permanent), they must apply for authorisation from the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones, up to 3 (three) months before the legal maximum period is reached for permanent residents and 1 (one) month for temporary residents, justifying their intention to return to and reside in Paraguayan territory. The Dirección Nacional de Migraciones shall authorise the foreigner's absence from the country, by resolution, granting the following periods: Temporary resident: their absence from the country may be authorised for an additional time beyond the maximum period established for temporary residents, up to the day before the deadline for applying for a change of category or extension of residence. Permanent resident: their absence from the country may be authorised for up to one additional year beyond the maximum period established for permanent residents, a period that begins from their recorded date of departure in the migratory systems. The Dirección de Control de Permanencia shall have a period of ten business days from receipt of the authorisation application file to issue the corresponding report, with a recommendation to grant or deny it and the period to be granted for the absence.

ON THE RESOLUTION AUTHORISING ABSENCE FROM THE COUNTRY BEYOND THE LEGAL PERIOD: The Dirección de Procesamiento shall prepare the draft resolution, which shall contain, in addition to the data allowing identification of the foreigner: a) the authorised period of absence; b) a warning to the holder that their residence will be cancelled, stating the specific date that will serve as the deadline for entering the country; c) the electronic address at which the resolution must be notified; d) the instruction to record the authorisation in the resident records. This draft resolution shall be sent for signature to the DGE where it concerns a temporary residence, or to the Dirección Nacional where it concerns a permanent residence. The authorisation resolution shall be notified at the electronic or telematic address declared in the application, and shall contain the warning of cancellation should the person not enter within the granted period. Once the resolution authorising absence beyond the legal period has been issued, the Departamento de Registro under the DGE shall record the maximum authorised absence period in the resident record. Once the authorised period for absence from the country has elapsed, the resident must enter Paraguayan territory and report their actual address to the migration inspector at the control post.

ON THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPLICATION FOR AUTHORISATION OF ABSENCE FROM THE COUNTRY BEYOND THE LEGAL PERIOD: To apply for and obtain the authorisations mentioned in the previous article, the foreigner must submit the following documents to the Departamento de Admisión/ME/DGE in physical format: a) Note addressed to the National Director. b) Copy of the residence card or report of loss. c) Copy of the Paraguayan cédula de identidad or report of loss. d) Copy of a valid passport or identity document from the country of origin. e) Proof or justification of ties to the country. f) Payment of the fee of two jornales for other documents (Art. 100.11). This request may also be made through an authorised representative, who must attach a copy of the notarial power of attorney. If this power of attorney is issued abroad, it must carry an apostille or legalisation and a translation into Spanish.

ON PROOF OF TIES TO THE COUNTRY: A foreigner applying for authorisation of absence from the country beyond the legal period must prove their ties to the country with at least one of the following means of evidence: a) Copy of title of ownership of real property. b) Copy of a housing lease agreement. c) Proof of opening an account at a banking or financial institution. d) Proof of EAS or other companies. e) RUC (tax identification) card. f) Family ties of the foreigner with someone resident in the country. g) Other documentation at the discretion of the Dirección de Control de Permanencia.

ON THE DENIAL OF THE APPLICATION FOR AUTHORISATION OF ABSENCE FROM THE COUNTRY BEYOND THE LEGAL PERIOD: When a foreigner applies for authorisation of absence from the country without attaching the required documents, or these are inconsistent, or applies after the legal maximum period of absence has already elapsed, the application shall be denied by administrative act and their residence cancelled. The Dirección de Control de Permanencia shall have a period of ten business days from receipt of the authorisation application file to issue the corresponding report on compliance with the requirements or with the deadline for applying, with a recommendation to deny the authorisation. The Dirección de Procesamiento shall prepare the draft Resolution. This draft resolution shall be sent for signature to the DGE where it concerns a temporary residence, or to the Dirección Nacional where it concerns a permanent residence. Failure to issue the administrative act within a period of 60 running days from receipt of the absence authorisation application shall be deemed a denial, for the purposes of its eventual cancellation.

ON THE RENUNCIATION OF A RESIDENCE APPLICATION: When the holder of a residence application file, whatever the legal regime, changes their mind regarding their intention to reside in the country or the regime they chose, they must renounce their application by signing the form available on the website of the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones. They must attach a copy of their identity document and pay the fee of two jornales for other documents. The DNM shall deny the residence application due to the holder's renunciation by administrative act, which shall be notified at the electronic or telematic address declared in the application. This draft resolution shall be prepared by the Dirección de Procesamiento and sent for signature to the DGE where it concerns a temporary residence, or to the Dirección Nacional where it concerns a permanent residence.