Paraguay Visa Cost Calculator

Most leisure travellers need only Paraguay's single-entry tourist authorisation — the fee-exempt baseline everything else is measured against. The multi-entry tier buys repetition rather than duration: repeated entries into Paraguay carry the same fee-exempt treatment as a single stay. Paraguay's business category asks for an invitation from the company you are visiting — the letter is the cost centre, not a government fee.

A short Paraguay layover — typically 24–72 hours — legalises itself under transit exemptions for most passports, without an application behind it. With the government fee at zero, the only costs are peripheral: photos, printing and any third-party service that files on your behalf — none of which the calculator prices.

Four inputs drive a Paraguay application: a passport valid six months beyond your stay, one compliant photo, proof of accommodation, and evidence you can fund the trip. Paraguay accepts the online authorisation from anywhere with a scanner; keep the approval printout beside your passport for check-in and immigration. Budget zero for the fee line and read every third-party checkout carefully: Paraguay charges no consular fee, so any payment request deserves scrutiny before you click.

Some Paraguay missions add a biometric appointment; if yours does, book it the day you file, because appointment queues usually outlast processing queues. Apply as soon as flights are provable — Paraguay issues decisions against documents, and a complete early file is the cheapest insurance there is.

The passport rules are absolute — 6 months' validity beyond your Paraguay exit date and two clean pages for the visa itself. Paraguay's photo rule is the standard white-background print; bring a spare, because the application keeps the one you hand over. Three months of statements demonstrating $50–100 per day is the funds benchmark for Paraguay; scrub nothing, redact nothing.

Hotel bookings and the return ticket close the loop; Paraguay cross-checks the dates across all of them. Business applicants add the Paraguay host company's invitation; transit applicants add the confirmed onward ticket — those two categories fail on missing paperwork more than fee errors.

Count on one to three weeks in the standard queue; Paraguay publishes business-day estimates that exclude weekends and local holidays. The express lane at Paraguay returns decisions in 1–3 business days; with no consular fee, the calculator's express toggle changes timing, not cost. Paraguay officers refuse on documentation gaps first and eligibility second, so audit the checklist twice before paying.

A refusal is not terminal: fix the named defect and reapply — Paraguay does not penalise a corrected second application. Track Paraguay's eVisa status page rather than your inbox; approval notices land in the portal first and the email second.