Obtaining Residency - Process -- US Consulate? - Paraguay forum

Obtaining Residency - Process -- US Consulate?

Member since 23 March 2018

popebopMember07 March 2024 13:36:34

I see attorneys advertising services to help people obtain residency. But I'm on the official government website and see that the process is quite clear and simple.

Must I actually travel to Asunci贸n to apply for residency in country?聽 Why can't this be done at a consulate or embassy outside of Paraguay -- say in Miami?聽 I my past experience with other residencies, citizenship and legal issues, they can be done, or at least initiated, at a consulate inside the US.聽 In fact, M茅xico requires you to start the residency process outside the US, and later finish the process in M茅xico.

Are attorneys saying to travel to Asunci贸n simply because that's where they're located?聽聽Or does the government and it's processes actually require travel to Paraguay to start and finish the process?

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popebop Member

Member since 23 March 2018

popebopMember07 March 2024 13:44:41

I answered my own question.

I just called the consulate in Miami again and spoke with a deputy consular. Yes, the process must be done in Paraguay.聽聽

Cande2024 New member

Member since 08 November 2023

Cande2024New member07 March 2024 22:04:08

I was going to answer just that. The process is quite simple but you must do it here.

popebop Member

Member since 23 March 2018

popebopMember09 March 2024 05:10:37

@Cande2024

it's so simple that it seems unnecessary to spend thousands on attorneys/facilitators to do the process.聽 If one can read, understand and speak a bit of Spanish, it seems like a very DIY thing.聽 Would you agree?