For the process, it is basically as follow:
- first go to a bank an open a bank account with at least 5,000 USD. this would help you prove you have sufficient funds on your application for residency. I recommend you Banco Vision for a saving account, the quickest and less burocratic. You can skip the need of 5,000 USD deposit by paying a fee of 50 USD for the letter of sufficient funds. If you have 5,000 USD i think for 6 months deposit you get the letter free. the account is in Guarani the equivalent to that in USD.
- Secondly, You need to go to Interpol for an international police clearance certificate, Paraguay Calle Coronel Gracia N° 468 c/ Teniente Rodi, Barrio Clínicas, phone number +595 (21) 422-426/7
- Then, to local police for a national one in Avda. Boggiani y Calle R.I. Ytororó.
- Finally, you need to go to the closest police station with a local resident and fill a form of temporal residency. The local resident should leave a copy of his/her ID.
From home you need to bring a police clearance certificate, your birth/marriage certificate and a health statement. You need to send these documents to the Paraguayan consulate for stamps. Then, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Asuncion: 14 de Mayo y Palma.
All documents you need to take to Caballero Esq. Eligio Ayala - Edificio Aurora, Direccion de Migraciones.
Regarding gestor, I think you can find in the Direccion de Migraciones, just outside. Just print the fees for the document and show it to the guy so he/she will not charge you abusively. http://www.migraciones.gov.py/secciones
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For ID it is really easy when you have the residency, go to the same place you went for local police clearance Boggiani and RI Itororo and there you do all in one office.
you can find registered translators here http://clasificados.abc.com.py/rubro.ph
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it should be maximum 10 USD per sheet as I recall.
All the procedure could take up to 6 months. It depends on the workload of the Departamento de Migraciones. If you/your wife keeps calling you could get it quicker.
I think gestores can arrange things faster. I am not sure how much they charge. I remember I paid some 10 USD for a day work in the Judiciary department. So if it takes longer it could cost some 50 USD or so. There are plenty around the Departamento de Migraciones so you could ask few of them for their fees.
Show them that you know the procedure and have all the documents you need so that they will not charge you too much.
For getting to Interpol Paraguay, Identificaciones and Banco Vision you don't need anyone. It is very quick, so you will need about 1 or 2 hours on each place for international policy clearance, national one and proof of funds letter.
The proof of funds letter you can get it in Paraguay. You need to make a deposit in a local bank (savings account) for at least 5,000 USD. Banco Vision charge you 50 USD for the letter if the deposit is not fixed. If you deposit your money for 6 months fixed (no withdrawals) they prepare it free of charge. You will need a letter of your bank in USA I think. Something proving that you are a good customer.
Info on branches http://www.visionbanco.com/interna_in.php?id=5