| March 16 | Immigration | · Decree No. 3458/20: land borders were closed for non-resident foreign nationals, allowing entry only to nationals, foreign citizens that reside in Paraguay, members of diplomatic corps and international organizations who must have an authorization to enter the country. This measure will initially last until March 30. |
| March 17 | · Decree No. 3465/20: it restricts departure of nationals, foreign citizens that reside in Paraguay, members of diplomatic corps and international organizations who are in the country. | |
| March 18 | · Resolution No. 286/20 of the Paraguayan civil aviation authority (Direccion Nacional de Aeronautica Civil or DINAC"): forbids the arrival of foreigners that are non-residents, from 00 hours on March 18 until March 30. Foreign citizens that reside in Paraguay, members of diplomatic corps or accredited international organizations with authorized admission are exempted. | |
| March 19 | · Resolution from the Paraguayan immigration authority (Direccion Nacional de Migraciones or "DGM") No. 151/20: in line with Decree No. 3465/20, it sets forth that Paraguayan citizens who legally reside in another country and who are currently in Paraguayan territory, must comply with 14 days of home isolation (from the date they entered Paraguayan territory) before returning to their country of residence. In addition, Paraguayan citizens residing in another country who, during the national emergency period, enter Paraguay, must comply with the respective home isolation. If the DGM verifies that the person has not complied with this quarantine, it would not be able to depart from Paraguay. | |
| March 28
| · Ministry of Foreign Affairs release: borders will continue to be closed until further notice. | |
| April 15
| · DGM release: inform that the deadlines for the documents issued by the DGM that have expired as of March 13, 2020 will be extended. They following will benefit from this provision: - Foreign citizens who have pending the presentation of documentation required for the residency processing, if they have expired after of 03/13/20. Example: background certificate of the country of origin, Interpol certificate, etc. - Foreign citizens who are in the country as tourists / non-residents whose proof of entry into the country has expired after 03/13/20. - Citizens whose extensions of stay as tourists / non-residents have expired after 03/13/20. | |
| April 20
| · Resolution No. 177 of the MSPyBS: established that Paraguayan citizens coming from other countries, whose entry has been authorized for humanitarian reasons or a situation of vulnerability, must comply with mandatory preventive isolation for a period of fourteen days, in a shelter or place destined for such an effect. Likewise, the MSPyBS may, by reasoned resolution, authorize the entry of people from other countries in the cases established by the Emergency Operations Center ("COE"). | |
| April 24 NEW! | · DGM release: borders will continue to be closed as long as the Executive Branch considers it to be necessary, following the recommendations of the MSPyBS. |
