Reconsider travel to Paraguay due to COVID-19. Some areas have increased crime risk.  Read the entire Travel Advisory.  Read the Department of State’s  COVID-19 page  before you plan any international travel.      The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 3  Travel Health Notice for Paraguay  due to COVID-19, indicating a high level of COVID-19 in the country.  Your risk of contracting COVID-19 and developing severe symptoms may ... Read More»

Location: Paraguay, countrywide Event:  On January 10, 2022, the Paraguayan government updated their entry and exit requirements. Unless otherwise noted, previous entry/exit requirements remain in effect. For a full list of entry/exit Requirements, please refer to the Embassy’s COVID-19 Page. Please see the changes below.  Travelers aged 12 and up must present a negative RT-PCR/LAMP/NAAT COVID-19 test result taken no more than 48 hours before departure or a ... Read More»

Message to U.S. Citizens: U.S. Embassy Asuncion (December 28, 2021) Location: Asuncion Subject: Travel to the United States on Expired U.S. Passports If you are overseas and your U.S. passport expired on or after January 1, 2020, you may be able to use your expired passport to return directly to the United States until March ... Read More»

Effective December 27, 2021, the passport security surcharge fee will increase by $20. For minor passport applicants who use Form DS-11, the new fee is $135 (Gs. 945.000). For adults renewing their passports using Form DS-82, the new fee is $130 (Gs. 910.000). For adults who must apply in person using Form DS-11, the new ... Read More»

Location: Paraguay, countrywide Event:  On December 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will implement a one-day COVID-19 testing requirement for travelers over age two coming to the United States.  Regardless of vaccination status or nationality, any individual coming to the United States must show a negative pre-departure COVID-19 viral test taken the day before they board their flight to the United States.  You must show ... Read More»