Mike Thomsen
@Gabtar
Australian looking for information about Paraguay
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About me
Australian
Lives in Asuncion
Speaks English, Spanish
Registration: 14 December 2011
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Looking for a reliable lawyer for Cedula/citizenship by Michael_D
Hi everyone! I'm trying to find a lawyer that can help me through the process of getting the cedula and eventually after some years the citizenship. I have been reading a lot about this topic, and it seems realistic. I am currently working in ...
It takes a government mandated 30 days for your cedula, not maybe 2 months Read More
Looking for a reliable lawyer for Cedula/citizenship by Michael_D
Hi everyone! I'm trying to find a lawyer that can help me through the process of getting the cedula and eventually after some years the citizenship. I have been reading a lot about this topic, and it seems realistic. I am currently working in ...
I don't believe you have wasted your money at all. $1200 sounds a lot for 3 bits of paper,but, provided you did what Jeronimo asked and obtained original birth and marriage certificates and national police check,had them certified by your ... Read More
Tours from Asuncion by muffiemae
I will soon be making my 4th trip to Asuncion. Other trips were mainly business related and were pretty much confined to Asuncion. Next trip I'd like to explore more of the country. Are there particular tours leaving from Asuncion that members can ...
I've done quite a few tours with "Finantur" who are on Madame Lynch, between M. Lopez and Dr E. Ayala, 4 or 5 blocks from M. Lopez, opposite a service station and love motel. They are local and everything is in Spanish, and they specialise in ... Read More
Need an attorney (Abagado) in Paraguay to handle citizenship process. by corinne75229
Need an attorney (Abagado) in Paraguay to handle citizenship process. This is my first time on this type of format on the internet, so I don't know if I am doing this post appropriately. Please let me know if I should ask questions in another ...
I'm not going to make any comment about what is said on any other forum. I stand fully prepared to be corrected, but I believe anyone offering a 3 day service is a tout looking to suck people in to going with their chosen lawyer, who will start ... Read More
Drivers license by redwingpy
Can I just use my US drivers license to operate a car here in PY? Going to a municipalidad is such a pain in the butt.
Can I ask where in SanBer you went? I obtained my 12 month "extranjero" Paraguayan licence in Asuncion in about an hour and a bit using my Australian Licence, Passport and Carnet, but they said to get the full 5 yr licence using my Cedula I would ... Read More
Need an attorney (Abagado) in Paraguay to handle citizenship process. by corinne75229
Need an attorney (Abagado) in Paraguay to handle citizenship process. This is my first time on this type of format on the internet, so I don't know if I am doing this post appropriately. Please let me know if I should ask questions in another ...
I won't comment on the person in question's qualifications or abilities, but I believe anyone who says they can obtain residency for you in 3 to 5 days is stretching the truth and has an agenda, as does anyone who makes that claim on her behalf. ... Read More
Can my wife get residence permit for both of us, without me in country by naturalpath
Hollow Everyone!! I am married man and working in Canada my wife is with me and if we will prepare all the documents and she will go to Paraguay by her self. Can she apply and get residence permit for both of us, without me to be in Paraguay???? ...
Short answer - No. Longer answer - also No. The residency process involves a number of medical examinations: blood, ECG, psychological, dermatological and a general examination, plus you will need your fingerprints taken at Interpol and your photo ... Read More
Is it difficut to open account in English? by Samyim
Dear I am Korean and I only can speak Korean and English. Even though I heard it would be too difficult to open bank account, I should try. Let me know it can be or not?
In all your dealings in every aspect of life in Paraguay, including the banks, you should assume that the person you will speak to will only speak Spanish. You may be pleasantly suprised sometimes, and the number of people learning English is ... Read More
Returning to Paraguay by Gabtar
I have been granted Permanent Admission to Paraguay. My problem is that I am in Australia, and my permanent admission card has been picked up by a friend in Asuncion, and that's where it remains. I don't trust the postal system enough to have it ...
I thought I would add a bit more info even tough it is slightly off track. I am now in possession of a Paraguayan Cedula and I slipped over the border to Salta for a couple of weeks. When I returned via bus I crossed back into Paraguay at Clorinda. ... Read More
Looking for a reliable lawyer for Cedula/citizenship by Michael_D
Hi everyone! I'm trying to find a lawyer that can help me through the process of getting the cedula and eventually after some years the citizenship. I have been reading a lot about this topic, and it seems realistic. I am currently working in ...
To JamesB, do not even begin to think you will achieve everything in a single visit of 5 days. The carnet and cedula are issued by 2 different govt departments. The carnet will take you about 6-7 working days and will end with you being digitally ... Read More
Banking in Paraguay by Yud
Hello dear members, Can you recommend some financial institutions i.e. Commercial Banks in Paraguay? What about their facilities they offer? For example: [Internet Banking, Credit Facilities, ATM's machine availability throughout the ...
Sorry, I didn't ask about anything else. After reading the horror stories on this forum about opening accounts, when it became obvious I was going to get an account on the spot I shut up in case I muddied the waters and tripped some alarm that ... Read More
Banking in Paraguay by Yud
Hello dear members, Can you recommend some financial institutions i.e. Commercial Banks in Paraguay? What about their facilities they offer? For example: [Internet Banking, Credit Facilities, ATM's machine availability throughout the ...
Yes, thats correct. Its a savings account and I think it is designed to be for the common man, and not for business or moving your life savings or superannuation to Paraguay, and is limited to prevent money laundering. It will be more than ... Read More
Obtaining a Brazilian tourist visa in Asuncion by Gabtar
I just went through the process of obtaining a tourist visa for Brazil here in Asuncion, and I thought I would share it so that it will be easier for anyone else. The Brazilian Consulate is in Av Mariscal Estigarribia, near General Aquino, about 3 ...
Just a quick update. I just applied for another visa to Brazil. I used the link immediately above for the application, and printed out the covering sheet and took that to the consulate. It worked. I also took my Paraguayan Cedula to check whether ... Read More
Banking in Paraguay by Yud
Hello dear members, Can you recommend some financial institutions i.e. Commercial Banks in Paraguay? What about their facilities they offer? For example: [Internet Banking, Credit Facilities, ATM's machine availability throughout the ...
OK, to answer my own request, I went to a branch of Banco Familiar in Av Espana armed only with my cedula and some money. In 20 minutes I had opened a savings account, and in one week I will return to the bank and pick up my debit card attached to ... Read More
The Quest For The Golden Cedula by Gabtar
I read the older topic on gaining a cedula, after obtaining the residency carnet. The way it read is similar to "World War 2 started in 1939 and ended in 1945, the Allies won." All true, but there's so much more that happened in the middle. I am ...
I returned to the same office on the 2nd floor at Identificacciones 30 days after submitting my application, with receipt in hand, and in 2 minutes I walked out with my brand new cedula. If you are doing this yourself, disregard all other doors and ... Read More