What the Paraguay visa rules mean for North Macedonia travellers
North Macedonia citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Paraguay. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Non-resident visa (tourist or technician).
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Paraguay applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The Dirección Nacional de Migraciones lists a valid passport as the travel document for non-resident foreigners and says that if you enter with a travel document close to expiry, the immigration authority grants the len…
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: Paraguay's health ministry requires a yellow fever vaccination certificate from foreigners aged 1 to 59 entering from the risk zones it lists: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); Brazil (Amazonas, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio Grande …
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Paraguay. The UK Foreign Office says to check before you travel that you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected med…
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward-ticket requirement for Paraguay. The Government of Canada's travel advice says customs officials may ask you to show them a return or onward ticket.
Paraguay entry rules compared
Paraguay lets 70 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 128. North Macedonia citizens are treated the same way as Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Overall the North Macedonia passport ranks #81 in the world with 80 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a North Macedonia passport you can also visit 17 countries in the region without a visa, including Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Bahamas, Chile, Colombia, Cuba and Dominica.
In the other direction, Paraguay citizens can visit North Macedonia visa-free for up to 90 days.