Paraguay entry requirements for British passport holders (2026): visa and passport validity
Passport validity (FCDO advice): Valid for the whole stay (until the day you leave)
The FCDO words this as advice (“should” or “make sure”), not as a strict requirement: the full sentence is quoted below.
Visa (FCDO): You can visit Paraguay without a visa (the FCDO text says how long you can stay). Official visa text
Official source: GOV.UK – Paraguay travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 21 January 2026 · checked on 17 October 2026
Whether you need a visa and how long your British passport must be valid to enter Paraguay, as published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), quoted word for word, with a checker for your dates.
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Do I need a visa for Paraguay with a British passport?
In short: You can visit Paraguay without a visa (the FCDO text says how long you can stay).
Our one-line summary of the first FCDO sentence below, which matches a wording we recognise. It applies to British citizen passport holders; read the full official text, which may add conditions.
You do not need a visa to visit Paraguay. You will normally get permission to stay for 90 days on arrival.
If you want to stay for another 90 days, check with the Paraguayan Immigration Department (in Spanish).
If you are travelling to Paraguay to work or study, you should contact the Paraguayan Embassy in the UK or check the Ministry of Foreign Affairs visa information (in Spanish).
Official source: GOV.UK – Paraguay travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO), section “Visa requirements” · page last updated 21 January 2026 · checked on 17 October 2026
Passport validity: official text “Passport validity requirements”
To enter Paraguay, your passport should be valid for the duration of your stay.
Make sure you get your passport stamped.
Make sure that an immigration official stamps, dates and signs your passport when you arrive. If you do not have an entry stamp in your passport, you will get a fine when you leave the country.
This is important if you enter Paraguay at a land border, typically the crossing between Ciudad del Este and Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil. Long-distance bus drivers sometimes tell foreign nationals that they can complete immigration formalities in Asunción. This is not true, and you will get a fine if you do not get your passport stamped at the point of entry.
Official source: GOV.UK – Paraguay travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 21 January 2026 · checked on 17 October 2026
Check your passport for Paraguay
Schengen rules count your whole trip in the Schengen area: if you visit several Schengen countries, enter the day you first enter the area and the day you leave the last Schengen country.
The check runs in your browser: your dates are not sent anywhere. It applies the FCDO sentence literally (for example “6 months” is counted as the same day of the month 6 months later).
For British passport holders only. These are the rules published by the UK government (FCDO) for British citizens. If you hold another passport, check your own government's advice. The airline and the border officials of the destination decide whether you can travel or enter: this site is information, not legal advice.
Recent FCDO updates to the entry requirements
- 21 January 2026: “Updated information on travelling with children ('Entry requirements' page).”
- 10 December 2025: “New information about dual nationals returning to the UK (‘Entry requirements’ page).”
- 15 December 2022: “Updated information on the lifting of all COVID-19 specific entry requirements regardless of vaccination status ('Entry requirements' page).”
- 9 June 2022: “Updated information on the removal of COVID-19 vaccination validity times and the booster requirement for travellers entering Paraguay ('Entry requirements' page)”
- 28 April 2022: “Updated information on COVID-19 entry requirements for travellers entering Paraguay ('Entry requirements' page) and the removal of in-country restrictions (‘Coronavirus’ page)”
Read the full FCDO travel advice for Paraguay (safety, visas, health) before you travel.
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