In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country interests in Paraguay, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Paraguay.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Paraguay does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy has also a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or other emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Paraguay, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Paraguay

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends of the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizen residing abroad.

Paraguay’s capital, Asuncion hosts 30 embassies.

There are also 63 consulates. All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Asuncion, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Paraguay and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Paraguay. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates and sometimes other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Asuncion

France

French Embassy in Paraguay

Address: Avda. General Santos 465 c/ España, Asunción
Tel: (+595) 21 448 432*
E-Mail: chancellerie.assomption-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/FranceauParaguay/

* Emergency number (night, weekends and public holidays): +595 971 995 656

The French embassy in Paraguay provides reception of the public (consular affairs), register of French nationals established outside France, identity cards and passports, civil status: marriages, births..., other steps (legalization of signature, driver's license...), elections, national service and assembly of French nationals abroad.
Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Asuncion, France has another honorary consulate in Ciudad del Este (consulfrance.cde@outlook.com).

Germany

German Embassy in Paraguay

Address: Avda Sta. Teresa y Herminio Maldonado Paseo La Galería, Asuncion
Tel: (+595) 21 695 710
E-Mail: info@asuncion.diplo.de
Social Media: https://twitter.com/AlemaniaEnPy and https://www.instagram.com/alemaniaenparaguay/ and https://www.facebook.com/EmbajadadeAlemaniaAsuncion/
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9:30am to 5:00pm

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Paraguay provides passports and ID cards’ services, nationality, family and inheritance matters, criminal records, visa and entry, lawyers, doctors and translators and customs service, etc.
Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Asuncion, Germany has other honorary consulates in Ciudad del Este (ciudad-del-este@hk-diplo.de), Encarnación (encarnacion@hk-diplo.de), Neu-Halbstadt (neu-halbstadt@hk-diplo.de) and Villarrica (villarrica@hk-diplo.de). 

Japan

Embassy of Japan in Paraguay

Address: Avenida Mariscal López Nº 2364, Asunción
Tel: (+595) 21 604 616
E-Mail: japon.embajada@as.mofa.go.jp and japon.consulado@as.mofa.go.jp
Social Media: https://twitter.com/Japon_Paraguay and https://www.instagram.com/embajadadeljaponenparaguay/ and https://www.facebook.com/embajadadeljapon/
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Japanese embassy provides a range of consular services such as visa and passport processing as well as document legalization.
Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Asuncion, Japan has another honorary consulates in Encarnación (cons.japon.enc@as.mofa.go.jp). 

Russia

Embassy of Russia in Paraguay

Address: 689 Molas Lopez Street, "Las Lomas" Building, Las Lomas Neighborhood, Asuncion
Tel: (+595) 30 229 1110
E-Mail: embruspar@ya.ru and asuncion@dks.ru for the consular section
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/embruspar and https://twitter.com/EmbRusPar and
Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 8.00 to 13.00 and from 15.00 to 18.00.
Wednesday, Friday from 8.00 to 14.00

For services such as issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation, visa and passport processing as well as document legalization, it is requested to visit the Consular Section located in the same building, under appointment.  

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

British Embassy in Paraguay

Address: Edificio Citicenter, Piso 5, Av. Mariscal López y Cruz del Chaco, 1892 Asunción
Tel: (+595) 21 614 589
E-Mail: UkinParaguay@fcdo.gov.uk
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/UKinParaguay/ and https://twitter.com/UKinParaguay and https://www.instagram.com/ukinparaguay/
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday from 9:00am to 5:30pm; Fridays from 9:00am to 01pm

The British Embassy in Paraguay provides services to British nationals living and visiting the country. Some of the services are: emergency travel document replacement, notarial and documentary services, marriage, consular fees, etc.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in Paraguay

Address: 1776 Mariscal Lopez Avenue, Asunción
Tel: (+595) 21 213 715
E-Mail: paraguayusembassy@state.gov
Social Media: https://twitter.com/laembajada and https://www.facebook.com/laembajada and https://www.youtube.com/eeuuparaguay
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday from 7:30am to 5:30pm and Fridays from 7:30am to 11:30am

The US representation in Paraguay provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services, assistance on death of a U.S. Citizen and emergency financial assistance, etc.

Honorary Consulates in Paraguay

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.

For countries with no consulates or embassies in Paraguay, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other country, often Buenos Aires, in Argentina for Paraguay.

General Consulates in Asuncion

• Argentina (contacto_epara@mrecic.gov.ar)
• Australia
• Bolivia
• Brazil (brasemb.assuncao@itamaraty.gov.br)
• Canada (asuncion@international.gc.ca)
• Chile
• Mexico (embparaguay@sre.gob.mx)
• Uruguay (embapar.uruguay@mre.gov.py)

Honorary Consulates in Ciudad del Este

• Argentina (cenca@mrecic.gov.ar)
• Brazil (consulado.deleste@itamaraty.gov.br)
• Uruguay

Honorary Consulates in Encarnacion

• Argentina (cenca@mrecic.gov.ar)  
• Brazil