Paraguayan nationality law

Paraguayan Citizenship Act
Parliament of Paraguay
  • An Act relating to Paraguayan citizenship
Enacted byGovernment of Paraguay
Status: Current legislation

Paraguayan nationality law is based on the principle of Jus soli. The nationality law is based on the Chapter 3 of the Paraguayan Constitution of 1992. The legal means to acquire nationality, formal membership in a nation, differ from the relationship of rights and obligations between a national and the nation, known as citizenship.