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Crew Member Transitory Stay

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This route is for crew members, who are listed among foreigners with transitory stay who may apply for the extension.

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  • Official Paraguay route page; captured visible body text
    PODRÁN APLICAR A ESTA PRÓRROGA: Los extranjeros con estadía transitoria. Se considera extranjeros con estadía transitoria: Turistas, Pasajeros en Tránsito, Extranjeros en Tránsito Vecinal Fronterizo, Extranjeros con tratamiento médico (inicio o continuación), Integrantes de Tripulación.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

Crew are tied to the international transport operator: the company, its agents and the captain/commander are responsible for transporting and keeping custody of passengers and crew until they have passed migration control and been admitted, and must present the crew list whenever the DNM requires it.

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  • The extension page does not say whether the operator must support or sponsor the crew member's extension request.
  • https://www.bacn.gov.py/leyes-paraguayas/10973/ley-n-6984-de-migraciones
    Las empresas que prestan servicio de transporte internacional, sus agentes, el comandante, capitán, armador, conductor, propietario, sus representantes legales o encargados, serán responsables por el transporte y custodia de pasajeros y tripulantes, hasta que hubiesen pasado la inspección de control migratorio y sean admitidos en la República del Paraguay, o una vez verificada la documentación al egresar del país.
  • https://www.bacn.gov.py/leyes-paraguayas/10973/ley-n-6984-de-migraciones
    Presentar la lista de tripulantes, pasajeros y demás documentos en el momento en que lo requiera la Dirección Nacional de Migraciones y permitir la inspección y verificación de las documentaciones de los mismos.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The decisive characteristic is being a crew member or staff of an international means of transport arriving in or leaving Paraguay, with documentation proving identity and crew status.

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What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the work allowed, any tie to employer or sector and family accompaniment.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official source does not establish the complete answer to this question.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The extension is up to 90 consecutive days, may be granted once more, and the second period cannot exceed the previous grant at DNM discretion. The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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