Resume rules in Paraguay

What employers in Paraguay expect on a Currículum Vitae, what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.

Call it a CV for Paraguay, a resume for Paraguay, or Currículum Vitae: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in Spanish, English.

This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.

Law and practice, side by side

The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.

Photo: Expected

Expected, professional photo required

What the law says: No explicit requirement; Labor Code prohibits discrimination based on physical appearance

Date of birth: Expected

Expected/Common; mandatory for public sector

What the law says: Custom requirement for public sector applications; Labor Code prohibits age discrimination

Marital status: Common

Common to include; discrimination based on marital status prohibited

What the law says: Labor Code prohibits discrimination based on marital status requirements

Sex or gender: Common

Common to include but legally protected

What the law says: Labor Code (Law 213) prohibits sex discrimination; pregnancy and HIV/AIDS testing considered discriminatory

Nationality: Common

Common to include

What the law says: Not found explicit law

National ID number: Expected

Expected for public sector, optional for private sector

What the law says: Cédula (national identity card) required for public sector applications

The rest of the entry

Local name of the document
Currículum Vitae
Language to submit in
Spanish, English
Typical length
Longer than resume, detailed format
Signature and date
Common practice to include signed declaration of truthfulness of information
Religion, ethnicity or caste
Labor Code prohibits discrimination based on race, color, ethnic origin, political opinion
Health, disability or pregnancy
Labor Code prohibits discrimination based on physical condition; pregnancy tests prohibited
Other customary attachments
Identity card (cédula) for public sector applications
Employer may not ask for
Employer cannot require or consider: marital status, family status, age, physical appearance, race, color, political opinion, social condition, pregnancy status, HIV status
Named statutes
Ley núm. 213 - Código del Trabajo (October 29, 1993); Constitución Nacional de la República del Paraguay
Anti-discrimination statutes
Labor Code (Law 213); Paraguay Constitution
Local language source
Spanish

Where this came from

Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. High confidence. Result of that check: Corrected.

Notes: Paraguay requires photos on CVs and DOB/marital status for public sector. Labor Code (Law 213) provides strong protections against discrimination based on personal characteristics. Declaring truthfulness of CV information by signature is customary.

Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this

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