What do you mean by “better”

 What do you mean by “better”? A lot of that depends completely on you!

“easier” is another abstract concept. If you real the laws and Constitution of Uruguay you will come to the conclusion that it is “easy”. And, by the words of those items is it. Basically you need to show some money a bank there or ownership of some property and that you have lived there for 5 years (or three if you are married or anyone who lives in Uruguay with you, Uruguayan or not).

However, many have found the actual process to be far from “easy” as they will basically not accept any documentation you can provide as proof you’ve lived there for 3/5 years. You are also not allowed to use an attorney or other assistant to help you with the process.

In Paraguay the requirements are similar, and probably more easy to follow. And, I believe that their requirement is living there for 3 years (married or not). Some will tell you that you don’t actually have to spend those 3 years physically in Paraguay. And, I am sure some don’t and obtain citizenship.

However, I am sure that is not the intent of their citizenship laws and some might engage in various shenanigans to accomplish such (not recommended). The bureaucracy can also be all consuming, and without assistance you may run in circles forever.

Before you start such a process in Uruguay or Paraguay you’ll probably need legal residency. You can have help with that by an attorney or other assistant. And that is probably wise to avoid the bureaucratic run around. In Uruguay you’ll have to show you have sufficient income to support yourself. In Paraguay you accomplish that by depositing $5,000 in a local bank.

In Panama, I think you’ll find that legal residency is much more complicated, involving first having a sufficient pension or making a large investment in order to obtain temporary residency and later you can apply for legal residency. That hurdle is probably much larger than with Uruguay and Paraguay. Thus making your overall objective more difficult.

The concept of Citizenship usually involves a person having a significant connection with a country, not popping in for a couple days to do paperwork.

I’d start by personally spending some time in each of the countries to discover which one you’d prefer to spend time in, and go from there.

These are all perfect target countries for obtaining a citizenship. I think Uruguay is the fastest. The easiest is to get the permanent residency in Paraguay (I got the ide from Quora and now I am helping a lot of clients to get it). It takes 3 months and the applicant must travel only once for 3 days there. Citizenship can be granted after 3 years. Panama had all citizenship through investment options, but recently they also prefer to issue residence permits. Panama Friendly Nations Visa is a great scheme. With all three passports you can enter visa free almost to the same countries. Uruguay and Paraguay are Mercosur countries. So, my advice is to get the passport where you like to stay the most.

In all three nations, there is a possibility of being denied, especially if you don’t live in these countries full time. In the case of Panama, there is a language and history test. Paraguay and Uruguay might be the same.

In Panama, I personally know a few people that was approved citizenship not long after filing their application. Keep in mind, these people lived here for years, have property, and have either local wives or girlfriends. On the other hand, I also know some people that supposedly had their application denied.

As far as Paraguay or Uruguay, I have only heard from online discussions of denials or approvals. It probably varies much like in Panama.

If you want easy citizenship, consider buying one in Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Vanuatu, etc…