Visas
- Tourist Visa
- Transit Visa
- Tourist Visa Extension
- Change of Immigration Status Extension
- Non-Resident Multiple Entry Visa
- Seaman Visa
- Performing Artists Visa
- Temporary and Technical Workers Visa
- Domestic Workers Visa
- Transient Workers or Performing Artists Visa
- Short Stay Business Visa
- Short Stay Family Visit Visa
- Short Stay Researchers and Scientists Visa
- Short Stay Medical Treatment Visa
- Short Stay Traders and Investors Visa under special laws
- Short Stay International Humanitarian Assistance Visa
- Short Stay Bank Sector Visa
- Short Stay Remote Worker Visa
Permanent Resident
For Economic Reasons:
- Forestry Investment
- Macro Enterprise Investor
- Economic Solvency through Fixed-Term Deposit
- Economic Solvency through Real Estate
- Economic Solvency through Mixed Investment
Special Policies
- Retired Rentier
- Retired Pensioner
- Investor in Panama Pacific Special Economic Area
- Permit for Workers in the Panama Pacific Area
- Investor in Export Processing Zone
- Investor in Export Call Center
- Investor in Film and Audiovisual Industry
Labor Reasons
- Foreign Aviation Company Employee
- Foreign Employee under 10% Ordinary Personnel
- Expert or Technical Personnel within 15% Ordinary Personnel
Demographic Reasons
- Married to a Panamanian
- Dependent of Permanent Resident
- Foreigners with Panamanian Children
Under Special Laws
- Panama-Italy Treaty
- Specific Countries
- Foreign Professional
- Diplomats who have left their missions
Religious Reasons
- Permanent Resident as a Religious Servant of the Catholic and Orthodox Church
- Permanent Resident Permit as Authorities, Ministers, Rabbis, Pastors, or Religious Leaders of other denominations
Temporary Resident
Labor Reasons:
- Foreign Personnel Hired by the National Government or Autonomous or Semi-Autonomous Entities
- Foreign Personnel Hired by Companies under Contract with the Government
- Foreign Executive Hired in Companies in the Colon Free Zone
- Foreign Remunerated Personnel from Abroad who do not have Diplomatic Status
- Person Hired as International Press Correspondent and Remunerated Abroad
- Person Hired by Companies under the Marrakech Agreement
- Sports Professional
Investment Reasons:
- Agricultural Investor
- Forestry Investor
- Permanent Resident Permit as Qualified Investor
Special Policies
- Foreign Employee Hired in Film and Audiovisual Industry
- Researcher at City of Knowledge Foundation
- Teacher at City of Knowledge Foundation
- Entrepreneur or Executive at City of Knowledge Foundation
- Technician at City of Knowledge Foundation
- Student at City of Knowledge Foundation
- Foreign Employee Hired by the Panama Canal Authority
- Employee of Subcontractor of Company under Contract with the Panama Canal
- Worker in the Panama-Pacific Area in Favor of Foreigners Hired by Companies in the Panama-Pacific Area, the Developer, the Operator or the Agency, to Work as Specialized Personnel in Technical Aspects and/or
- Administrative Management Matters, in a Percentage Exceeding Fifteen Percent (15%) of Ordinary Workers
- Workers in the Panama-Pacific Area in Favor of Foreigners Working for Companies with Less Than Ten Workers
- Hired in a Trust Executive Expert Position in a Free Zone Company
- Hired in Executive, Expert, and/or Technical Trust Positions in Commercial Use Call Center Companies
- Person Hired as Executive of International Companies Whose Functions Take Effect Abroad
- Person Hired by Multinational Company Headquarters
- Carsi-Merida Agreement
Education Reasons
- Temporary for Education Reasons
- Foreign Participant in a Non-Profit Educational Program Approved by the Ministry of Education of Panama
- Temporary as a Foreign Participant in the Fulbright Educational and Cultural Exchange Program
- Education Reasons as a Student or Cadet Sponsored by Public Security Institutions
Religious Reasons:
- Lay missionary serving the Catholic and Orthodox Church
- Religious students of Catholic and Orthodox Church
Family Reunification:
- Temporary residence permit for family reunification
Other:
- Voluntary return
- Vehicle exemptions within the special projects department.
- Refugee procedures
If you need to apply for a visa or residence permit to visit, live or work in Panama, please contact us.