Visas and appointments
22 proceduresAppointments and visas for Panama, plus tourist visa appointments for Mexico and the United States.
Tourism, transit and stay
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Change of immigration category from tourist
Appointment in Cuba for a Panama tourist visa
Tourist visa extension
Visa B-1/B-2 — Estados Unidos
Transit visa
Stamped visa in Panama
Multiple-entry non-resident visa
Work
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Seafarer visa
Entertainment workers visa
Domestic workers visa
Temporary workers and technicians visa
Transient or temporary workers visa — performers
Short stay
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Short stay as a remote worker
Short stay as a trader or investor under special laws
Short stay for international humanitarian assistance
Short stay for the banking sector
Short stay for scientific researchers
Short stay for medical treatment
Short stay for a family visit
Short stay for business
Appointments for other countries
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Tourist visa appointment — United States
Tourist visa appointment — Mexico
Permanent residence
25 proceduresThe routes to permanent residence in Panama, grouped by the grounds they rest on.
On economic grounds
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State investment
Large-enterprise investor
General immigration regularization (Crisol de Razas)
Economic solvency — real estate
Economic solvency — fixed-term deposit
Economic solvency — mixed investment
Under special policies
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Export call centre investor
Film and audiovisual industry investor
Export processing zone investor
Investor in the Panamá Pacífico special economic area
Pensioner
Retiree with private income
Workers in the Panamá Pacífico area
On employment grounds
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Employee of an aviation company
Expert or technical staff within the 15% ordinary-staff quota
Foreign staff hired within the 10% ordinary-staff quota
On demographic grounds
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Married to a Panamanian national
Dependent of a permanent resident
Foreign nationals with Panamanian children
Under special laws
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Panama–Italy treaty
Diplomats who have ended service at their missions
Foreign professional
Friendly nations
On religious grounds
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Permanent resident as an authority, minister, rabbi, pastor or religious leader of other denominations
Permanent resident as clergy serving the Catholic or Orthodox Church
Temporary residence
36 proceduresResidence permits for a defined period, according to the activity to be carried out in Panama.
On employment grounds
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Correspondent for international print, radio or television media, paid from abroad
Staff hired by companies under the Marrakesh Agreement
Foreign staff hired as executives in Colón Free Zone companies
Foreign staff hired by the national government or autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies
Foreign staff hired by companies under government contract
Foreign staff paid from abroad, without diplomatic status
Professional athlete
On investment grounds
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Agricultural investor
Forestry investor
Under special policies
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CARSI / Mérida agreement
Hired in a position of trust, as an executive or expert, in free-zone companies
Hired in a position of trust, as an executive, expert or technician, in commercial call centre companies
Teacher at the Ciudad del Saber Foundation
Executive of international companies whose duties take effect abroad
Employee of a subcontractor under contract with the ACP
Entrepreneur or executive at the Ciudad del Saber Foundation
Student at the Ciudad del Saber Foundation
Foreign national hired by a film or audiovisual company
Foreign national hired by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP)
Researcher at the Ciudad del Saber Foundation
Staff hired by multinational company headquarters (SEM)
Technician at the Ciudad del Saber Foundation
Panamá Pacífico worker serving companies with fewer than ten employees
Panamá Pacífico worker hired by companies in the area
On educational grounds
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Student or cadet on a public security institution scholarship
Participant in an educational programme run by a non-profit approved by MEDUCA
Foreign participant in the Fulbright educational and cultural exchange programme
On religious grounds
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Student for the clergy of the Catholic or Orthodox Church
Lay missionary serving the Catholic or Orthodox Church
Family reunification
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Temporary residence permit through family reunification
Other
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Vehicle duty exemption — Special Projects Department
Humanitarian protection permit
Temporary residence permit through general immigration regularization
Provisional permit as a scientific researcher or professional of exceptional talent
Voluntary return
Refugee procedures
Document legalization
6 proceduresThe document chain from Cuba, step by step, and the certification of documents for use abroad.