Visas and immigration in Panama
Visas and immigration in Panama6 routes from official government sources, grouped by type. Each guide covers who it's for, the requirements and where to apply.
Visiting Panama
Short-stay rules by passport, from official sources. Last checked October 16, 2026.
- 113 passports visa-free
- 136 passports need a visa
Passports that can visit without a visa
- Andorra
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent & Grenadines
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Türkiye
- Tuvalu
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Vietnam
Andorra
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Comoros
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kiribati
Kuwait
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Namibia
Nauru
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
North Macedonia
Norway
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Samoa
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Türkiye
Tuvalu
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Vatican City
VietnamVisit & tourism1 pathway
Work permits1 pathway
Permanent residence1 pathway
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Visit & tourism1 pathway
Work permits1 pathway
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Investors & entrepreneurs2 pathways
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Official sources
Government pages behind these routes.
- Servicio Nacional de Migración - Preguntas frecuentes (entry requirements)
- Servicio Nacional de Migración - Visa autorizada / países que necesitan visa
- Servicio Nacional de Migración - Clasificación de visas (pasaporte ordinario), PDF Oct 2026
- SNM – Permiso provisional de residente permanente de personal extranjero contratado por empresas privadas dentro del 10% (PPT-6)
- Servicio Nacional de Migración – Permisos migratorios (requirements index)
- SNM – Requisitos para Jubilado Pensionado (PRP-JP)
- SNM – Requisitos para solicitar visa de corta estancia como trabajador remoto (PDF, uploaded Sep 2025)
- SNM – Visa de corta estancia como trabajador remoto (document page)
- SNM – Decreto Ejecutivo No. 198
- SNM – Residente permanente por solvencia económica propia por inversión de bienes inmuebles (PPT-SEP-IBM)
- SNM – Requisitos de solicitud de Carta de Naturaleza
- SNM – Naturalización