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Panama
(Destination)
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Short-term Business Visit
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Visitor Visa
Requirements
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Citizens (including business persons) of the following FTAA countries
require a visitor visa for admission and transit to Panama:
- Dominican Republic
- Dominica
- Haiti
Citizens from the following countries may enter Panama with a stamped visa or tourist card that can be issued on the flight or by the travel agent or at the airport:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Peru
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- U.S.A.
- Venezuela
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Citizens (including business persons) of the following FTAA countries
do not require a visitor visa for admission to Panama:
- Argentina
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
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Documentation
Required for
Application for
a Visitor Visa
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All persons require a passport to enter Panama.
- A valid passport (recommend a minimum of six months validity beyond intended stay) with a photocopy.
- Application form
- 2 passport-sized photograph
- Proof of financial solvency
- Return airline ticket or travel itinerary as proof of onward travel
- A letter from the person in Panama taking responsibility for applicant
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Method of
Lodgement
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Application is not required to be in person. Application may be lodged at the Consulate.
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Processing time
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24 hours when applying in person, up to 10 days depending on nationality.
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Multiple Entry
Visa
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Validity/Extension
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Tourist visas and tourist cards are valid within a 3-month period from date of issue and allow stays for up to 30 days. Extendable to 90 days at discretion of immigration authorities in Panama.
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Cost of Visa Application
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Visa applicants will be charged US$10. A tourist card costs US$5. Citizens of Colombia, Mexico and U.S.A. may issue a visa free of Charge. An airport exit tax of US$20 will be charged at the airport.
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Accompanying dependants
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Family members accompanying a visitor to Panama must also meet all requirements for temporary entry.
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General Requirements for Temporary Entry of Short-term Business Visitors
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Panama's Immigration Regulations allow for persons to enter Panama to carry on certain business or trade-related activities without the need to hold an employment authorization, as they are not considered to be coming to Panama to work. These persons usually represent a foreign company, therefore they must present proof of it. Examples are: representatives coming to Panama to sell goods other than to the general public; employees of an organization coming to consult with a branch, subsidiary or parent; representatives of a foreign firm coming to purchase goods or services and persons seeking entry to attend meetings or negotiate contracts.
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Specific
Requirements
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- All the requirements specified above
- A company letter as proof of business intentions and the dates of travel
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Further
Information
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Contact local Embassy or Consular section of the Embassy
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