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Visas and Residence

Panama is a cosmopolitan country where one of the main reasons the alien wants to immigrate to our country is the low costs of life as the primary reason, followed by the climate contrast, the politics and fiscal advantages. Chen Lee & Associates...

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Non-Resident

1. Tourists To enter the national territory, it is indispensable that the foreigner has a Special Tourism Card or Tourist Visa, except for those countries with which Panama has subscribed Tourism Visa Suppression Agreements. The Cards or Tourism Visas...

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Temporary Resident

1. Temporary permits for Labor Reasons The validity of the temporary resident permits will be for periods of one year up to six (6) years. After fulfilling the established term, you will be able to request the permanent residence. It will not apply...

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Permanent Residents

After the two (2) years' period, the applicant may opt for the permanent residence. 1. For Economic Reasons The permit of permanence is granted to those aliens who have their own capital from abroad to invest in economic, agricultural, commercial,...

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Naturalizations

The Panamanian nationality by naturalization can be requested by: The aliens with 5 consecutive years of residence in the territory of the Republic if, after he has reached his legal age, declares his will to become naturalized, expressly give up his...

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Working Permits

If you wish to apply for a working permit, you will have to take into consideration that before you have to establish a migratory category of passers who are in the categories of: sportsmen, businessmen, notabilities of the cultural, musical and scientific...

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Profesiones que no pueden ser ejercidas por extranjeros en Panamá.

Las siguientes profesiones son privadas para los panameños es decir, sólo podrán ser ejercidas por panameños de nacimiento o por carta de naturalización: LICENCIATURAS   Profesión Normativa...

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