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Glossary · Citizenship and residency programs
Panama Friendly Nations Visa - Panama, friendly nations
Panama Friendly Nations Visa — a Panama residence permit for citizens of friendly nations through economic ties or an investment.
01 / In 30 seconds
The short answer
- What it is
- Panama Friendly Nations Visa — a Panamanian residence permit for citizens of friendly nations
- Who it is for
- Citizens of countries on Panama’s list of friendly nations
- Through what
- Economic ties (a job, a company) or an investment
- Advantage
- A path to PR, the US dollar as currency, a business hub
- Can you prepare
- Yes: check eligibility and choose the grounds
02 / In plain words
What Panama Friendly Nations Visa means
The Panama Friendly Nations Visa is Panama’s residence permit programme for citizens of so-called “friendly nations” — states on a special list with which Panama has good relations. Their citizens have a simplified route to residence, which makes Panama one of the convenient residence options in Latin America.
The grounds for the visa are economic or professional ties with the country: employment with a Panamanian company, registering your own business, or an investment (in real estate or a bank deposit of a set amount, for example). The specific requirements have been updated, so it is important to rely on the current conditions. The residence permit extends to the family.
Panama is attractive for its use of the US dollar as the national currency, its role as a regional business and logistics hub and its territorial tax system. The programme gives a residence permit with the prospect of moving to PR and then to citizenship, subject to the conditions. We help check your eligibility for the programme, choose the grounds and obtain the status.
A case from practice
An entrepreneur from a country on the friendly nations list wants a base in Latin America. They register a business in Panama as grounds for the visa, evidence the economic tie and obtain residence permits for the family. We check the current conditions and plan the move to PR.
Who Panama’s visa suits
- Citizens of countries friendly to Panama
- Residence in Latin America
- Registering a business in Panama
- A base in a dollar economy
- Status for the whole family
- Path to permanent residence and citizenship
03 / What it covers
What matters about Panama’s visa
Who it is for
- Friendly nations
- A list of states
- A simplified route
Grounds
- A job with a company
- Your own business
- Investments
Advantages
- The US dollar
- A business hub
- Territorial tax
Keep in mind
- The conditions have been updated
- The current rules
- Path to permanent residence
04 / How it works
How to get a residence permit
Checking eligibility and grounds
Preparing documents
Filing the application
Review
Residence permit and a path to PR
05 / Key facts
What you need to know
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A visa for citizens of countries friendly to Panama
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The grounds are economic ties or an investment
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Panama uses the US dollar as its currency
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A territorial tax system
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The residence permit gives a path to PR and citizenship
Common mistakes
- Not checking whether your country is on the list
- Relying on the programme’s outdated requirements
- Choosing the grounds without regard to your situation
- Not evidencing the economic tie or investment
- Not planning the move to PR in advance
06 / Expert advice
How to prepare in advance
For Panama’s visa it is first checked whether the applicant’s citizenship is on the list of friendly nations, then the grounds (a job, a business or an investment) are chosen under the current rules and the documents prepared. The move to PR and citizenship is planned. Then residence in a dollar economy and the region’s business hub is obtained without surprises.
What we do for you. We handle Panama’s Friendly Nations Visa end to end: we check your eligibility for the programme, choose the grounds (a job, a business or an investment) under the current rules and obtain residence permits for the family. We help you establish yourself in a dollar economy and the region’s business hub, with a path to PR and citizenship.
Anna KovalevskayaExpert in Caribbean citizenship by investment programs
07 / Questions
Frequently asked questions
Panama’s residence permit programme for citizens of “friendly nations” on a special list, who have a simplified route to residence.
Citizens of countries on the list of states friendly to Panama. The first thing we check is whether your country is on this list.
An economic or professional tie: a job with a Panamanian company, your own business or an investment (real estate, a deposit) of a set amount.
Its use of the US dollar as currency, its role as a regional business hub and its territorial tax system. The residence permit leads to PR.
Yes, the status is granted to the applicant and family members. We include the family in the process.
As a path: the residence permit gives the right to move to PR and then to naturalisation, subject to the conditions and periods of residence.
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We will design a solution for your case, choose the country and the right status, and take the whole process through to the result.
