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🇵🇦 Panama

Panama Digital Nomad Visa: requirements and how to apply

Digital nomad visa allowing remote workers to live in Panama for 9 months, renewable for 9 additional months (18 months total).

Official Panama digital nomad visa page

Visa de Corta Estancia como Trabajador Remoto

Digital nomad visa allowing remote workers to live in Panama for 9 months, renewable for 9 additional months (18 months total).

Typical duration
9 months renewable for 9 months
Path to permanent residency
Temporary stay

Main requirements

  • Annual foreign income ≥ $36,000 USD
  • Remote contract outside Panama
  • 0% Panamanian tax on foreign income

Official page

Documents usually needed for Panama

  • For Digital Nomad Visa: annual foreign income of at least $36,000 USD (~$3,000 USD/month) and remote contract with company abroad
  • For Friendly Nations Visa: citizen of one of 50 designated friendly nations + labor contract with Panamanian company or real estate purchase ($200,000 USD)
  • Apostilled police clearance certificate and local Panamanian lawyer representation
  • Passport valid for at least 6 months and a compliant photo (make yours here)

Application steps

  1. 1

    Preparation & Panamanian Legal Power of Attorney

    Grant power of attorney to a licensed Panamanian immigration attorney and apostille documents.

    1 - 2 weeks

  2. 2

    SNM Lodgement & Provisional Carnet

    Submit file at the National Migration Service in Panama City to receive provisional 6-month card.

    1 - 2 weeks

  3. 3

    Permanent Resident Resolution & E-Cedula

    Receive formal resolution and collect permanent resident carnet (and Tribunal Electoral Cédula E).

    2 - 4 months

Other ways to move to Panama

Find a licensed adviser

For advice on your own case, use a licensed immigration lawyer or adviser. Always check they are registered before you pay anyone. Imiatlas does not refer or review cases.

Look for a lawyer registered with the national bar association or law society in Panama. The official immigration website explains any rules on who may represent applicants.

Servicio Nacional de Migración Panamá (SNM)

General information to help you research, not legal advice. Rules change often: always confirm with Servicio Nacional de Migración Panamá (SNM) on the official website before applying.