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Panama / Officially listed
Short-stay remote-worker visa
Panama’s short-stay route covers foreign remote employees and independent workers whose services take effect outside Panama.
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- Income evidence
- >= 36,000 PAB / year
Foreign annual income floor. The employee letter must also show at least PAB 3,000 monthly.
Official sourceChecked - Savings or deposit
- Not verified
- Initial stay
- 9 months
Published upper period; individual grants can be shorter.
Official sourceChecked - Published maximum stay
- 18 months
Published upper period; individual grants can be shorter.
Official sourceChecked - Visa validity
- Not verified
- Tax information
- Not verified
Amounts describe the sourced branch, not every household or alternative means test. Visa validity and permission to stay are separate. Months and years keep their calendar units.
Who can use this route
Provide overseas business or employment evidence, insurance, personal records and the declarations required by Migration.
Official sourceCheckedThe official checklist requires an undertaking not to accept local work or services covered by its restriction.
Official sourceCheckedHow to apply
Prepare the notarised application and power of attorney required by the Migration checklist.
Official sourceCheckedSubmit the overseas-work, financial, medical, police, insurance and declaration evidence.
Official sourceCheckedComplete official payments and, after approval, comply with the issued stay and any extension procedure.
Official sourceCheckedExtensions and renewal
The official checklist allows a single extension for the same period.
Official sourceCheckedPublished fee components
Listed components are not an all-in total.
250 PAB. Migration application payment.
Official sourceChecked50 PAB. Corresponding visa card; separate from application and private legal costs.
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