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Film and Audiovisual Investor Permanent Residence

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What investment option or options qualify?

The qualifying investment option is an investment in the Film Industry of an amount exceeding one hundred fifty thousand balboas (B/.150,000.00).

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What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

The official minimum investment amount is more than one hundred fifty thousand balboas (B/.150,000.00). Government fees are separate: a certified cheque for B/.250.00 payable to the National Treasury and a certified cheque for B/.800.00 payable to the National Migration Service.

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How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

The official source does not state a holding period. For permanence, in addition to the initial requirements (including a Panama Film Commission certification of the company's existence and its authorisation under Law No. 36 of 2007), the applicant must provide a national income-tax clearance in favour of the company. The official source does not state a physical-presence requirement.

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  • No explicit maintenance period or physical-presence rule.

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which family members can be included and their rights.

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

The status is a permanent-resident permit as an investor in the film and audiovisual industry. To request definitive permanence, the applicant presents the prior requirements plus a national income-tax clearance (Paz y salvo nacional de rentas) in favour of the company. The official source does not state the renewal of the first permit, a citizenship direction or what happens to the investment.

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Limits of the record
  • Duration of the first-stage permit and renewal intervals are not stated.
  • No citizenship direction or treatment of the investment on exit is stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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