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Panama Pacific Investor Permanent Residence

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What investment option or options qualify?

The qualifying investment is an investment of no less than B/.250,000.00 in the risk capital of a company in the Panama-Pacific Area or in Developer or Operator Companies.

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  • Artículo 206
    Artículo 206: Podrá solicitar este permiso el extranjero que realice una inversión no inferior a doscientos cincuenta mil balboas (B/.250,000.00) en el capital de riesgos de empresa del Área Panamá-Pacifico o en Empresas Desarrolladoras u Operadoras.

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

The official minimum investment amount is B/.250,000.00. 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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  • Artículo 206
    Artículo 206: Podrá solicitar este permiso el extranjero que realice una inversión no inferior a doscientos cincuenta mil balboas (B/.250,000.00) en el capital de riesgos de empresa del Área Panamá-Pacifico o en Empresas Desarrolladoras u Operadoras.
  • Requisitos para solicitar permiso provisional
    6. Cheque Certificado por B/.250.00 a favor del Tesoro Nacional. 7. Cheque Certificado por B/.800.00 a favor del Servicio Nacional de Migración.

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. The company's Social Security (CSS) payroll must show at least three (3) Panamanian employees earning at least the regional legal minimum wage; for permanent residence the previously described requirements are presented again, plus the company's national income-tax clearance. 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 route provides a provisional resident permit (PRT-PEI-APP) and a permanent residence permit (PPRT-PEI-APP). For permanent residence, the same requirements as for the provisional permit must be presented, plus a tax clearance certificate (Paz y Salvo Nacional de Renta) for the company. The official source does not state renewal requirements, a longer-term residence or citizenship direction, or what happens to the investment.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not state how the provisional permit is renewed.
  • The document does not state any longer-term residence or citizenship direction.
  • The document does not state what happens to the investment.
  • Title
    REQUISITOS PARA SOLICITAR PERMISO PROVISIONAL DE RESIDENTE PERMANENTE POR RAZONES DE INVERSIONISTA DEL ÁREA ECONÓMICA ESPECIAL DE PANAMÁ PACÍFICO (PRT-PEI-APP)
  • Title
    REQUISITOS PARA SOLICITAR PERMANENCIA DEFINITIVA POR RAZONES DE INVERSIONISTA DEL ÁREA ECONÓMICA ESPECIAL DE PANAMÁ PACÍFICO (PPRT-PEI-APP)
  • Requisitos para solicitar permanencia definitiva
    Para Solicitar la Residencia Permanente se presentarán los requisitos anteriormente descritos, deberá adjuntar los siguientes: - Paz y Salvo Nacional de Renta de la empresa.

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

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