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Permanent Residence by Forestry Investment

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What investment option or options qualify?

Investment made personally or through a legal entity in reforestation or forest-plantation activities, or other activities authorised by the Ministry of Environment.

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  • https://www.migracion.gob.pa/wp-content/uploads/01.INVERSION_FORESTAL.pdf
    Artículo 180: (Modificado por el Decreto Ejecutivo No. 199 de 07 de mayo de 2021) "Podrá solicitar este permiso de residente permanente en calidad de Inversionista Forestal, el extranjero que invierta, a título personal o a través de una persona jurídica, un monto mínimo de ciencia mil balboas (B/.100,000.00) en actividades de reforestación o plantación forestal u otros autorizados por el Ministerio de Ambiente.

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

Minimum B/.100,000.00 invested directly in reforestation for the provisional permanent-residence permit; minimum B/.350,000.00 to apply for the automatic permanent-residence permit as forestry investor. Government fees are separate: a certified cheque of B/.250.00 to the National Treasury and a certified cheque of B/.800.00 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?

To keep permanent residence as a forestry investor, the investment must be maintained for a minimum of five years; if it ceases or stops existing before then, the National Migration Service cancels the permanent residence ex officio. The annual deadline for submitting each proof of investment runs from the date the permanent-residence permit is approved. The official source does not state a physical-presence requirement.

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Limits of the record
  • No physical-presence requirement is stated.
  • https://www.migracion.gob.pa/wp-content/uploads/01.INVERSION_FORESTAL.pdf
    Para mantener la Residencia Permanente, en calidad de Inversionista Forestal, en cualquiera de los términos indicados en el artículo 180 del Decreto Ejecutivo No. 320 de 8 de agosto de 2008, es necesario que la inversión se mantenga por un periodo mínimo de cinco años. Si la inversión cesara o deja de existir antes del cumplimiento de este término, ello dará lugar a la cancelación oficiosa de la residencia permanente otorgada por el Servicio Nacional de Migración.
  • https://www.migracion.gob.pa/wp-content/uploads/01.INVERSION_FORESTAL.pdf
    El plazo anual para presentar cada comprobante de la inversión correrá a partir de la fecha en que se apruebe el permiso de Residencia Permanente correspondiente.

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

To include a dependant, the investment must be increased by B/.2,000.00 per dependant, which may be justified by a local bank reference. The official source does not state which family members qualify or their residence and work rights.

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  • Which family relationships qualify is not stated.
  • Dependants' residence and work rights are not stated.

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 first permit is a provisional permanent-residence permit as forestry investor; with a minimum investment of B/.350,000.00 the applicant may opt for permanent residence automatically. Definitive permanent residence (PRP-FOR) is requested with the prior requirements except the criminal-record certificate and cheques, plus certifications that the investment remains in force and that the reforestation company exists and is valid. The official source does not state a citizenship direction or what happens to the investment.

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Limits of the record
  • No citizenship direction is stated.
  • What happens to the investment after the maintenance period is not stated.

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

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