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Panama Permanent Residence for Recognised Refugee or Asylee

8 facts quoted from the official source

For a person who has held recognised refugee or political-asylee status in Panama for at least three years and intends to remain.

Route type
Humanitarian protection
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
3
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

3 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Eligibility summaryLaw 74 permits recognised refugees and asylees with at least three years of status to apply for permanent residence.
  • Ground for protectionThe applicant must state the intention to reside in Panama.
  • Prior recognised protection statusThe applicant must hold recognised refugee or political-asylee status.
What rules you out

1 exclusion quoted from the official source.

  • Grounds that exclude protectionThe benefit does not extend to a status that was renounced, ceased, excluded or revoked.
Also stated by the source
  • Official source basisLaw 74 permits recognised refugees and asylees with at least three years of status to apply for permanent residence.
  • Report summaryLaw 74 permits recognised refugees and asylees with at least three years of status to apply for permanent residence.
  • Work rightsA successful permanent resident may obtain an indefinite work permit.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Validity
1 proven from the official source.
  • Initial duration or stay ceilingThe recognised status must have been held for at least three years.
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Panama?
The official source states: For a person who has held recognised refugee or political-asylee status in Panama for at least three years and intends to remain.

Every answer is quoted from the official migracion.gob.pa page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 8 points against the official source; 8 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source migracion.gob.paLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Panama government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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Other humanitarian protection routes to Panama

4 other humanitarian protection routes to Panama.

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