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Short-Stay International Humanitarian Assistance Visa

PanamaShort stays and visits

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

Panama's National Migration Service (Servicio Nacional de Migración) publishes requirements for applying for a short-stay visa for international humanitarian assistance, which a foreigner coming as a representative of duly accredited governmental or non-governmental organisations may request. The official source does not state whether a visa is required for every such traveller or for which nationalities.

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  • The official source does not state whether a visa is required for every such traveller or for which nationalities.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

Entry by representatives of duly accredited governmental or non-governmental organisations to organise aid in an orderly way during an emergency, when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs so determines. The visa rests on the principles and rights of international humanitarian law and human rights for victims of or those affected by natural disasters and other emergencies posing a risk to the general population.

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What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

No source-validated answer was confirmed for this question in the 24 Sep official-source batch.

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  • The route-specific official capture set did not yield a verified answer for this question in the completed batch. This is an unresolved evidence gap, not a claim that the requirement or right does not exist.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The applicant is exempt from the requirements of article 28 of the Decree-Law and article 17 of Executive Decree 320, but must provide a letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs certifying the humanitarian assistance, the type of aid and the time the international organisation will take to carry it out.

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Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The visa is requested under the requirements published by the National Migration Service, with a letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs certifying the assistance. The official source does not state where the application is filed or when a stay can be extended or changed.

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  • The official source does not state where the application is filed or when a stay can be extended or changed.

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

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