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Short-Stay Remote Worker Visa

PanamaRemote work and digital nomads

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

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Which remote workers qualify: foreign employees, freelancers, company owners or other remote professionals?

The visa is for foreigners with a contract as an operative of a foreign transnational company, or self-employed workers, working by telework. Self-employed applicants replace the employer documents with certification of their own company registered abroad and a notarised declaration describing their client relationships.

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What income threshold applies, how must it be demonstrated, and how does family affect it where stated?

Applicants need foreign-source income of at least B/.36,000.00 per year (or foreign-currency equivalent). For employees, the company letter must state monthly income of at least B/.3,000.00, payment frequency and that it comes from a foreign source. Applicants prove foreign income with a bank certification or an authenticated bank statement showing the transfers linked to the declared employment. The official source does not state how family members affect the income threshold.

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  • How family members affect the income threshold is not stated.

Where must the employer, company or clients be located? Is local work restricted?

The employer must be a foreign company whose existence is certified where it is registered, and the functions must take effect abroad. The applicant signs a sworn declaration of not accepting job or service offers in Panama from nationals, residents, tourists or companies to do business in Panama. Once granted, the visa allows remote work from within Panama without any other permit.

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Can family accompany? How long is the status granted and can it be renewed?

The visa lasts nine months and may be extended once for the same period; an extension requires the same requirements as the first application, including the foreign-income proofs of Article 4. The official source does not state whether family members can accompany the holder.

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Limits of the record
  • Whether family members can accompany is not stated.

What immigration-relevant tax/residence information is officially stated, and what longer-term residence direction exists?

The visa is created within the Non-Resident immigration category; once granted, the holder may work remotely in Panama without further procedures or permits from other state entities to work or reside. The official source does not state tax information or a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • No tax information and no longer-term residence direction stated.

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

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