Panama
How long you can stay in Panama without a visa, by passport.
Checked November 7, 2026 against the sources listed below.
Short stays
| Passport | Entry | How long | Before you go | Longer stays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | No visa | 180 days per visit US citizens may stay up to 180 days as tourists for reciprocity reasons under Resolution 22706 (effective 1 October 2021), an exception to the general three-month tourist limit. | No pre-registration identified. Embassy guidance (stated for visa-exemption entries) asks for a passport with at least 3 months' validity, a round-trip ticket and proof of at least US$500; whether every condition applies to visa-free nationals is not stated. | No extension |
| Canada | No visa | 180 days per visit Canadian citizens may stay up to 180 days as tourists under Resolution 22706 (effective 1 October 2021). | No pre-registration identified. Embassy guidance asks for valid passport, round-trip ticket and proof of at least US$500 (stated for visa-exemption entries). | No extension |
| United Kingdom | No visa | 90 days per visit Nationals on Panama's no-visa list may stay a maximum of three months (recorded here as 90 days). | No pre-registration identified. Passport with at least 3 months' validity, round-trip ticket and proof of at least US$500 are listed by the embassy for visa-exemption entries. | No extension |
| EU country | No visa | 90 days per visit Nationals on Panama's no-visa list may stay a maximum of three months (recorded here as 90 days). | No pre-registration identified. Passport with at least 3 months' validity, round-trip ticket and proof of at least US$500 are listed by the embassy for visa-exemption entries. | No extension |
| Australia | No visa | 90 days per visit Nationals on Panama's no-visa list may stay a maximum of three months (recorded here as 90 days). | No pre-registration identified. Passport with at least 3 months' validity, round-trip ticket and proof of at least US$500 are listed by the embassy for visa-exemption entries. | No extension |
Digital nomad visa
Short-stay remote worker visa
Official name: Visa de Corta Estancia como Trabajador Remoto
| Length | 9 months |
|---|---|
| Renewal | Limited renewal. May be extended once for another 9 months, with the same documents as the initial application, including proof of foreign-source income. |
| Income | $36,000 a year B/.36,000 (Panamanian balboa, at par with USD) annual foreign-source income; employer letter must show at least B/.3,000 per month |
| Where to apply | Servicio Nacional de Migración (Panama); the requirements document does not specify the application channel |
| Who can apply | Any nationality |
| Taxes | The official requirements document does not address taxation. |
What we couldn't confirm
- Short-stay rules come from Panamanian embassy pages (Canada page updated Dec 2025), not directly from the Servicio Nacional de Migración website; the SNM tourist-entry page was not fetched.
- Embassy pages describe the general limit as 'three months'; recorded as 90 days.
- Passport validity (3 vs 6 months), US$500 funds and onward-ticket requirements are stated by the embassies in the context of Decree 521 visa-exemption entries; whether they apply identically to visa-free nationals is not explicit.
- No official source describes extensions of visa-free tourist stays; 'extendable: no' is unconfirmed.
- Latvia's visa status could not be confirmed from the embassy page.
- Remote worker visa: the application channel (online vs in person) and tax treatment are not stated in the official requirements document.
Sources
- Visas, Embassy of Panama in the United States
- Visas, Embassy of Panama in Canada
- Requisitos para solicitar visa de corta estancia como trabajador remoto, Servicio Nacional de Migración de Panamá
- Resolution 22706 of September 2021, Kraemer & Kraemer (law firm) (unofficial, used only to corroborate)
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