Any foreign citizen who requires or wishes to live for a specific period of time in the country can opt for a Temporary Resident Visa in Panama for work, special policies, education, culture, religious, humanitarian and family reunification. The validity of temporary resident permits will be for annual periods up to a total of six (6) years.
These can have a validity of three (3) months and in some cases it is renewable for the same period up to one (1) year, which will allow you to carry out your activities in the country for as long as you need.
Some categories of the Temporary Resident in Panama are:
Labor Reasons:
- Foreigner hired by the National Government or Autonomous or Semi-autonomous entities.
- Foreigner hired by companies under contract with the Government.
- Foreigner hired as an Executive in companies in the Colon Free Zone.
- Foreign Remunerated from the Outside who do not have Diplomatic Status.
- Foreign Personnel hired by private companies within 10% of the regular staff.
- Foreign Personnel hired as an expert or Technician within 15% of the regular staff.
- Personnel hired as correspondent of written press, radio or international television and remunerated abroad.
- Foreigner hired by companies under the Marrakesh Agreement.
- As a Sports Professional.
- As an employee of Aviation companies based in the Republic of Panama.
Family Regrouping:
- Temporary Resident Permit for Family Reunification.
Reasons for Investment
- Agrarian investor.
- Forest Investor
Reasons for Education:
- Temporary Permit for Educational Reasons.
- Temporary Resident as a participant in educational programs of non-profit entities approved by the Ministry of Education.
Special Policies:
- Foreigner hired by companies in the Cinematographic and Audiovisual industry.
- Researcher at the City of Knowledge Foundation.
- Professor at the City of Knowledge Foundation.
- Businessman or Executive of the City of Knowledge Foundation.
- Technician of the City of Knowledge Foundation.
- Student of the City of Knowledge Foundation.
- Foreigner Hired by the Panama Canal Authority.
- Employee of the Company Subcontractor under contract with the ACP.
- Worker of the Panama Pacific Area in favor of foreigners hired by companies of the Panama Pacific Area, the developer, the operator or the agency, to work as specialized personnel in technical aspects and / or in matters related to administrative management, in a percentage that exceeds fifteen percent (15%) of ordinary workers.
- Workers of the Panama Pacific Area in favor of foreigners who work for companies that have less than ten workers.
- Worker hired in trusted positions, executives, experts and / or technicians in companies within processing zones for export.
- Worker hired in trusted positions, executives, experts and / or technicians in call center companies of commercial use for export “Call Center”.
- Permit of personnel hired as executive of international companies whose functions have an effect abroad.
- Worker hired by headquarters of multinational companies.
Religious reasons:
- As a religious at the service of the Catholic and Orthodox Church.
- As a lay missionary at the service of the Catholic and Orthodox Church.
- As a student to be religious of the Catholic and Orthodox Church.
- As authorities, ministers, rabbis, pastors, leaders or religious of other denominations or religious associations.
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