Digital Nomad Visa in Panama

The Short Stay Visa as Remote Worker is introduced in the migratory category of Non-Resident in Panama, also called digital nomad visa.

This visa is intended for foreigners who work remotely for transnational companies or as self-employed workers in teleworking mode.

The requirements include having an operational contract, performing functions with an impact abroad and receiving an annual income of not less than B/.36,000.00.

Once the visa is granted, remote work in Panama is permitted without the need for additional formalities for an initial period of nine months, with the possibility of an extension.

Requirements for the Digital Nomad Visa in Panama

1. Power of Attorney (notarized) and Application. The power of attorney must contain the name and nationality of the applicant’s of the applicant’s parents.
2. Three (3) photographs.
3. Copy of the passport (notarized or authenticated).
4. Certificate of Criminal Record.
5. Certificate of Health.
6. Personal Background Affidavit Form.
7. Completion of the corresponding application form, which will contain the applicant’s commitment to assume the commitment of the applicant to assume the expenses of return or repatriation to the country of origin or country of origin or destination, if necessary.
8. Copy of the applicant’s medical insurance policy, which must maintain coverage in the national territory and be in force coverage in the national territory and be in force for the period of the applicant’s stay applicant’s stay.
9. Certification or proof of the existence of the foreign company in the place where it is registered.
10. Letter from the company, on letterhead, signed by the legal representative, where it indicates:
    • a. The general data of the applicant.
    • b. The position and functions performed.
    • c. The applicant’s monthly income, which shall not be less than three thousand balboas with 00/100 (B/.3,000.00) or its equivalent in foreign currency; periodicity of the payments and that the same comes from a foreign source.
    • d. The labor modality (remote work).
    • e. The commitment to assume the costs of return or repatriation to the country of origin or destination, if necessary.
11. Affidavit of Non-Acceptance of Offer of Employment or Service in the territory

In the case of a self-employed and independent worker

in order to apply for a Short Stay Visa as a Short Stay Visa as a Remote Worker, he/she must comply with the requirements of the previous in the previous article, with the exception of numbers 9 and 10, and in exchange must provide the following documents the following documents:

• Certification or proof of the company itself, duly registered abroad, through which it will conduct its business abroad.
• Sworn statement before a notary public, describing the commercial relationship with the clients to which it renders services, which must include the following data: full name, general information of the name, general information of the applicant and of the clients, what are the services provided for the client, how much is client, how much he/she earns for those services, the origin of the funds and the periodicity of the funds and the periodicity of the payments received for the services rendered.

Foreigners applying for the Short Stay Visa as a Remote Worker must prove that their income comes from abroad by providing some proof of their income.

Foreigners applying for a Short Stay Visa as a Remote Worker must prove that their income comes from abroad by providing some of the following documents:

Bank certification where it accredits that the income received comes from abroad and is linked to the declared labor condition foreigner and they are linked to the declared labor condition.

Bank statement from the foreign bank, or from a local bank, with authentication stamps from the issuing bank, proving the transaction of sending the funds and that the same funds and proving that the transaction is linked to the declared employment status.

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