Panama country guide
Digital nomad · Last checked 2026-08-11
Visa de Corta Estancia como Trabajador Remoto
A foreign remote worker receiving at least B/.36,000 annually from sources outside Panama and performing work without local labor demand or services to Panamanian clients
A nine-month short-stay nonresident visa for a foreign remote worker earning at least B/.36,000 annually from sources outside Panama.
- Country
- Panama
- Applicant basis
- A foreign remote worker receiving at least B/.36,000 annually from sources outside Panama and performing work without local labor demand or services to Panamanian clients
- Responsible authority
- Servicio Nacional de Migración
- Official route status
- Current official route
- Information available
- Detailed guide
- Last checked
- 2026-08-11
Supported requirements
What the current source supports
- Apply to the Servicio Nacional de Migración under the short-stay nonresident category.
- Provide foreign employment or company-ownership evidence, foreign-income certification, and the bank records required by the current checklist.
- Provide health insurance and the standard identity and record documents.
- Provide the sworn declaration that the applicant will not accept local work or provide services to Panamanian clients.
Applicant scope
Who this route generally serves
- Generally designed for
- Foreign remote workers who receive qualifying income from outside Panama and perform work without local labor demand or services to Panamanian clients.
- Legal basis named by the authority
- Executive Decree 198 of 2021 and the current SNM remote-worker checklist.
Route lifecycle
What to confirm from application onward
- Financial basis
- At least B/.36,000 annually from sources outside Panama under the current remote-worker checklist.
- Initial status
- A nine-month short-stay nonresident visa.
- Renewal
- Extendable once for the same nine-month period on current evidence.
- Work rights
- The qualifying activity is foreign remote work; the applicant declares no local work or services to Panamanian clients.
- Permanent residence
- The reviewed sources do not establish conversion from this short-stay nonresident visa to ordinary residence, so none is inferred.
- Citizenship relationship
- Panamanian nationality is a separate process; no citizenship result is inferred.
Official evidence
Sources for this route
General planning information only—not legal, tax, or investment advice. A listed route does not determine eligibility. Verify current rules with the responsible authority before acting.