Toursit Visas

Tourist Visas are only valid for a 30 day period but may be extended for
another 30 to 60 days.

If the country where the applicant resides has a Visa Suppression Agreement
with Panama, the person may enter the country as a tourist simply by
showing his/her passport. The remaining countries which do not posses an
agreement with the Panamanian government must have a tourist visa stamped
on their passport which is granted at their local Panamanian Consulate.

Requirements

a) Tourist Visa

• Passport, valid for no less than six (6) months.
• Travel ticket of the applicant, valid for no less than six (6) months.
• Tourist Card (when applicable).
• Visa stamped on the passport (when applicable).
• Economic Reliability of the interested party, which may not be less than five hundred dollars (US$ 500.00), or its equivalent in valid credit cards, bank references, letters of employment or travelers checks.

b) Tourist Visa Extension

• Passport, valid for no less than six (6) months.
  
• Photocopy of all of the stamped pages of the passport, as well as the information of the interested party.
  
• Letter of responsibility where it states that he/she takes full economic responsibility of his/her food, lodging, health and any other related expenses, and that he/she will not represent an additional burden on the Panamanian State and is committed to repatriating him/her, if necessary.
  
• A copy of one of the following bills: Electricity, Water or Telephone.
  
• Return Ticket.
  
• Simple photocopy of the ID (Cedula) of the responsible party in Panama and proof of his/her economic reliability, which may be credited with a letter of employment and a social security stub, original tax return receipts along with a photocopy in order to be compared, bank references, and valid credit cards.
  
• Proof of the interested party's Economic Reliability, which may be credited with bank references or a valid credit card (if there is no responsible party in Panama). The minimum credited economic reliability for an extension must be of five hundred dollars (US$ 500.00.)
  
• Tourist Extension Application (Form provided by the Immigration Deparment).

Note: Foreigners that are located on Panamanian soil as tourists may not work or perform any sort of lucrative activities, if so, it is punishable by a fine.