Category Archives: Immigration

Migration reported that from January to June 2015 were 1,133,331 foreigners entered the country

  From January to June 2015 they have entered the country 331 000 902 million citizens of various nationalities, through the various immigration checkpoints in the country. Reports of the National Immigration Service (SNM) listed in January 286.318 people, making it the busiest month of entries into the country, followed by February with 254.526 visits […]

Panama will establish a ‘labor migration profile’

Labour Minister announced that better mechanisms be established on a migration profile to manage that better labor mobility flows of migrant workers. Panama today pledged to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to establish a labor migration profile and guarantee labor rights for domestic and foreign, said an official source. The matter was discussed by […]

Migration serves more than 1 million people in ports

The entry of citizens from different ports of migration control of January until the beginning of June 2015 amounted to 1.331.902 million people. The main movement is taken for airports, with 1.172.854 AIRPORT followed by 2fronteras with 128.860 citizens and ports where the figure is 30188 travelers. Importantly, these figures accounted for as inputs 261.304 corresponding to Panamanians. Among […]

85% of refugees in the country are Colombians

The ongoing armed conflict in the Republic of Colombia for half a century has caused the displacement of 10% of its population to neighboring countries in search of protection. One preferred by Colombian victims of clashes between the militia, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the National Liberation Army, is Panama countries. Statistics from […]

Mitradel approves 2,338 work permits to foreigners

From January to April this year, the Ministry of Labor and Workforce Development (Mitradel) has delivered 2.338 work permits to foreigners, as stated on the website of the entity statistics. Most permits issued were in the ranks of professionals (532), married to a national (402), and humanitarian reasons (294). Regarding permits denied to foreign works […]

Authorization Panama Multiple Entry And Exit

It is important to process a multiple visa to leave the Panamanian territory when you have a card processed or temporary residence, non diligence of a multiple visa carries a fine of USD 2000.00. The authorization for multiple entry and exit is an entry visa and leave the national territory, issued by the National Immigration […]

What are the grounds for cancellation of visas in Panama?

1 Fend sole purpose of marriage with a national, to obtain residency 2 acting against national security, public order, morality or public health, or for violating the rights and freedoms of individuals 3 In the case of permanent residents, absent in the country for more than two years, unless such absence is justified and authorized […]

Recognition of foreign qualifications in panama

According to the resolution no. 10294 of the National Migration Panama, calls for qualifications, university diplomas in technical degrees, bachelors, masters, doctorates are approved at the University of Panama, the Technological University of Panama or appropriate national authority submitted with the application Permanent Residence Permit on Foreign Professional Quality. link below find the list of […]