Category Archives: Immigration

Foreign professionals must approve titles in Panamanian universities

PMC International Legal Services informs that according to the Official Gazette No. 27779 of Wednesday 13 May 2015. Resolves:   First order: that the diplomas or degrees of technical courses, undergraduate, postgraduate, masters or doctorate presented with requests for Resident Permit as a foreign professional before submission to the National Immigration Service are approved by […]

Visa for countries with agreement for friendly countries to Republic of Panama

  By Executive Decree Nr. 343 of 2012, Panama created the visa for  Foreigners from Specific Countries that maintain friendly, professional, economic and investment relations with the Republic of Panama. List of friendly countries: Germany Estonia New Zealand Andorra Finland Netherlands Argentina France Poland Australia Greece Portugal Austria Hong Kong United Kingdom of Great Britain and […]

Visas for foreign professionals in Panama canceled

The National Immigration Service («Servicio Nacional de Migración», SNM) along with the Technical Board of Engineering and Architecture (JTIA) on April 20 agreed to eliminate visa for foreign professional in the area of engineering, architecture and technical careers related to the same branch. These professions are exclusively for Panamanian citizens. These approaches paid off. After […]

Exclusive professions for Panamanians

Enfermería Ley 1 de 1954 Barbería y cosmetología Ley 4 de 1956 Odontología Ley 22 de 1956 Ingeniería y Arquitectura Ley 15 de 1959 Ciencias agrícolas Ley 22 de 1961 Farmacia Ley 24 de 1963 Quiroprácticos Decreto 8 de 1967 Nutrición Decreto 362 de 1969 Medicina Decreto 196 de 1970 Psicología Ley 56 de 1975 […]