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Panama Qualified Investor Visa
Panama · Central America
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2020
- Governing lawPublished
- Executive Decree No. 722 of October 15 2020
- Responsible authorityPublished
- National Migration Service
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Secure your slice of paradise through Panamanian investment with favorable tax laws
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Minimum investment of $300,000 in one of the available investment options
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 25 years
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 4–13 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- Yes
- How you applyPublished
- Through a Panamanian lawyer; no physical presence needed during processing
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- Up to 15 business days for the Investment Certification plus up to 30 business days for the immigration decision (up to 45 business days, about 9 weeks) per Decree 17/2026; no travel required to apply
- Official application routePublished
- https://mici.gob.pa/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/requisitos-permiso-de-residencia-permanente-en-calidad-de-inversionista.pdf
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $300,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- $300,000
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $800
- Application feePublished
- $16,000
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $16,800
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredPublished
- None required
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- No
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published
- USD 300,000 real estate
- Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published
- USD 500,000 listed securities; USD 750,000 fixed deposit; 5-yr hold
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- 0.5 days/year
- Minimum days per year in country (July 2026 figure)Published
- 1 day/year
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- Yes
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 12 months
- Length of residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- RenewablePublished
- No
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- One visit every 2 years (no day count)
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 183 days per year will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 0%-25%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- Immediate
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 5 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Investment note (Sept 2026)Published
- Sources conflict on whether real estate reverts to USD 500,000 on 15 October 2026
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- Executive Decree 17 (dated 8 Sep 2026, published in the Gaceta Oficial and effective 16 Sep 2026) replaced Decree 722/2020: first-sale/new-development real estate stays at US$300,000; resale property now needs US$500,000; securities (US$500,000) and fixed-deposit (US$750,000, or US$500,000 at Banco Nacional/Caja de Ahorros) routes continue
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://www.migracion.gob.pa/permisos-migratorios/
- Investment source (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.pardinilaw.com/EN/practices/practices/qualified-investor/226/c/
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://mici.gob.pa/2026/09/21/atraccion-de-inversion-e-impulso-al-empleo-panama-amplia-el-alcance-del-programa-inversionista-calificado/ | https://kraemerlaw.com/en/immigration/panama-qualified-investor-visa/ | https://icazalaw.com/2026/09/new-qualified-investor-residency-decree-in-panama/
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.