{"question":{"passport":"GEO","destination":"PAN","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa, stay set by the visa","requirement":{"kind":"visa_consular","message":"Before you travel: you need a visa from an embassy or consulate."},"stay":{"kind":"SET_BY_VISA","phrasing":"How long you may stay is set by your visa."},"conditions":[],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"consul-hk-visas","url":"https://panamaconsulatehk.com/visas/","passage":"Countries that require Authorized Visa to enter Panama:\n\nAfghanistan\nCabo Verde\nGambia\nKazakhstan\nMauritania\nPeople’s Republic of Korea\nTanzania\n\nAlbania\nChad\nGeorgia\nKenya\nMorocco\nRwanda\nTunisia\n\nAlgeria\nCosta del Marfil\nGuinea\nKosovo\nMozambique\nSenegal\nTurkmenistan\n\nAngola\nDemocratic Republic of Congo\nGuinea-Bissau\nKyrgyzstan\nMyanmar\nSierra Leone\nUganda\n\nAzerbaijan\nDjibouti\nHaiti\nLaos\nNepal\nSomalia\nUzbekistan\n\nBahrain\nEgypt\nIndonesia\nLebanon\nNiger\nSri Lanka\nYemen\n\nBangladesh\nEquatorial Guinea\nIran\nLesotho\nNigeria\nSudan\nZambia\n\nBenin\nEritrea\nIraq\nLiberia\nOman\nSuriname\n\nBurkina Faso\nEthiopia\nIvory Coast\nLibya\nPakistan\nSyria\n\nBurundi\nGabon\nJordan\nMali\nPalestine\nTajikistan\n\n \n\nCountries that requires Stamped Visa to enter Panama:\n\nCameroon\nPhilippines\n\nCentral African Republic\nRepublic of the Congo\n\nCuba\nRepublic of Togo\n\nGhana\nRepublic of India\n\nHKSAR Document of Identity (HK DI)\nSwaziland\n\nMacao (SAR)\nVenezuela\n\nMalawi\nZimbabwe\n\nPeople’s Republic of China","explanation":"The Consulate General of Panama in Hong Kong lists these countries under 'Countries that require Authorized Visa to enter Panama' and 'Countries that requires Stamped Visa to enter Panama', which states directly that their nationals must arrange a visa in advance through a Panamanian consulate; de320-2008 art. 18 creates the underlying visa requirement for nationalities without a visa-suppression agreement.","publisher":"Consulate General of Panama in Hong Kong"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-29","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[{"headline":"Visa-free, 30 days","conditions":[{"kind":"HOLDS_VISA","text":"At the time of entering Panamanian territory the traveller must hold a valid visa or residence issued by Canada, the United States of America, Australia, the Republic of Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom, Singapore, or any European Union member state."},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"The traveller must hold a valid passport with a minimum of three months validity at the time of entry."},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"The traveller must show proof of economic solvency of at least US$500 upon entering."},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"The traveller must hold a round trip ticket."}],"source":{"documentId":"de196-2024","url":"https://panamaembassy.ph/images/document/14393846/D.E.196-2024SpanishEnglish.pdf","passage":"Which modifies Article 2 of Executive Decree 521 of the 6th August 2018, which suppresses the visa requirement\nto enter the Republic of Panama as tourists, to foreigners whose nationalities are required to obtain a Panamanian\nVisa, who possess an entry visa of any of the following countries: Canada, United States of America,\nCommonwealth of Australia, Republic of Korea, State of Japan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern\nIreland, Republic of Singapore, and any of the States that form the European Union, and repeals Executive Decree\n591 of the 28th December 2016 and Executive Decree 116 of the 4th April 2018.","explanation":"DE 196 de 2024 (amending art. 2 of DE 521 de 2018) suppresses the visa requirement for tourists whose nationalities require a Panamanian visa when they hold a valid visa of Canada, the United States, Australia, South Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom, Singapore or any EU member state, so a visa-required traveller holding such a visa may enter Panama without arranging a visa in advance.","publisher":"REPUBLIC OF PANAMA MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY EXECUTIVE DECREE No. 196 Of 28th of October of 2024"}}],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}