Registering residency in Panama, step by step: the application, the migration appointment, the timeline and the carné de residente you walk away with.
Panama · Expats & Nomads
Key Facts
—Use a lawyer. Almost every residency route is filed through a Panamanian immigration attorney.
—Appear in person. You attend migration for your photo, fingerprints and provisional card.
—Two stages. A provisional card comes first, then permanent residency and a new carné.
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