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| Field | 🇵🇦PanamaEmployer-Sponsored Work Residence — Panama 2026 |
|---|---|
| Country | Panama (PA) |
| Route | Employer-Sponsored Work Residence — Panama 2026 |
| Route family | Employment / skilled work |
| Route type | work visa |
| Summary | Panama employer-sponsored work residence in 2026: SNM immigration and MITRADEL labor-permit requirements. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-23 |
| Official/supporting source count | 2 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2 |
| Best-fit work models | Local employmentSource 1Source 2 |
| Income requirement | For the SNM temporary-residence permit for an employee within the ordinary 10% foreign-worker quota, Panama Digital states a minimum monthly salary of B/.850. This minimum is specific to that permit route and should not be generalized to other work categories.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Savings requirement | No personal savings balance is listed for this employer-sponsored route; eligibility is based on employment, salary and the employer's quota/category requirements.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Investment requirement | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Government fees | Reviewed — unresolved: Previously reviewed structured value is not promoted because its cited source is not present in the current published route metadata.As of 2026-10-09 |
| Processing time | The reviewed SNM and MITRADEL pages do not publish a standard processing-time estimate for the full residence-plus-work-authorization sequence.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Validity | Reviewed — unresolved: Previously reviewed structured value is not promoted because its cited source is not present in the current published route metadata.As of 2026-10-09 |
| Renewal | Reviewed — unresolved: Previously reviewed structured value is not promoted because its cited source is not present in the current published route metadata.As of 2026-10-09 |
| Family inclusion | Reviewed — unresolved: Previously reviewed structured value is not promoted because its cited source is not present in the current published route metadata.As of 2026-10-09 |
| Spouse work rights | A spouse's dependent status does not itself establish work authorization. MITRADEL lists a separate work-permit classification for certain family dependants; the spouse must qualify for and obtain the applicable work card.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Local-work rules | A temporary-residence card alone does not authorize local work. The employee must obtain MITRADEL authorization: ordinary personnel are generally within the 10% quota (Type 2A), while technical/specialist workers use a distinct 15% category (Type 2B), subject to each checklist.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Application location | The residence application is handled by SNM; the Panama Digital entry identifies SNM's Vía Ricardo J. Alfaro office. MITRADEL says Type 2A work applications are filed in person at the regional office for the migrant's residence, through an attorney, until the process is available digitally.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Permanent-residence pathway | This 10%-quota employer-sponsored residence is a temporary-residence category, not permanent residence. Any later permanent-residence application requires a separately qualifying category and its own approval.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: Previously reviewed structured value is not promoted because its cited source is not present in the current published route metadata.As of 2026-10-09 |
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