| Country | Panama (PA) |
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| Route | Macroenterprise Investor Residence — Panama 2026 |
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| Route family | Other |
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| Route type | entrepreneur visa |
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| Summary | Panama macroenterprise investor residence in 2026: official eligibility, investment or professional evidence and work-right distinctions. |
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| Last verified | 2026-09-23 |
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| Official/supporting source count | 3 |
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| Route guide | Open full guide → |
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| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
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| Best-fit work models | Investor, Business ownerSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
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| Income requirement | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Savings requirement | For each dependant, the required investment is increased by B/.2,000; the Panama Digital procedure says this increase may be substantiated with a local bank reference. This is in addition to the principal applicant’s share-capital requirement.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Investment requirement | Each applicant must hold shares reflecting at least B/.160,000 in company share capital and be a shareholder and dignitary. The enterprise must maintain five full-time Panamanian employees per applicant, each paid at least the applicable regional minimum wage, with CSS registration. Increase investment by B/.2,000 per dependant.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| 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 |
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| Processing time | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Family inclusion | Dependants require the documents for the separate family-reunification/dependent residence category. The macroenterprise procedure adds B/.2,000 investment per dependant, which may be supported by a local bank reference.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
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| Local-work rules | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
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| Application location | The Panama Digital procedure is administered by SNM and requires an application through a legal representative. The applicant must provide company, shareholder, employee, payroll and social-security evidence.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Permanent-residence 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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| 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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