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| Field | 🇵🇦PanamaQualified Investor Residence — Panama 2026 |
|---|---|
| Country | Panama (PA) |
| Route | Qualified Investor Residence — Panama 2026 |
| Route family | Other |
| Route type | investor visa |
| Summary | Panama qualified investor residence in 2026: official eligibility, current legal safeguards, documents and residence/work distinctions. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-23 |
| Official/supporting source count | 3 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Best-fit work models | InvestorSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Income requirement | No recurring income minimum is described in the official Qualified Investor summary. Qualification is based on an eligible investment funded from abroad and compliance with Executive Decree 17, rather than a salary or passive-income test.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Savings requirement | The route is investment-based, not a separate personal savings-balance category. The official update identifies qualifying real-estate, state-bank fixed-deposit and securities-market investment alternatives; source-of-funds and route-specific documentary conditions must be checked in Executive Decree 17.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Investment requirement | Under Executive Decree 17, the official MICI summary lists B/.300,000 for new first-sale real estate, B/.500,000 for resale real estate, and B/.500,000 for a fixed-term deposit in Banco Nacional de Panamá or Caja de Ahorros. The decree also expands securities-market options; verify their detailed terms in the decree before investing.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Government fees | The MICI summary and official decree record reviewed here do not state a total application-fee schedule. Confirm National Migration Service fees and legal/professional costs for the selected investment route before filing.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Processing time | MICI says Executive Decree 17 establishes clearer processes and timelines, but its announcement does not give a specific processing-time estimate. Confirm the current schedule in the decree and with the National Migration Service.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Validity | The program grants permanent residence to qualifying investors after approval; the investment and documentation must satisfy the current Executive Decree 17 route.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Renewal | The immigration category is permanent residence, not a time-limited temporary visa. The reviewed MICI announcement does not specify a residence-card renewal interval; confirm card formalities with the National Migration Service.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Family inclusion | The current MICI summary does not set out derivative-dependent eligibility or additional investment amounts. Confirm the current family/dependent rules in Executive Decree 17 and with the National Migration Service before including relatives.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Spouse work rights | The current official program summary does not specify a spouse's work rights. A dependent spouse should obtain confirmation of their own authorization from the National Migration Service/MITRADEL before working.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Local-work rules | Qualified Investor residence is a permanent-residence investment category. The MICI summary does not establish a general employment or professional-practice authorization; verify any local work separately with the National Migration Service and MITRADEL.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Application location | The decree record confirms Executive Decree 17 is administered under Panama's migration framework. The reviewed MICI announcement does not describe filing logistics; use the current National Migration Service instructions for the selected investment option.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Permanent-residence pathway | This category grants permanent residence to approved qualified investors. The current regime is Executive Decree 17 of 8 September 2026, effective 16 September 2026, which superseded Executive Decree 722 and its amendments.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| 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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