Visa requirements for Panama

Most visitors enter Panama visa-free. 116 of 199 passports need no visa in advance; 83 need a visa or authorisation arranged before travel.

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Rules by passport

Visa-free (116)

Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Dominica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kiribati
Kuwait
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Namibia
Nauru
New Zealand
Nicaragua
North Macedonia
Norway
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
the Bahamas
the Comoros
the Dominican Republic
the Maldives
the Marshall Islands
the Netherlands
the Seychelles
the Solomon Islands
the United Arab Emirates
the United Kingdom
the United States
the Vatican City
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Tuvalu
Ukraine
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Vietnam

Checked against Servicio Nacional de Migracion, Panama, Embassy of Panama, Consulate of Panama in Thailand (Government of Panama), Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (info.gov.hk) on October 10, 2026.

Visa required (83)

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Chad
China
Cuba
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Georgia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ivory Coast
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Macao
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
the Central African Republic
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
the Gambia
the Philippines
the Republic of the Congo
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Visa fees for Panama

Visa type	Fee	Source
Visa	60 USD, visa estampada de turismo: $50 migratory services + $10 consular services; non-refundable	Consulate of Panama in Caracas (consuladodepanama.com.ve, official)

Processing times

Visa processing time: No official source publishes this information. SNM publishes no standard processing time for tourist visas Checked: Embassy of Panama (embassyofpanama.org, official), Servicio Nacional de Migracion (migracion.gob.pa).

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Visas (official Embassy of Panama)

Travel insurance for Panama

Travel insurance

Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Panama, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.

Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for Panama and charge you for a policy. We found no official rule behind those claims, so we will not present it as one. Insurance may still be a sensible choice for your trip, but for Panama it is your choice, not an entry rule. We watch for new mandates daily, and this page will say so if one appears.

Countries that do require it: the full travel insurance requirements list.

Sources and verification

199 of 199 passport rules verified against Servicio Nacional de Migracion, Panama, Embassy of Panama, Consulate of Panama in Thailand (Government of Panama), Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (info.gov.hk), 0 with no official source publishing the rule.

Servicio Nacional de Migracion, Panama (checked October 10, 2026)
Embassy of Panama (checked October 10, 2026)
Consulate of Panama in Thailand (Government of Panama) (checked October 10, 2026)
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (info.gov.hk) (checked October 10, 2026)

Common questions

Do I need a visa for Panama?

It depends on your passport. 116 of 199 passports enter Panama visa-free; 83 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.

What does a visa for Panama cost?

The visa costs 60 USD, visa estampada de turismo: $50 migratory services + $10 consular services; non-refundable.

Do I need travel insurance for Panama?

No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Panama, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors. Some visa services claim it is mandatory and charge for a policy; we found no official rule behind those claims.