Self-Economic Solvency

Provisional residence: Residence based on personal financial solvency through property, a bank deposit or a combination of both. Permanent residence: Complete the category’s provisional period and apply for permanent residence. For the usual two-year provisional categories, a fresh application and continued qualifying evidence are required. Panamanian citizenship · normally 5 years: Ordinary naturalisation requires five consecutive years of qualifying residence. A permanent-resident card, Spanish, basic geography, history and civic knowledge, and the statutory nationality declaration are required. Certain family and reciprocity cases have shorter periods. Naturalisation is a separate legal application. A residence permit maintained through occasional visits should not be presented as satisfying consecutive residence.

Select the property, fixed-deposit or combined solvency basis and document the qualifying US$300,000. Submit the provisional residence application through Panamanian counsel with the personal records. Apply for permanent residence at the appropriate stage with continuing evidence of the investment.

At least US$300,000 in the qualifying investment. The deposit option requires an unencumbered three-year deposit with a locally licensed bank, funded from abroad.

Bank or property certificates proving the investment, passport, police and health certificates, sworn declarations and legal representation. For permanent status, renew the investment evidence and provide the required tax clearance.

Provisional residence followed by an application for permanent residence when the category’s continuing conditions are met.