• All tourists must carry a valid passport.
  • Roundtrip airfare  verification.
  • Economic solvency.
    • Traveler must present a minimum of five hundred dollars ( 500.00)  in cash, traveler's checks and /or International card.
  • International Certificate of vaccination against yellow fever (over a year  old and under 65 years of age)
  • Tourist card or Visa:
    • Tourist Visa: Can be obtained from the Panamanian consulates abroad.
    • Tourist Card: Valid for thirty (30) days, normally sells at airline counter when you check in your luggage. If they neglect to sell one, it can also be purchased  at the Panama airport from immigration authorities at a cost of five ($5.00) dollars.
    • You can purchase an extension at the immigration office for an additional two (2) months by applying seven (7) days before the expiration of the present one. The tourist card allows a stay up to 90 days in Panama. If you want to extend your stay over ninety (90) days, you should visit the Immigration and Naturalization Service  office before the end of the ninety 90 day period.  In some cases a tourist card is required.
    • For more information visit: www.atp.gob.pa

  • For more general information and tips about traveling abroad please refer to travel.state.gov
  • For more information about passports please refer to: travel.state.gov

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