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The Electoral Tribunal establishes the creation and regulation of the digital ID and the digital wallet service.
Decree 43 of October 8th, 2024, published in the Electoral Tribunal Bulletin on Wednesday, October 9th, 2024, establishes the creation and regulation of the digital ID, as well as the digital wallet service, and provides the following: The introduction of a digital ID for Panamanians and permanent residents, which will serve as a secure means
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Validity of Expired Venezuelan Passports
The Executive Decree No. 188 of October 3rd, 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the “Decree”), published in the Official Gazette on October 3rd, 2024, establishes temporary measures to recognize the validity of passports of Venezuelan citizens residing in the territory of Panama and provides the following: The use of expired passports of Venezuelan citizens in
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Law 238, which extends maternity leave protection to fathers, comes into effect.
Through Cabinet Resolution No. 66-24 of July 23, 2024, the Cabinet Council decided to lift the National State of Emergency declared through Cabinet Resolution No. 11 of March 13, 2020. As soon as Cabinet Resolution 66-24 is published in the Official Gazette, Law 238 of September 15, 2021, which extends the scope of maternity leave
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Chambers Corporate Immigration Global Practice Guide 2024: Panama.
Panama, June 28, 2024. Morgan & Morgan’s Immigration Law team, comprised of partner Albalira Montufar and associates Patricia Henderson, Carolina Tejada, and Ivette González, contributed to the Panama chapter of Chambers Corporate Immigration Practice Guide 2024, the second edition of this guide globally. Our analysis offers an expert opinion on corporate immigration policies in Panama, including main labor and investment residence categories and
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The National Immigration Service establishes a new deadline for submitting extensions for expired Residences Permits and modifies the procedure for requesting the Seafarer Visa Stamped Upon Arrival.
Resolutions No. 9049 and 9047 of March 1st, 2024 Resolution No. 9049 of March 1st, 2024 (hereinafter the “Resolution”), published in the Official Gazette on March 6, 2024, extends the deadline until June 30th, 2024, to submit those residence permits that expired from March 13th, 2020: The granted deadline applies to the submission of extension
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New deadlines for the submission of extensions for Temporary Residency Permits, Provisional Permits, or Permanent Residence Permits and Domestic Workers’ Visa.
The National Immigration Service, through Resolution No. 246 of January 3rd, 2024, established the new deadlines for the submission of extensions for Temporary Residency Permits, Provisional Permits, or Permanent Residence Permits and Domestic Workers’ Visa. Resolution No. 246 of January 3rd, 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the “Resolution”) grants a deadline until February 29th, 2024,
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The Ministry of Labor and Labor Development sets the cost for Work Permit ID cards
The Ministry of Labor and Labor Development (MITRADEL), through Ministerial Resolution No. DM-337-2023 dated September 15, 2023, established the new costs for the issuance of work permit ID cards for foreigner workers. These new costs were set due to the implementation of the new digitization system. Some costs remained the same; however, others were increased.
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The National Immigration authority announces new migration measures for entry to Panama
The National Immigration Authority (hereinafter “SNM” for its acronym in Spanish) has announced that, starting from September 8, 2023, they will implement new administrative migration measures for entry to Panama, in order to counteract the increase in irregular migration. Among the new migration measures to be implemented, we can mention the followings: Reduction of the stay period for
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Chambers Corporate Immigration Global Practice Guide 2023: Panama.
Panama, June 27, 2023. Morgan & Morgan’s Immigration Law team, comprised of partner Albalira Montufar and attorneys Patricia Henderson, Carolina Tejada, and Ivette González, contributed to the Panama chapter of Chambers & Partners Corporate Immigration Practice Guide 2023, the first edition of this guide at a global level. This is the first edition of this global guide in Panama. Our analysis of
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The Ministry of Labor updates and introduces new modifications to the Labor Immigration regulations in Panama (Executive Decree No. 6 of April 13, 2023).
Executive Decree No. 6 of April 13, 2023 (hereinafter the “Decree”) that regulates Labor Immigration and subrogates Executive Decree No. 4 of March 2, 2023, therefore replacing it entirely, with the objective of regulating Labor Immigration and repeal all regulations relating to work permits in Panama. MOST RELEVANT CHANGES AND ADDITIONS: A. Classification of Work Permits: The
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