Short stay visa as a remote worker

REPUBLIC OF PANAMA

MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY

NATIONAL MIGRATION SERVICE

REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY FOR A SHORT STAY VISA AS A WORKER REMOTE

Article 1: The Short Term Visa is created within the Non-Resident immigration category Stay as a Remote Worker, for which any foreigner who meets the the following conditions:

1. Have a contract as an operative of a foreign transnational company that is, a self-employed worker, in teleworking mode.

2. Perform functions that have effects abroad.

3. Receive income from a foreign source and with an annual amount of no less thirty-six thousand balboas with 00/100 (B/.36,000.00), or its equivalent in currency foreigner.

Once the visa is granted, it will give the right to work remotely within the Republic of Panama for which its holder will not need to carry out additional procedures and obtain any permit from another state entity, either to work or reside in the country.

This visa has a duration of nine (9) months, extendable once in the same period, and the cost of the corresponding card will be fifty balboas with 00/100 (B/.50.00).

1. Power of Attorney (notarized) and Request. The power of attorney must contain the name and nationality of the applicant's parents.

2. Three (3) photographs.

3. Duly verified copy of the passport (Notarized or Authenticated corresponding).

4. Criminal Record Certificate.

5. Health Certificate.

6. Affidavit of Personal History Form.

7. Complete the corresponding application form, which will contain the commitment of the applicant to assume the expenses of return or repatriation to the country of origin or destination, if necessary. 9.Copy of the applicant's health insurance policy, which must be maintained coverage in the national territory and be valid for the period of stay of the applicant.

10. Certification or proof of the existence of the foreign company in the place where it is registered.

11. Letter from the company, on letterhead, signed by the legal representative, where it indicates:

a. The general information of the applicant.

b. The position and functions carried out.

c. Your monthly income of the applicant, which cannot be less than three thousand balboas with 00/100 (B/.3,000.00) or its equivalent in foreign currency; periodicity of the payments and that it comes from a foreign source.

d. The work modality (remote work). and. The commitment to assume the costs of return or repatriation to your country of origin or destination, if necessary.

12. Affidavit of Non-Acceptance of a Job or Service Offer in the national territory, with nationals, residents, tourists or companies, to carry out conduct business in the Republic of Panama, signed by the applicant.

13. Payment of two hundred and fifty balboas with 00/100 (B/.250.00) in favor of the National Immigration Service.

REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY FOR A SHORT STAY VISA AS A WORKER REMOTE IN THE CASE OF A SELF-EMPLOYED OR INDEPENDENT WORKER

Article 3: “When it is a self-employed and independent worker, to request the Short Stay Visa as a Remote Worker, this must meet the requirements required in the previous article, with the exception of the numerals 10,11 and in exchange it must provide the following documents:

1. Certification or proof of your own company, duly registered in the foreigner, through which it will conduct its business.

2. Sworn statement before a notary, describing the business relationship with clients to whom it provides services, which must include the following information: name complete, general of the applicant and the clients, what are the services that provides for the client, how much is earned for those services, the origin of the funds and the frequency of payments received in response to the services provided.

Article 4: Foreigners who apply for the Short Stay Visa as a Worker Remote, they must prove that their income comes from abroad, providing some of the following documents:

1. Bank certification proving that the income received comes from the foreigner and are linked to the declared employment status.

2. Account statement from the foreign bank, or from a local bank, with stamps of authentication of the sender bank, which demonstrates the sending transaction of the funds and that proves that it is linked to the declared employment condition.

REQUIREMENTS TO REQUEST A SHORT STAY VISA EXTENSION AS REMOTE WORKER

Article 5: To request an extension of the Short Stay Visa as a Remote Worker, The interested party must comply with the same requirements required at the time of submitting the application for the first time, including the documents referred to in numbers 1 and 2 of article 4 of this Executive Decree, as the case may be.

In the case of foreigners who whose purpose is the provision of social services non-profit, covered by agreements with the government, board of trustees or non-profit organizations government entities recognized by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, to which participate in student exchanges and those who provide these services under the modality as a remote worker, this visa may be extended only once for the same term, and Payment of expenses for immigration services will be exonerated.

All documents issued abroad must meet the required requirements in article 247 of the Executive Decree.

LEGAL BASIS: Decree Law 3 of 2008, Executive Decree No. 320 of 08 of August of 2008, Executive Decree No. 198 of 07 of May 2021.