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NewPanama Retiree Discounts 2027: What Law 562 Means for Foreign ResidentsLaw 562 changes Panama's retiree discounts on 2 May 2027: foreigners need full permanent residency plus age 57 (women) or 62 (men). No pension needed.Read the summary25 resources shown
Pensionado visa
Panama's Pensionado visa: who it is for, the lifetime pension required, the $750 property option, and the document rules that decide your timing.
Read the summary: Pensionado visaFriendly Nations visa
Panama's Friendly Nations visa: who is on the list, the one economic tie you must show, and the two-year provisional step before permanent residency.
Read the summary: Friendly Nations visaQualified Investor visa
Panama's Qualified Investor visa: the investment thresholds certified by MICI, and the only route you can file from abroad without travelling first.
Read the summary: Qualified Investor visaRentista visa (fixed income)
Panama's Rentista visa: residency for retirees living off the interest of a fixed-term deposit at Banco Nacional or Caja de Ahorros.
Read the summary: Rentista visa (fixed income)Residency through real estate
Residency in Panama through property: the $300,000 threshold, the requirement that the property be lien-free, and the two-year provisional step.
Read the summary: Residency through real estateForestry investor visa
Panama's forestry investor visa: $100,000 in an authorised reforestation project, or $350,000 for permanent residency from the start.
Read the summary: Forestry investor visaRemote worker visa
Panama's remote worker visa: a short-stay permit for people earning at least $36,000 a year from clients or employers abroad.
Read the summary: Remote worker visaForeign professional
Residency in Panama for university graduates, and the constitutional limit on professions reserved for Panamanians.
Read the summary: Foreign professionalEmployee of a Panamanian company
Residency for foreign staff of a Panamanian company, within the 10% ordinary and 15% specialist quotas set by law.
Read the summary: Employee of a Panamanian companyExecutive in the Colón Free Zone
Residency for executives, managers and specialised technicians at companies licensed in the Colón Free Zone, from a $2,000 monthly salary.
Read the summary: Executive in the Colón Free ZoneStaff under the Marrakech Agreement
Residency for foreign staff of Panamanian companies with fewer than ten Panamanian workers, from a $1,000 monthly salary.
Read the summary: Staff under the Marrakech AgreementMarried to a Panamanian
Residency in Panama for the foreign spouse of a Panamanian citizen, and why the marriage certificate must come from Panama's Civil Registry.
Read the summary: Married to a PanamanianParent of a Panamanian child
Residency in Panama for the parent of a Panamanian child, available once the child is at least five years old.
Read the summary: Parent of a Panamanian childDependent of a resident or Panamanian
Residency in Panama for the spouse, children and dependent parents of a resident or Panamanian, with a sponsor who supports the application.
Read the summary: Dependent of a resident or PanamanianPanama–Italy agreement
Permanent residency in Panama for Italian citizens under the Panama–Italy treaty, with shares in a company or a job from $850 a month.
Read the summary: Panama–Italy agreementStudent visa
Panama's student visa: temporary residency for full-time daytime study at a recognised school or university, with working not allowed.
Read the summary: Student visaPensionado benefits in Panama
The retiree discounts Panamanian law grants today, from cinemas to electricity — and what Law 562 changes for foreigners on 2 May 2027.
Read the summary: Pensionado benefits in PanamaYour move to Panama: the 90-day plan
What to do, and when, in the 90 days before you move to Panama — built around the rule that foreign documents expire six months after issue.
Read the summary: Your move to Panama: the 90-day planOpening a bank account in Panama
What a Panamanian bank asks for when you open an account, what slows the file down, and why nobody can promise you approval.
Read the summary: Opening a bank account in PanamaYour first 24 hours in Panama
A printable guide for your first day in Panama: the airport, your documents, phone, cash, and the numbers to keep with your passport.
Read the summary: Your first 24 hours in PanamaBuying property in Panama
What to check before you sign or pay for Panamanian property: the title study, the plans, ANATI, and the taxes a sale carries.
Read the summary: Buying property in PanamaSetting up a company in Panama
Choosing between a Panamanian S.A. and an S.R.L., what incorporation needs, and the registrations that follow before you can operate.
Read the summary: Setting up a company in PanamaYour company’s yearly obligations in Panama
What a Panamanian company owes each year, and why 'territorial taxation' does not mean a company has no obligations.
Read the summary: Your company’s yearly obligations in PanamaHiring in Panama
What an employer must know before the first hire in Panama: indefinite contracts, foreign-staff quotas, work permits, and the fines for getting it wrong.
Read the summary: Hiring in Panama