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Panama Visa Requirements by Passport (2026)

122 of 207 passports can enter Panama without arranging a visa in advance: 122 visa-free. 85 need a visa before travel.

  • Visa-free 122
  • Visa 85
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No visa in advance

122 of 207

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Visa-free

122

E-visa online

0

Visa required

85

Passports that can visit Panama visa-free

122 passports. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Andorra90 daysAnguilla90 daysAntigua and Barbuda90 daysArgentina90 daysArmenia90 daysAustralia90 daysAustria90 daysBahamas90 daysBarbados90 daysBelarus90 daysBelgium90 daysBelize90 daysBermuda90 daysBhutan90 daysBolivia90 daysBosnia and Herzegovina90 daysBotswana90 daysBrazil90 daysBritish National (Overseas)90 daysBritish Virgin Islands90 daysBrunei90 daysBulgaria90 daysCambodia90 daysCanada180 daysCayman Islands90 daysChile90 daysColombia90 daysComoros90 daysCosta Rica90 daysCroatia90 daysCyprus90 daysCzechia90 daysDenmark90 daysDominica90 daysEcuador90 daysEl Salvador90 daysEstonia90 daysFiji90 daysFinland90 daysFrance90 daysGermany90 daysGreece90 daysGrenada90 daysGuatemala90 daysGuyana90 daysHonduras90 daysHong Kong30 daysHungary90 daysIceland90 daysIreland90 daysIsrael90 daysIsraeli Travel Document (Teudat Ma'avar)90 daysItaly90 daysJamaica90 daysJapan90 daysKuwait90 daysLatvia90 daysLiechtenstein90 daysLithuania90 daysLuxembourg90 daysMadagascar90 daysMalaysia90 daysMaldives90 daysMalta90 daysMarshall Islands90 daysMauritius90 daysMexico90 daysMicronesia90 daysMoldova90 daysMonaco90 daysMongolia90 daysMontenegro90 daysMontserrat90 daysNamibia90 daysNauru90 daysNetherlands90 daysNew Zealand90 daysNicaragua90 daysNorth Macedonia90 daysNorway90 daysPalau90 daysPapua New Guinea90 daysParaguay90 daysPeru90 daysPoland90 daysPortugal90 daysQatar90 daysRomania90 daysRussia90 daysSaint Helena90 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis90 daysSaint Lucia90 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa90 daysSan Marino90 daysSao Tome and Principe90 daysSaudi Arabia90 daysSerbia90 daysSeychelles90 daysSingapore90 daysSlovakia90 daysSlovenia90 daysSolomon Islands90 daysSouth Africa90 daysSouth Korea90 daysSpain90 daysSweden90 daysSwitzerland90 daysTaiwan90 daysThailand90 daysTonga90 daysTrinidad and Tobago90 daysTurkey90 daysTurks and Caicos Islands90 daysUkraine90 daysUnited Arab Emirates90 daysUnited Kingdom90 daysUnited States180 daysUruguay90 daysVanuatu90 daysVatican City90 daysVietnam90 days

Passports that need a visa for Panama

85 passports. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBeninBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChinaCubaDjiboutiDominican RepublicDR CongoEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGabonGambiaGeorgiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauHaitiIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIvory CoastJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaMacauMalawiMaliMauritaniaMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNepalNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaOmanPakistanPalestinePhilippinesRepublic of the CongoRwandaSenegalSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSurinameSyriaTajikistanTanzaniaTimor-LesteTogoTunisiaTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUzbekistanVenezuelaYemenZambiaZimbabwe

Panama visa: common questions

Do US passport holders need a visa for Panama?

No. US passport holders can visit Panama visa-free for up to 180 days.

Do UK passport holders need a visa for Panama?

No. UK passport holders can visit Panama visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do Canada passport holders need a visa for Panama?

No. Canada passport holders can visit Panama visa-free for up to 180 days.

Do Australia passport holders need a visa for Panama?

No. Australia passport holders can visit Panama visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do India passport holders need a visa for Panama?

Yes. India passport holders need a visa for Panama, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

How long can you stay in Panama without a visa?

Most visa-free visitors can stay up to 90 days, and some passports get up to 180 days. The limit depends on your passport, so check yours above.

How many passports need a visa for Panama?

85 passports need a visa arranged before travel, and 0 can apply for an e-visa online. Look up your passport above for the exact rule.

Visa requirements for every destination

Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with Panama's official site before you book and again before you fly.