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Power of Attorney and requests through a lawyer

Medical Certificate of Good Health: issued within the three (3) months prior to the presentation date.

Eight (8) Carnet size photos up dated, no hats or veils and front face.

Passport of the country of origin  with a minimum of six months validity time

Complete copy of the passport

Certified or cashier’s check in the amount of B/ 100.00 in FAVOR of the “Tesoro Nacional” (National Treasury).

Certified or cashier’s check in the amount of B/500.00 in FAVOR of the “Ministerio de Gobierno y Justicia” (Ministry of Government and Justice) as a repatriation’s deposit [applicable to persons older than 12 years]
Penal and police record issued by the previous country of residence of the petitioner within the last two years,  ( if the interested party has been in Panama for the last two or more years on a consecutive time, this document will not be necessary).

Certificate of Juridical Person issued by the Public Registry, that confirms the following: the corporate name of the company, the directors and dignitaries of the company, the name of the legal or empowered representative (if it has one), the issued capital stock of the company (that must be a minimum of B/. 150,000.00), type of shares and the distribution of the capital stock. The petitioner must be the director and dignitary of the company.

Certification of the Secretary or Treasurer of the company, where it states the title of the shares issued in FAVOR of the foreign applicant and that the shares are properly released and paid (the shares must be of a minimum value of B/.150,000.01). The certification must be signed before a Public Notary and shouldn’t be subscribed by the interested party.

Certification of the corporation’s Certified Public Accountant (CPA), stating the titles of the shares credited to the foreigner petitioner and indicating that those shares are properly released and paid (the shares must be of a minimum value of B/.150,000.01) (Attach document certifying the legal capability of the C.P.A.

Declaration rendered by the petitioner before a Public Notary, in which the amount of the invested capital is indicated, as well as the amount of the owned shares and that they are released and paid (with a minimum value of B/.150,00.01), it must also mention the detailed commercial activities performed by the company.

Authenticated copy by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, of the sworn Income tax form along with its payment receipts (only in the case in which the company has been constituted and has operated several months before the date of presentation of the sworn income tax form for the present year). Within the Income tax form (in the equity section, where it mentions shares) the total payment of the shares owned by the foreign petitioner of the visa must be registered (that should be more than B/. 150,000.01)
If the company is of recent incorporation, the application must include a copy of the paid “Tasa Unica” and the Taxpayer Personal Register (R.U.C.) duly collated by the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Copy authenticated by Caja de Seguro Social (Social Security) of the company’s payroll, which specifies a minimum of (3) three Panamanian employees, earning salaries no lower than the minimum wage established by law according to the region and position. (It must correspond to a payment made during the last months prior to the presentation of the application)

Social Security’s good standing [ in behalf of the company and with minimum of three (3) months validity.

Proof of investment [Can be demonstrated by presenting at least three of the following documents:
Real State Buy/Sell Agreement of the place where the company operates or is located.
Photocopy of bank’s deposit slip authenticated by the bank, showing the invested amount on behalf of the company,
Document issued by a bank certifying that the amount invested by the foreign petitioner comes from abroad.
Commercial invoices of the expenses incurred by the investor in favor of the company, along with a detailed inventory certified by a C.P.A; Customs forms that show the paid taxes for imported assets in the name of the company or the investor. Any other document that can prove the capital invested on the company]

Proof of location and existence of the company  ( supply a minimum of three proofs).
Rental agreement of the commercial location, where the headquarter or office of the business operates, dully registered before the Ministry of Housing (in the case it is not an owned place).
Electric Energy Sservice Agreement.
Phone Sservice Agreement.
Water supply agreement.
Security services agreement.
Garbage services agreement.
ITBM tax payment (added value tax) to the Ministry of Economic and Finances.
Internet services agreement.

Copy of the Commercial or industrial Licence of the company, (It can be “A” type that covers the wholesales commercial activities or industrial licence)