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UNDER AGREEMENT WITH MARRAKECH
Who may apply for this permit?
This visa allows a company with a payroll of less than ten Panamanian employees, but no less than three, who work full time and earn minimum wage salary established by the National Directorate of Immigration and Naturalization, to bring into the country only one foreigner as a temporary visitor, with the purpose of working for up to a five year period.
How this process does?
After the petition is analyzed, this visa may be granted to those foreigners of legal age, who lack of private means and work hire by legal persons, with a minimum monthly salary of Five Hundred dollars, (US$500.00), plus an additional Seventy Five dollars (US$75.00) per each dependant.
To receive the visa and the respective residence permit, it’s indispensable that the Ministry of Work and Labor Development issues a temporary work permit that allows you to work within the national territory. In the case, in which the professions or trades are reserved by law to Panamanians or protected by special laws, the observance of these regulations must comply with the respective authorizations. (E.g. the Engineers and Architects Board, Certified Public Accountants Board, APABECO, etc)
The trades performed by the foreigner, must be listed in the International Uniform Classification of Trades Listing, which the National Directorate of Immigration and Naturalization has.
Processing time frame: 2 to 4 months (initially, at the time of the presentation, a three months processing document is granted), afterwards and if everything is in order, when this document is due, the Temporary Visitor’s Visa is granted for up to one year, with extension possibilities for up to five years. This permit does not grant the right to bear a Panamanian identification card.
Official immigration requirements for this Visa:
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Power of Attorney and requests through a lawyer |
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Certified or Cashier’s check in the amount of $100.00 in favor of the “Tesoro Nacional” (National Treasury.) (If dependents are coming with petitioner, an additional check for every dependant over 12 or more years has to be given.) |
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Health Medical Certificate issued within the three (3) months prior to the presentation date. |
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Penal and police record issued by the previous country of residence of the petitioner within the last two years, (This document will not be necessary, if the interested party has resided in Panama for the last two or more years on a consecutive time. |
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Passport issued by the country of origin with a minimum of six months validity time and a complete photocopy of the passport, duly authenticated before a Public Notary. |
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Eight (8) Carnet size photos up dated, of every interested party, no hats or veils and facing front. |
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Resolution issued by the Ministry of Work and Labor Development (MITRADEL) where it authorizes the interested party to work within the national territory as employee under the Marrakech Agreement. In case of not having it at the time of the request presentation, a certification by MITRADEL stating that the work permit is in process, or a simple copy of the Power of Attorney and the petitioned that will be presented by the lawyer and addressed to MITRADEL. In this case, the working permit remains pending until it is approved. In case the working permit is denied by MITRADEL or it is not presented to the National Directorate of Immigration and Naturalization within three months after the petition of the request of the residence permit, it shall be denied. |
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Payment receipt of the certification request of the migratory status, issued by the National Directorate of Immigration and Naturalization, for the use of the Ministry of Work and Labor Development. |
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Work contract original, duly certified by MITRADEL or an authenticated copy. |
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Work letter original with the company’s letterhead, signed by the Legal Representative of the company in which it must express the salary earn by the foreigner. |
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Photocopy of the Commercial License of the company |
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Personal Background Sworn Declaration duly signed by the interested party and by an authorized official of the National Directorate of Immigration and Naturalization or whoever receives the petition. (Form supplied by the National Directorate of Immigration and Naturalization). |
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An extra set of photocopies of all the documentation presented. |
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Others requirements:
At the time of the document presentation, a temporal valid carnet for three months is issued and when the petition is approved a one year resident carnet is issued. The costs of the carnets will be paid by the interest party. Nationalities that require a consulted visa must pay a fiscal stamp of $10.00. This permit does not grant the right to bear a Panamanian identification card.
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