The National Immigration Authority communicates new regulations for the immigration processes of Venezuelans in Panama

By means of Executive Decree No. 123 of March 26th, 2019, the nationals from Venezuela who currently live in Panama and hold an expired passport will be able to use this passport to file their immigration processes, provided they have an extension stamp issued by the Consulate of Venezuela.

Comments:

  • This Executive Decree only applies to nationals from Venezuela.
  • The Venezuelans in Panama will be able to file their immigration processes, provided they have an extension stamp in their passports, issued by the Consulate of Venezuela.
  • The Immigration Authority will accept the expired passports with the extension stamp up to 2 years after the original expiration date of the passports.
  • This Executive Decree is effective as of March 27, 2019 for 6 months.