A Panamanian passport ( es, Pasaporte panameño) is the

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issued to citizens of

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...

to facilitate international travel. Panamanian citizens enjoy visa-free access to 118 countries and territories. The passports are issued by the Passports Authority of Panama.

Design

The cover of the passport has a dark blue background. The front part of the cover has the words "REPÚBLICA DE PANAMÁ" (Republic of Panama) on top, the

coat of arms of Panama The Panamanian coat of arms is a heraldic symbol for Panama. These arms were adopted provisionally and then definitively by the same laws that adopted the Panamanian flag. The harpy eagle (''Harpia harpyja''), the Panamanian national bird, is th ...

in the middle, and the word "PASAPORTE" (passport) on the bottom in Spanish, English and French. All of this is outlined in a grey color. The back part of the cover only has the blue background. The biometric passport symbol EPassport logo

appears at the bottom of the front cover under the word "PASSEPORT". As of January 2016, Panamanian passports are still issued with Panama's old coat of arms, having 9 stars instead of 10. This change took effect in January 2014. This is because blank passports are bought in bulk from a supplier and issued later. It can take several years for a passport to be issued after it has been made.

Identity information page

The Panamanian passport includes the following data on the identity information page: *Photograph of the owner/holder (digital image printed on page) *Type (P) *

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(PAN) *Nationality *Passport Number *Surname *Given Names *Sex (Gender) *Personal Number *Place of Birth (only the country is listed, even if born inside Panama) *Authority *Holder's signature (digital image printed on page) *Date of Issue *Date of Expiry *

Machine Readable Zone A machine-readable passport (MRP) is a machine-readable travel document (MRTD) with the data on the identity page encoded in optical character recognition format. Many countries began to issue machine-readable travel documents in the 1980s. Mos ...

starting with P

Languages

The identity information page is printed in Spanish and

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

Visa pages

The passport contains 32 pages for visas. Each with an image of a planned or finished project of the 2009-2014 government of Panama as a background. The pages include the following: *MetroBus (finished) *Construction of

Panama Metro The Panama Metro ( es, Metro de Panamá) is a rapid transit system in Panama City, Panama. It links the south and the east of the metropolitan area to the city center. The metro was inaugurated on April 5, 2014, and it entered revenue service tw ...

line 1 (Pages 2 and 18) (finished) *'Cadena de Frio' Market (Pages 3 and 27) (finished) *Educational Centres of Curundú (finished) *

Cinta Costera The Cinta Costera (meaning ''Coastal Beltway'') is a 26-hectare (64- acre) land reclamation project in Panama City, Panama, completed in 2009 at a cost of $189 million. It extends from Paitilla to El Chorrillo. Its most recent expansion was the C ...

(Pages 5 and 15) (finished) *New prison system (Pages 7 and 24) (finished) *$100 at 70 (now 120 at 65) (finished) *

Panama Canal The Panama Canal ( es, Canal de Panamá, link=no) is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and divides North and South America. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit ...

expansion (finished) *'Irving Saladino' housing complex (finished) *Madden Highway (finished) *Hospital city (under construction) * Tocumen International Airport (Pages 12 and 28) (finished) *

Enrique Malek International Airport Enrique Malek International Airport (Spanish: ''Aeropuerto Internacional Enrique Malek'') is an international airport serving David Sur, a city in the Chiriquí Province of Panama. During heavy travel times, the airport registers 900 operation ...

(finished) *

Río Hato Airport Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

(finished) *Curundú Housing Complex (Midsection, pages 16 and 17) (finished) * Casco Viejo renovation (ongoing) *'December 24' Hospital (finished) *Social Interest Housing (finished) *Internet For Everyone (finished) *Country Brand (finished) *'Gazas de Pacora' primary care centre (finished) *Governmental City (planned) *

Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Enrique Adolfo Jiménez) is an international airport located in Colón, Panama, offering scheduled airline flights to Panama City, and to other destinations. The airport is just east of Colon's ha ...

(finished) *Renewable energy (ongoing) *Student school supplies (program terminated) *Panama bay Sanitation(finished)

Passport message

All passports contain the following message: In Spanish: ::''El Gobierno de la República de Panamá solicita a las autoridades nacionales y extranjeras, brindarle al titular del presente pasaporte, las facilidades para su normal tránsito, asistencia y protección necesaria, así como las debidas consideraciones y reciprocidad en casos similares o que así lo amerite.'' In

: ::''The Government of the Republic of Panama request the national and foreign authorities to provide the holder of this passport with the required support to facilitate his/her normal transit, the assistance, and the necessary protection, as long as the due considerations and reciprocity are mutual.'' In

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: ::''Le Gouvernement de la République du Panama demande aux autorités nationales et étrangères de fournir au titulaire du présent passeport les moyens nécessaires à son déplacement normal, l'assistance et la protection nécessaires, ainsi que l'attention requise dans un cadre mutuel et réciproque.''

Visa requirements

In 2015, Panamanian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 127 countries and territories, ranking the Panamanian passport 36th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.

Electronic passport

Panama unveiled an electronic passport, in late 2012, with a supposed implementation in 2013, in either March, or October. Because of this, it was necessary to present a travel reservation to request a passport for the first time; older, expired passports (with expiration dates after December 2007) merely had their validity extended. In January 2014 Panama finally started issuing electronic passports to its citizens. Its cost increased from $50 to $100, and the inside contains images of recent government projects.

Types

* Ordinary passport (Grey outline) – Issued for ordinary travel, such as holidays and business trips. * Diplomatic passport (Gold outline) – Issued to Panamanian diplomats, top ranking government officials and diplomatic couriers. * Emergency travel document – Issued when Panamanians lose the document outside of Panama and must return home.. Must be ordered at a Panamanian embassy or consulate.

Passport fees

Pavlo Lazarenko scandal

In 1998

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, the former Prime minister of

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was arrested due to money laundering charges as he tried to enter

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. He was found to be carrying an apparently valid Panamanian passport.Satzewich, Vic
''The Ukrainian diaspora''

References

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List of nationals who do need a visa to visit the UK

List of countries whose passport holders do not require visas to enter Ireland from CitizensInformation.ie

Embassy of Panama in Washington D.C.

Canal Zone registry

Panama's Immigration and Naturalization Department / Dirección Nacional de Migración y Naturalización

List of countries whose passport holders do and do not need visas to travel to Panama Wayback Machine
from the Embassy of Panama in Washington D.C.
MIRE
Panama's foreign affairs ministry. (Spanish page only)
For Passport applications and procedures / Bienvenidos al Ministerio de Gobierno y Justicia
Panama's government and justice ministry (Spanish page only)
Panama Passport Agency (Spanish page only) / Sistema de pasaporte-Pma.
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Government of Panama