Private income retirement visa

To apply for the private income retirement visa, the applicant must deposit enough funds into a Panama government bank (Banco Nacional or Caja de Ahorros) to generate a monthly interest income of no less than US$850 + $250 per dependent.  This must be your sole income in Panama, and you may not have a mortgage or other liabilities on this account. 

Requirements: 

  • Valid passport (more than 6 months) 

  • Full notarized copy of passport (done in Panama) 

  • 5 passport photos 

  • Recent police/FBI criminal report - must be apostilled 

  • Background declaration form (done in Panama) 

  • Health certificate (done in Panama) 

  • Power of attorney (done in Panama) 

  • Bank certificate from the bank showing your total deposit amount, interest rates etc. 

  • Authenticated copy of bank deposit 


  • If married, a marriage certificate apostilled 

  • If you have children, birth certificates apostilled 

  • Children 18-24 can only be included if they show valid study status (university enrollment etc) and single status 

  • + letters of accountability, proof of address showing everyone resides at the same address. 


Permit of 5 year residency status is provided and can be renewed for an additional 5 years.  Note that to renew, the requirements listed above must be provided again except the police record from your home country. 


Costs: 

  • Applicant $1500 

  • Dependent $700 

Includes visa costs, translations, notaries, residency cards, legal fees 

Excludes any banking fees