


Reforestation Investment
Program
Panama recently
revised a dormant Reforestation Visa by offering 2 options:
1. Small
Business investment of at least $40,000;
and
2. Large Business investment of at least $80,000.
Both of these options
provide the investor with Permanent residency leading to full
Panama Citizenship.
- All visa applications
must be processed by a Panamanian lawyer.
- All overseas documents
must be authenticated by a Panamanian Consulate nearest you or
by Apostille.
- All applicants
must provide a Police Clearance report on a police department's
letterhead, signed by a police official.
- All documents
must be issued no more than 4 months prior to submitting the visa
application.
- Passports must
have at least 6 months remaining before expiration.
- Dependants can
be included with both options.
SMALL REFORESTATION INVESTOR VISA
Procedure
for Small Reforestation Investor:
- Minimum investment of $40,000.
- Applicant
and dependants must present themselves in person to the Immigration
office for the initial application and subsequent renewals.
- Initial Application:
Expect to be in Panama for 5 business days. After registering
and submitting all documents, immigration will issue a 3-month
provisional visa. Upon expiration, you will return and apply for
a 1-year immigration visa card.
- 1 year Immigration
Visa card: On your 2nd trip, expect to stay in Panama for 3 business
days. Immigration will issue you a 1-year Resident Immigration
card.
- This card will
be renewed every year for the next 3 years.
- On the 5th year,
you will receive a Permanent Residency card and a Cedula. You
can then apply for Citizenship and a Passport.
For more detailed information Click
Here
Immigration Processing Fees for Small Reforestation
Visa:
Phase 1:
Legal Fee - 1 year Provisional Resident Visa: US$2,000
Government Fees and Costs: US$1,000
Phase 2:
Legal Fee - 1st renewal Provisional Resident Visa: US$1,000
Government Fees and Costs: US$300
Legal Fee - 2nd renewal Provisional Resident
Visa: US$1,000
Government Fees and Costs: US$300
Legal Fee - 3rd renewal Provisional Resident
Visa: US$1,000
Government Fees and Costs: US$300
Phase 3:
Legal Fee - Permanent Resident Visa: US$2,000
Government Fees and Costs: US$500
Naturalization (optional):
Legal Fee - Naturalization (Citizen / Passport): US$4,000
Government Fees and Costs: US$1,500
For Dependents (spouse or children under 18 yrs):
Phase 1:
Legal Fee - 1 year Provisional Resident Visa: US$1,500
Government Fees and Costs: US$1,000
Phase 2:
Legal Fee - Permanent Resident Visa: US$1,500
Government Fees and Costs: US$500
Naturalization:
Legal Fee - Naturalization (Citizen / Passport): US$3,000
Government Fees and Costs: US$500
LARGE
REFORESTATION INVESTOR VISA
Procedure for a Large Business Investor:
- Minimum investment
of $80,000
- Applicant and
dependants must present themselves in person to the Immigration
office for the initial application and subsequent renewals.
- Initial Application:
Expect to be in Panama for 5 business days. After registering
and submitting all documents, immigration will issue a 3-month
provisional visa. Upon expiration, you will have up to 4 months
to return and apply for a 1-year immigration visa card.
- One Year Immigration
Visa card: On your 2nd trip, you will need to stay in Panama for
at least 3 business days. Immigration will issue you a one-year
Resident Immigration card.
-
When the One Year Immigration Visa card expires, you will receive
a Permanent Residency card and a Cedula. 5 years from your initial
application, you can then apply for Citizenship and a Passport.
For more detailed information Click
Here
Immigration
Processing Fees for Large Reforestation Visa:
For Primary Applicant:
Stage 1:
Legal Fee - 1 year Temporary Immigrant Visa: US$2000
Government Fees and Costs: US$800
Stage 2:
Legal Fee - Permanent Residency Visa: US$2000
Government Fees and Costs: US$300
Stage 3:
Legal Fee - Naturalization (Citizen / Passport): US$4000
Government Fees and Costs: US$1500
For Dependents (spouse or children under 18 yrs):
Stage 1:
Legal Fee - 1 year Temporary Immigrant Visa: US$1500
Government Fees and Costs: US$800
Stage 2:
Legal Fee - Permanent Residency Visa: US$1500
Government Fees and Costs: US$300
Stage 3:
Legal Fee - Naturalization (Citizen / Passport): US$3000
Government Fees and Costs: US$1500
Multiple
Entry & Exit Visa (Optional): The Multiple Entry
& Exit Visa should be applied for after or at the same time
that any type of visa is applied for. The Multiple Entry &
Exit Visa allows you to enter and exit the country as many times
as necessary. For more information about the Multiple Entry &
Exit Visa, please CLICK
HERE.
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residency in Panama, please contact us for a personal consultation.
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