Panama: visas, documents and safety

Panama at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC-05:00)

19:28:20

October 31, 2026

Capital

Panama City

Data status

Up to date

25.9 °C

Cloudy

High 30.3°

Low 24.2°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 8.3 m/s

Today · Oct 31

Heavy rain

24.2° / 30.3°

Precipitation 5.7 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 1

Heavy rain

24.7° / 30.3°

Precipitation 6.5 mm

Monday · Nov 2

Heavy rain

24.5° / 29.4°

Precipitation 10.7 mm

Weather: Panama City (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Panamanian balboa (PAB)
Language: Spanish
Capital: Panama City
Population: 4,064,780
Timezone: UTC-05:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Panama brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Panama

Planning a trip to Panama means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Panama.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

Visa-free for 90 days

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Max stay · 90 days

Panama's National Immigration Service publishes a list of which nationalities need a visa to enter with an ordinary passport; it marks Germany, the UK, the US and Canada, among others, as not needing one. Panama's immigration law sets tourist stays at no more than ninety days. Executive Decree 196 of 2024 amended Executive Decree 521 of 2018, which removes the visa requirement to enter as a tourist for nationalities that need a visa when they hold a visa to enter Canada, the US, Australia, South Korea, Japan, the UK, Singapore or any EU member state.

Passport validity: Panama's National Immigration Service lists a passport or travel document with a minimum of 3 months' validity among its entry requirements. The UK Foreign Office says a British visitor's passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the day they plan to leave Panama, and at least one blank page.
Return or onward ticket: Panama's National Immigration Service lists a confirmed reservation to leave the country within the established period among its entry requirements, and Article 43 of Decreto Ley 3 of 2008 requires a return ticket to the country of origin or residence when the migration category requires it.
Vaccinations: WHO lists Panama as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 1 year or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission. WHO also recommends vaccination for all travellers aged 9 months or over going to mainland areas east of the area surrounding the Canal: the comarcas of Emberá and Kuna Yala, the province of Darién, and the areas of the provinces of Colón and Panama east of the Canal.

Entry & documents

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Safety

Travel advisory: Level 2 - Exercise Increased Caution

Updated to reflect information on areas of civil unrest. Exercise increased caution in Panama due to crime and potential for civil unrest.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

11 offices listed

Office

Embassy - Panama

Panama

Office

Camara Ítalo-Panameña de Comercio, Industria y Agricultura (Camip)

Panama

Office

Head of mission accreditation office in - Panama (Panama)

Panama

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Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Panama.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 7 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 1 Nov 2026, 00:16 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 01:00

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GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Panama

Today in the country

Today · Oct 31

Tomorrow · Nov 1

Monday · Nov 2

Essential facts

Country overview