Border radar — entry requirement updates

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: Servicio Nacional de Migración's requirements for a tourist visa set the migration-services fee at B/.50.00, payable when the application is presented to the Servicio Nacional de Migración. Tourist visas are valid for no more than 90 days. No official source we could read states a processing time.
After: The National Immigration Service's requirements for a tourist visa set the migration-services fee at fifty balboas, payable when the application is presented to the Service, and say tourist visas are valid for no more than ninety days. No official source we could read states a processing time.

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: No official source we could read gives a best time to visit Panama. Canada's travel advice says the rainy season extends from April to December, and the UK Foreign Office says October and November have the heaviest rainfall.
After: No official source we could read gives a best time to visit Panama. Canada's travel advice says the rainy season extends from April to December.

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: Canada's travel advice says to take normal security precautions in Panama, to exercise a high degree of caution in Colón Province and parts of San Miguelito and Panama City because of high levels of crime, and to avoid all travel south of Metetí in Darién Province to the Colombian border.
After: Canada's travel advice says to take normal security precautions in Panama, to exercise a high degree of caution in Colón Province and parts of the District of San Miguelito and Panama City due to high levels of crime, and to avoid all travel to areas south of Metetí in Darién Province to the border with Colombia.

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: Panama's traveller declaration (Declaración Jurada de Viajero, run by the National Customs Authority) asks whether you are carrying cash or monetary instruments, securities, objects, precious metals or a combination of these worth US$10,000 or more, or the equivalent.
After: Panama's traveller declaration (run by the National Customs Authority) asks whether you are carrying cash or monetary instruments, securities, objects, precious metals or a combination of these worth US$10,000.00 or more, or the equivalent.

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: Visitors must show proof of economic solvency consistent with the length of stay they declare, and never less than B/.500. Children under 18 do not need to show it.
After: Panama's National Immigration Service says visitors must show proof of economic solvency consistent with the terms they declare for their stay and in no case less than B/.500.00; a child under 18 does not need to show it.

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: Panama's National Immigration Service lists a confirmed reservation to leave the country within the permitted period among its entry requirements.
After: 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.

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: Travel insurance is not among the requirements that, under Article 43 of Decreto Ley 3 of 2008, foreigners must meet to enter Panama ("los extranjeros deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos"), as the National Immigration Service lists them.
After: Travel insurance is not among the requirements that foreigners must meet to enter Panama under Article 43 of Decreto Ley 3 of 2008 ("los extranjeros deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos"), as the National Immigration Service lists them.

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: A yellow fever certificate is required for travelers aged 1 year or over arriving from a country with risk of yellow fever transmission. WHO also recommends vaccination for travelers aged 9 months or over going to mainland areas east of the Canal: the province of Darién, the comarcas of Emberá and Guna Yala, and the parts of Colón and Panamá provinces east of the Canal.
After: 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.

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: Panama's National Immigration Service lists a passport or travel document with at least 3 months' validity among its entry requirements. The UK Foreign Office says a British visitor's passport must be valid for at least 6 months after the day they plan to leave Panama, with at least one blank page.
After: 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.

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: Canada's travel advice says to avoid all travel south of Metetí in Darién Province to the Colombian border because of extremely high levels of violent crime.
After: Canada's travel advice says to avoid all travel to areas south of Metetí in Darién Province to the border with Colombia due to extremely high levels of violent crime.

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: The UK Foreign Office says border officials may ask you to show a return or onward ticket, particularly if you arrive by land from Costa Rica and are not a legal resident there.
After: The UK Foreign Office says that at Panamanian border control you may need to show a return or onward ticket, particularly if you arrive by land from Costa Rica and are not a legal resident of Costa Rica.

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: If you need a Panamanian visa, check whether you already hold a valid visa or residence permit from Canada, the US, Australia, South Korea, Japan, the UK, Singapore or an EU country: under Executive Decree 521 of 2018, as amended in 2024, it lets you enter as a tourist without applying.
After: If you need a Panamanian visa, check whether you hold a visa to enter Canada, the US, Australia, South Korea, Japan, the UK, Singapore or an EU country: Executive Decree 521 of 2018, as amended by Executive Decree 196 of 2024, removes the visa requirement to enter Panama as a tourist for holders of those visas.

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: Canada's travel advice says the currency is the balboa (PAB), used interchangeably with the US dollar. Because of counterfeit US$50 and US$100 bills, it advises carrying only small US notes.
After: Canada's travel advice says the currency is the balboa (PAB), used interchangeably with the US dollar, that there have been issues with counterfeit US$50 and US$100 bills, and to carry only small bills of US dollars.

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: Yes. Panama's migration service requires proof of economic solvency consistent with your declared stay and never less than B/.500, alongside a confirmed reservation to leave the country within the permitted period. Children under 18 do not need to show funds.
After: Panama's National Immigration Service lists among its entry requirements proof of economic solvency consistent with the terms you declare for your stay and in no case less than B/.500.00, adding that a child under 18 does not need to show it, and a confirmed reservation to leave the country within the established period.

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: Yes, if it comes from the right country. Executive Decree 521 of 2018 lets anyone whose nationality needs a Panamanian visa enter as a tourist with a valid visa or residence permit from Canada, the United States, Australia, South Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom, Singapore or any EU member state. Since Executive Decree 196 of 2024 the visa only has to be valid on arrival; it no longer has to be multiple-entry or already used. The decrees name no excluded nationality and do not say how long you may stay; Panama's tourist limit is 90 days.
After: Possibly. Executive Decree 196 of 28 October 2024 amended Article 2 of Executive Decree 521 of 6 August 2018, which removes the visa requirement to enter Panama as a tourist for foreigners of nationalities that need a visa who hold a visa to enter Canada, the United States, Australia, South Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom, Singapore or any EU member state. No official text we could read sets out the decree's further conditions or a length of stay.

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: Visa-exempt visitors may stay up to 90 days — the limit Panama's immigration law (Decreto Ley 3 of 2008, art. 16) sets for tourists, unless an international agreement provides otherwise. A tourist granted a visa for fewer than 90 days can apply to the Servicio Nacional de Migración, before it expires, for an extension up to a maximum stay of 90 days.
After: Panama's immigration law (Decreto Ley 3 of 2008, art. 16) sets tourist stays at no more than ninety days, without prejudice to international agreements ratified by Panama. The National Immigration Service says a tourist granted a visa for less than ninety days can, before it expires, apply for an extension up to a maximum stay of ninety days. The UK Foreign Office tells British visitors they can visit for up to 3 months without a visa if they arrive by land or air.

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: Not if your nationality is on the visa-exempt side of the list: Panama waives visas for the nationalities marked as not needing a visa on the National Immigration Service's ordinary-passport list (as of 2 October 2026), including all EU and Schengen states, the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Israel — tourists may stay up to 90 days. The nationalities the list marks as needing a visa must get a tourist visa, applied for abroad or at the National Immigration Service in Panama.
After: It depends on the National Immigration Service's list of which nationalities need a visa with an ordinary passport: it marks, among others, Germany, Ireland, the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea and Israel as not needing one. Panama's immigration law sets tourist stays at no more than ninety days. Nationalities marked as needing a visa apply for a tourist visa; the Service's requirements cover applications presented abroad and applications presented to the Service in Panama.

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: Panama is visa-free for the nationalities marked as not needing a visa on the National Immigration Service's ordinary-passport list (as of 2 October 2026) — including the whole EU, the UK, the US and Canada — with tourist stays of up to 90 days. The nationalities the list marks as needing a visa must get a tourist visa unless they hold a valid visa or residence permit from Canada, the US, Australia, South Korea, Japan, the UK, Singapore or an EU country, which lets them enter as tourists under Executive Decree 521 of 2018, as amended in 2024.
After: 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.

2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: notes[1]: The UK Foreign Office says you can get a prison sentence for possessing even a small quantity of drugs.
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2026-10-09

Panama

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Before: evidence.method: requirements sentence about three photographs
After: evidence.method: Decreto Ley 3 of 2008 art. 13 (diplomatic and consular staff perform migration functions)

2026-10-09

Palestinian Territories

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Before: The Foreign Ministry's 2026 consular tariff for a B/2 visitor visa at Israeli missions: USD 32 or €28, charged in local currency.
After: Israel's Foreign Ministry consular fee table, updated for 2026, lists the B/2 visitor visa at a dollar rate of 32 and a euro rate of 28.

2026-10-09

Palestinian Territories

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Before: Application fee, paid online; Israel's Population and Immigration Authority says it cannot be refunded after you apply.
After: Israel's Population and Immigration Authority gives the cost as a 25 NIS application fee, paid in the online application, and says you cannot get a refund after you apply.

2026-10-09

Palestinian Territories

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Before: No official source we could read gives a best time to visit. The CIA World Factbook describes the West Bank's climate as temperate, with warm to hot summers and cool to mild winters, and temperature and rainfall that vary with altitude.
After: No official source we could read gives a best time to visit.

2026-10-09

Palestinian Territories

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Before: The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to Gaza and to within 500 m of its border, against all travel to the Tulkarm, Jenin and Tubas governorates of the West Bank (except Route 90), and against all but essential travel to the rest of the West Bank apart from East Jerusalem, Bethlehem Governorate, Ramallah Municipality, Jericho municipality and all areas which lie south of it (this includes the Allenby crossing), and some routes.
After: The UK government advises against all travel to Gaza and within 500 m of the border with Gaza, and against all travel to the Tulkarm, Jenin and Tubas governorates of the West Bank except Route 90. It advises against all but essential travel to the rest of the West Bank, except East Jerusalem, Bethlehem Governorate, Ramallah Municipality, Jericho municipality and all areas which lie south of it (this includes the Allenby crossing), and some routes.

2026-10-09

Palestinian Territories

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Before: The UK says visitors entering through Ben Gurion Airport get an entry card instead of a passport stamp (other crossings may stamp instead), and to keep the card with your passport until you leave, as you may need it when crossing into Palestine.
After: The UK government says visitors entering via Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport get an entry card instead of an entry stamp in their passport (at other entry points you may get a card or a stamp), and to keep the card with your passport until you leave, as you may need it, particularly if you are crossing into Palestine.