Panama

Why Panama

Permanent residence is granted at the first decision, not earned over a probationary cycle, and the whole process asks for a single short trip. A dollarised economy and territorial taxation make Panama a practical hedge for families whose wealth already sits in dollars.

Benefits

• Permanent residence granted from the outset
• One short visit required to complete the process
• Territorial taxation on Panamanian-source income only
• Dollarised, stable banking environment
• Route to naturalisation after five years

Qualifications

Every adult applicant is screened to private-banking standard. The points below are the statutory floor; the desk may ask for more depending on the source of wealth.

• Funds transferred from abroad to a Panamanian account
• Clean criminal record and Panamanian medical check
• Dependants included with proof of relationship
• Investment maintained for a minimum of five years

Investment requirements

Thresholds below are the statutory minimum for a single applicant unless stated. Family composition changes the figure.

Application fees & costs

The headline threshold is one of four layers. We set all four out in writing before an engagement is signed.

Programme status

Hampton & Kent and Panama

Our Panama desk files through licensed local counsel and owns the mandate from the first conversation to the document in hand. We do not hold client investment capital, and government contributions are paid directly to the relevant state account. Where Panama is not the right instrument for a family, we say so before any fee is discussed.

Programme terms are set by the government of Panama and change without notice. Nothing on this page constitutes legal or tax advice.