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TODAY PANAMA – There appears to be a lot of confusion , that affects expats living in Panama preferring and their ‘visitor’ status, as Panama cracks down on permanent tourists.
The new measure applies to foreigners residing in the country as tourists. Photo Telemetro
On March 6 2017, Panamanian authorities announced new guidance for Panamanian immigration officials, instructed to be stricter about the enforcement of the regulation that foreigners entering Panama with tourist status prove that they are in fact entering Panama as tourists and not residing in Panama.
Since the announcement, it has been unclear what the regulations are for expats leaving Panama, to Costa Rica, for example, for a day or two only to re-enter.
Prior to March 6, this was not a problem.
Now, expats have to
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