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Visa of Temporary Visitor in Quality of Missionary

 

(Based on Article 35 of the Political Constitution of Panama) Key: VT-D Legal foundation: Article 35 of the Political Constitution of Panama. 1ero, numeral article 5, literal D, article 14 and article 41 numeral 4, of the Decree law #16 of 30 of June of 1960, Decree Law #13 of 20 of September of 1965 and the Law 6ta of 5 of March of 1980. Decree Executive Not58 of February 19 of 2003.

Approximated time of process: 2 to 4 months.

Candidates:

Members of Missions or Religious Communities properly recognized by the Ministry of Government and Justice registered in the Public Registry of Panama such as the Christian faith, Bahai, Buddhist, Hindustan, Islamite or Muslims, Judaists, and others.

The residence permission extends by a year and can to ask for four prorogations until covering the period maximum of 5 years, after which, if it continues in the mission, must leave the country and when entering to initiate again the process.

The beneficiary of this visa can not dedicate to activities of political type, nor to the organization or advising of people or groups with opposite aims to the public order. The foreigner is  not authorized a either to work in the country in other functions that are not communicated by its organization or religious community a address of Migration when request the Permission of Residence as a Temporary Visitor or his prorogation. Requests of missions won’t be accepted to develop by Organism non Governmental (ONGS) or Organisms
International.

It will be denied the request or cancelled the visa granted if the missionary evolves in workings administrative of the mission, such as secretariats, accounting or workings that correspond to personnel of it plants. The missionary must register and pay his quotes to Surely Social and Taxes on the Rent.

VISAS OF TEMPORARY VISITORS

Requirements:

  • Transaction Membership card.
  • Medical certificate of Good Health sent within the three (3) months previous to the date of presentation. (It must have date, company’s signature and stamp with the name, code and record number of the doctor).
  • Power of attorney at law and request.
    • Power:
      • Complete Information of the person or people interested:
        • Name,
        • Nationality,
        • Exact address,
        • Name and Nationality of the parents,
        • Telephone numbers,
        • Email address.
      • General Information of the Lawyer
        • Office’s Address,
        • Fax and Telephone numbers,
        • Email address.
      • Tax stamp of value of USD$4.00 by page.
      • The Power will have to appear personally before civil employee of the National Management of Migration and Naturalization or with the Note of Personal Presentation before Public Notary. The power must grant it Legal representative or maximum leader of the mission or organization is recognized by the Panamanian State. If the applicant is in Panama, the power must to be signed by the Legal Representative of the Mission Nun and by the person interested.
    • Request:
      • General and complete information of the applicants and dependants.
      • Complete and general information of the lawyer.
      • Complete and general information of the checks that are contributed:
        • Number of the Check,
        • Name of the Bank,
        • Date,
        • Amount.
      • List and identify the documents that are enclosed.
      • Expose the foundations in fact and of right. 
      • Tax stamp of value of USD$4.00 by page.
  • Background Record of the country of origin or the country where it has resided last the two years. If the person interested has two or more years of continuous residence in Panama he is free to present this document.
  • Passport of the country of origin with a minimum validity of six months of each applicant.
  • Photocopy of the passport of each applicant.
  • Two (2) photos membership card size of each applicant.
  • Sworn declarationon of Personal Antecedents.
  • Certified Check or of Management by the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) in favor of the National Treasure.
  • Originating Letter of the outside, sent by religious or mission organization, where it is credited transfer from the petitioner to the Republic of Panama properly authenticated. Certification of registry of place where the Note of the church or organization is emitted nun.
  • emitted Certification, in paper letterhead, by Representative of the mission in Panama in which he consists following:
    • That the person interested serves as a missionary, with indication of the place where it will exert his functions.
    • The time that will remain in the country.
    • The resources with which it will support his expenses in
      territory and to express the amount and the regularity with
      that it will receive them.
    • From where the bottoms come with which it sustains to the missionary; if they are of foreign source or they are paid with money that are collected in Panama.
    • That the mission is committed to repatriate it, once culminate his services in the country.
    • The monthly sum that receives the missionary for his sustenance, must be monthly of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS (USD$500.00) as a minimum and SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS (USD$ 75.00) additional ones by each employee.
  • Banking Reference Letter that demonstrates the economic solution of the church or mission. If the church receives the bottoms for the fulfillment of the mission from the foreigner and it declares to assume all the expenses that home  facilities of the missionary in the Panamanian territory, the solution that demonstrate can not be inferior to five average numbers
  • The detailed Plan of religious promotion to execute in the Mission. (To detail the time, place, activities, beneficiaries and objectives of the same one)
  • Certified in which the Legal Function and position of agent consists of the mission or religious community and the name of Legal representative, sent by the Public Registry of Panama.
  • Card of Institute of Social Security Declaration of Rent original or authenticated by the General Management of Income with its receipt of payment. (If it is entering to system, to contribute the certainty of inscription or in the Institute of Social Security in the Unique Registry for taxpayers.
  • Membership card of Identification emitted by the church or group monk to whom it belongs.