Panamanian
Citizenship
The
following individuals may request Panamanian
citizenship by naturalization:
(1) Foreigners having resided for five consecutive
years in Panama and who have Panamanian residency.
(2) Foreigners with three consecutive years
of residence, after obtaining a permanent residency
permit, that have children born in Panama of
a Panamanian father or mother.
(3) Citizens by birth of Spain or any Latin
American country if they meet the same requirements
that a Panamanian has to meet in order to become
a citizen of their country.
Getting
Married
Getting married in Panama is easy provided you
have all the necessary paperwork and follow
the correct procedures. This is what a foreign
citizen has to do:
(1)
You must provide both birth and bachelorhood
certificates which have to be authenticated
by the Panamanian Consulate in your home country.
Next, both documents have to be delivered to
the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores in Panama.
Once you are there give said papers to the Department
of Legalizaciones y Autenticaciones to be authenticated.
(2) You will also need a medical certificate
called a Dictamen Médico issued by a
Panamanian doctor within 15 days prior to the
wedding. The physical exam must include the
following lab tests: urinalysis,HIV, blood test
and V.D.R.L.
(3) A Valid passport or Carnet de Migración
if you have been in the country for more than
30 days.
(4) Two witnesses of adult age with a passport,
who are not family members of the people being
married.
All of the above must be presented to the Juzgado
de Turno en Matrimonios (Marriage Court), ideally
two or three days before the wedding .
It is essential that both birth and bachelorhood
certificates be authorized prior to arriving
in Panama. Otherwise, the documents will have
to be mailed back to your home country for the
process to be complete.
If
you plan to marry a Panamanian citizen, he/she
has to do the following:
(1) Provide a birth certificate from the Civil
Registry or Registro Civil.
(2) A divorce decree if pertinent from the Civil
Registry.
(3) You will also need a medical certificate
called a Dictamen Médico issued by a
Panamanian doctor within 15 days prior to the
wedding. The physical exam must include the
following lab tests: urinanalysis, HIV and blood
test.
(4) A birth certificate for your children ,
if they are from the marrying couple.
(5) Two witnesses of adult age who are not family
members of the people being married.
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