Panama’s Working Holiday visa: what it allows, who qualifies, and what we still need to know
Panama created the Working Holiday visa through Executive Decree No. 21 of 2026, letting young foreigners aged 18 to 30 stay up to a year and work temporarily. But one detail defines the whole program: the visa, on its own, does not authorize work — that permit is granted separately by Mitradel.
Continue ReadingForce Majeure After the Earthquake: What Happens to Your Contracts, Leases and Employees in Panama
The Civil Code names the earthquake as a fortuitous event, but neither the quake nor the state of emergency releases anyone from a contract on its own. What to prove, what to notify and which labor deadlines run.
Continue ReadingControlling Persons in Panama: What “Control” Means Under Decree 25, Law 526 and Decree 32
The word “control” appears in three Panamanian rules issued in 2026, and it means something different in each. We explain what a controlling person is under Executive Decree 25, Law 526 and Executive Decree 32, and where they overlap.
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