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It takes effect upon promulgation. It does more than adjust amounts: it redefines how the origin of funds is proven, how a property&#8217;s value is verified, what guarantees are required when a purchase is made off-plan, and how long the investment must be maintained.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">1. Why the decree distinguishes between new and resale property<\/h2>\n<p>The decree&#8217;s recitals explain the reasoning. The Executive holds that construction is one of the country&#8217;s main drivers of employment and tax revenue, and that purchases of first-sale inventory should be prioritized to revive the construction industry, energize the local supply chain and reduce existing primary inventory. By contrast, it considers that the secondary market has a substantially lower multiplier effect on job creation. Hence the differentiated threshold: B\/. 300,000 for new property and B\/. 500,000 for resale property.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">2. Investment routes and minimum amounts<\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Route<\/th>\n<th>Minimum amount<\/th>\n<th>Key conditions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>First-sale real estate<\/td>\n<td>B\/. 300,000<\/td>\n<td>New, unoccupied property transferred by the promoter, developer or its successor. It does not lose that status through segregation, a declaration of improvements, a contribution to a trust, or a merger or corporate reorganization that does not involve marketing the property to an unrelated third party.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Secondary-market real estate<\/td>\n<td>B\/. 500,000<\/td>\n<td>Property previously marketed, occupied, leased or transferred to an unrelated third party. Segregation, succession by death, a contribution to a trust and reorganizations without marketing are not treated as a prior sale, without prejudice to the authority&#8217;s power to disregard simulated acts or acts designed to evade the applicable minimum.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Promise to purchase<\/td>\n<td>B\/. 300,000<\/td>\n<td>Over property under pre-construction, with the guarantees described below and a maximum cumulative period of three years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Securities market<\/td>\n<td>B\/. 500,000<\/td>\n<td>Through a securities broker licensed by the Superintendency of the Securities Market, in private equity and venture funds, bonds and instruments of the Government of Panama, or registered corporate securities such as shares, corporate debt, mutual funds and REITs. The capital must be held without interruption for five years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fixed-term deposit at Banco Nacional or Caja de Ahorros<\/td>\n<td>B\/. 500,000<\/td>\n<td>Must be kept free of liens, blocks due to third-party financing or pledges for five calendar years. The decree presents it as an incentive to strengthen public financing capacity and the State&#8217;s agricultural and mortgage portfolios.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fixed-term deposit at a private bank<\/td>\n<td>B\/. 750,000<\/td>\n<td>At a general-license bank authorized by the Superintendency of Banks of Panama, under the same lien-free and term conditions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>For both real estate routes, the net computable value must be equal to or greater than the minimum. It is calculated by taking the lower of the price actually paid and the reasonably substantiated commercial value, less the balance of any real lien. If the price exceeds the minimum, the applicant may finance the excess, provided the financing is documented and traceable and no lien brings the net value below the applicable minimum. A resale property bought for B\/. 550,000 with a substantiated commercial value of B\/. 480,000, for example, would not reach the B\/. 500,000 minimum.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">The text of the decree sets no expiry date for the B\/. 300,000 amount that applies to first-sale property. The version that circulated in the market about a general increase to B\/. 500,000 on October 15, 2026 does not appear in the rule.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">3. Origin of funds and ownership<\/h2>\n<p>The investment must come from a foreign source and be made with the applicant&#8217;s own funds, and the applicant must prove ownership and traceability. Sums received as a donation, gift or other free transfer from third parties are not recognized as valid. The decree understands funds from abroad to be those that entered the Panamanian financial system by international transfer or that, having remained deposited in Panama, can be documented as originating in a prior international transfer.<\/p>\n<p>The investment may be made in a personal capacity or through a legal entity or private interest foundation, domestic or foreign, provided each applicant proves being its ultimate beneficial owner and holding effective control. If the company is foreign, its existence and good standing, ownership structure, legal representation and control must be proven, with documents legalized or apostilled and translated into Spanish by an authorized public translator where applicable.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">4. How the property&#8217;s value is verified<\/h2>\n<p>The certification from the National Land Administration Authority (ANATI) remains mandatory. The decree adopts a risk-based control model: the National Directorate for Investment Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MICI) may require an independent commercial appraisal when the cadastral value does not reflect the property&#8217;s current conditions or objective elements raise reasonable doubt about its correspondence with the market value.<\/p>\n<p>When required, the appraisal must have been issued within the six months before it is filed, be signed by a qualified professional recognized by Banco Nacional de Panam\u00e1 and Caja de Ahorros, and be paid for by the applicant. The appraiser must be independent of the applicant, seller, promoter, intermediary and financier, disclose any conflict of interest, and support the methodology and comparables used.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">5. Promise to purchase: bank guarantee and limits<\/h2>\n<p>When the purchase is of a property not yet built, the decree requires backing. The investment may be made through a deposit in a trust managed by a bank or trust company licensed in Panama, for an amount not less than the minimum and on the condition that it be disbursed to pay the obligations under the promise. It may also be made by paying one hundred percent of the value to the promoter of a property that is not yet built, segregated or registered. In this second case, the promise must be backed by a bank instrument issued by an entity licensed in Panama, irrevocable, unconditional and payable on first demand, which may be a standby letter of credit, an irrevocable bank guarantee or a bank performance guarantee.<\/p>\n<p>If the promise is not perfected because of a breach attributable to the developer, the investor has 180 business days, counted from the expiry of the agreed period, to replace the investment with another authorized route. The investor may opt for another promise only once. If that second contract is also not perfected, the investment must be replaced with an already consolidated route: a completed property, securities or a fixed-term deposit. The cumulative time with a status supported solely by promises may not exceed three years, continuous or not. If it does, the permit is cancelled.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">6. Process, deadlines and costs<\/h2>\n<p>The maximum deadlines are 15 business days for the certification, counted from the admission of the file, and 30 business days for the immigration decision, counted from receipt of the complete file. If the file is incomplete, the applicant is notified through the platform and has 15 business days to cure it. If not, the application is deemed not filed and a new process must be started. Immigration and MICI may request additional information at any stage to verify the legitimacy of the investment and the lawful origin of the funds.<\/p>\n<p>The application may be filed before the applicant and dependents enter Panama, through a special attorney, but before any card is obtained, biometric identification and registration in the Foreign Nationals Registry must be completed. The decree creates a Special Processing Window. The costs are B\/. 5,000 in favor of the National Treasury as application fees and B\/. 5,000 in favor of Immigration as a repatriation deposit, and B\/. 1,000 and B\/. 1,000 for each dependent.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">7. Maintaining the investment for five years<\/h2>\n<p>The investment must be held for a minimum of five years. If it ceases, is sold, is replaced or ceases to exist before that period, the resident must notify MICI within the following 30 calendar days. MICI grants up to 90 calendar days to prove an equivalent reinvestment. During that period any cancellation action is suspended. If no reinvestment is made within that period, the residency is cancelled ex officio. In addition, each year until the five years are completed, the resident must prove to MICI, through their legal attorney, that the investment is being maintained, within the 30 calendar days before the anniversary of the immigration resolution.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">8. Family, dependents and naturalization<\/h2>\n<p>Children born or adopted, and a spouse by civil marriage, after the approval resolution may be included directly as dependents, as long as the investor maintains their residency and meets the maintenance requirements. To do so, the investor must submit a current MICI certification, apostilled or legalized civil registry certificates, the notarized letter of economic responsibility, and pay B\/. 1,000 to the National Treasury and B\/. 1,000 to Immigration for each dependent. Later changes, such as the death of the principal investor, divorce or reaching the age of majority, are notified to Immigration and resolved individually by reasoned resolution, with no automatic cancellation without a hearing for the person affected.<\/p>\n<p>The decree also provides that qualified investors and their dependents may opt for Panamanian nationality by naturalization once they have completed five consecutive years of residency, in accordance with the Constitution. The application is filed at the window of the National Directorate for Investment Promotion, with the certification that the investment remains in force, and must be approved by Immigration.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">9. Transition: which regime applies to your case<\/h2>\n<p>Applications filed before the decree took effect are governed by the requirements, conditions and amounts in force when they were filed, without prejudice to the immediate application of more favorable procedural rules. Investments and binding contracts perfected before September 16, 2026 may use the prior regime if the application is filed within six months after that date. Investment certifications already issued keep their effects until they expire. The new appraisal rules are not applied retroactively to disregard investments already certified, unless there are objective indications of falsity, simulation, fraud or unlawful origin of funds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"conclusion-box\">\n<h2>What to do now<\/h2>\n<p>Before committing funds, define the route and confirm whether the property qualifies as first-sale or secondary market; document from the start the foreign origin of the funds and ownership; if buying off-plan, verify the bank guarantee and its annual renewal; review whether an investment already perfected can use the prior regime within the six months; and schedule the annual proof to MICI as a recurring obligation. If you are considering an investment for residency purposes, now is the time to review your specific case.<\/p>\n<p>This article is informational and is based on the text of Executive Decree No. 17 published in Official Digital Gazette No. 30613. It does not constitute legal advice for a specific case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">Key facts about the decree<\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Detail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Rule<\/td>\n<td>Executive Decree No. 17 of September 8, 2026.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Publication and effect<\/td>\n<td>Official Digital Gazette No. 30613 of September 16, 2026; in force upon promulgation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Superseded rule<\/td>\n<td>Executive Decree No. 722 of 2020, as amended by Executive Decrees 109 of 2022 and 193 of 2024.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Authorities<\/td>\n<td>MICI, through the National Directorate for Investment Promotion, for the investment certification; National Immigration Service, for the residency permit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minimum amounts<\/td>\n<td>From B\/. 300,000 to B\/. 750,000, depending on the investment route.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maintenance<\/td>\n<td>Five years, with annual proof to MICI.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maximum deadlines<\/td>\n<td>15 business days for the investment certification and 30 business days for the immigration decision.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Costs<\/td>\n<td>B\/. 5,000 to the National Treasury and B\/. 5,000 to Immigration; B\/. 1,000 and B\/. 1,000 for each dependent.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Transition<\/td>\n<td>Six months to use the prior regime if the investment was perfected before September 16, 2026; 12 months to convert from the economic self-sufficiency category.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"cta-block\">\n<p>If you are considering investing in Panama for permanent residency, or need to review an existing investment against the new decree, our team can guide you through the analysis.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edtij.com\/en\/contact\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Talk to EDTIJ<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"hashtags\"><span>#QualifiedInvestorVisa<\/span><span>#PermanentResidency<\/span><span>#Panama<\/span><span>#ImmigrationLaw<\/span><span>#ForeignInvestment<\/span><span>#EDTIJ<\/span><span>#ExecutiveDecree17<\/span><\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Decree No. 17 of 2026 replaces the 2020 regime for permanent residency by investment. 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