Entry rules
Travelling with children: Panama exit-permission rules
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Panama's notarized-consent rules for children leaving the country apply to Panamanian citizens and residents under 18, including dual nationals. Non-resident foreign children visiting as tourists are excluded from the rule.
Good to know
If any of your children were born in Panama or hold Panamanian nationality, prepare an apostilled Spanish consent letter before you travel.
Details
- Applies to
- Panamanian and resident minors under 18, including dual citizens (e.g., US-Panamanian kids)
- Migracion phone
- +507 507-1800
- Foreign documents
- Must be apostilled (or consular-legalized) and in Spanish or officially translated
- Panama born children
- A child born in Panama typically holds Panamanian citizenship
- Travelling with one parent
- Notarized authorization from the absent parent, or a court order; both parents' ID and birth certificate
- Non resident foreign minors
- Excluded (Tocumen/Migración guidance)
Sources
- tocumenaero.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- web.archive.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- migracion.gob.pa (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
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