Permanent visa for foreigner who continues to work for a multinational company headquarters (SEM):

This visa can be requested by foreign personnel who continue to work for any Multinational Company Headquarters, once five years have passed from the approval of the Permanent Staff Visa for Multinational Company Headquarters.

The requirements for applying for permanent residence are as follows:

1. Powers of attorney and forms that we will provide for your signature.
2. Five (5) passport-sized photographs.
3. Copy of your passport's complete pages with a minimum validity of three months.
4. Certificate of good health issued by a doctor in Panama.
5. Payment of B/.250.00 to the National Treasury for the right to migratory category. (Certified check)
6. Letter of employment and responsibility from the SEM company signed by the legal representative or person authorized for this purpose. The letter should include the position held, the exact time of performing functions for the company, the salary, the duties performed, and it should also specify that the worker continues to work for the company.
7. Bank Certification: This must be issued by a Panamanian licensed bank, from the month before the submission of the application, reflecting a balance of no less than four average figures, which must be increased by a thousand balboas for each dependent (if applicable).
8. Documentary proof of the foreign worker's affiliation with the Social Security Fund, which may be:
   1. Copy of the Social Security card.
   2. Any other document required by the Social Security authority and immigration authority to verify this purpose.
9. Certification issued by the Technical Secretariat of the Multinational Company Headquarters Licensing Commission.

Observations:

1. If the applicant has worked for several companies with a Multinational Company Headquarters License, to prove the total minimum required time of five (5) years, they may submit:

• Copy of the card(s) or resolutions issued by the National Migration Service approving the Permanent SEM Staff Visa.
• Letter(s) from the company(s) for which they previously worked, containing the information described above.
• Sworn Declaration before a Notary Public indicating the applicant's particulars, the position or role held, the exact time worked, and the salary earned at each of the company(s) with a Multinational Company Headquarters License.

2. If the Visa application includes dependents, they must also comply with the requirements established for the Dependent Visa of Permanent Staff SEM.