{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"BI","name":"Burundi","slug":"burundi"},"destination":{"code":"PA","name":"Panama"},"status":"visa_required","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-24","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"burundian-ordinary-passport-panama-authorized-visitor-visa-2026","title":"Burundian ordinary passports: Panama authorized visitor visa","summary":"Panama's live Embassy schedule places Burundi in its authorized-visa cohort for advance immigration approval.","status":"visa_required","conditions":["Applies to an ordinary Burundian passport holder who does not qualify for Panama's separate third-country visa or residence waiver.","The cited Embassy says authorized-visa approval may take up to 60 business days and requires an in-person consular application.","Work, residence, transit, special documents and final admission remain outside scope."],"sourceIds":["panama-embassy-burundi-authorized-visa-current-2026"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"panama-embassy-burundi-authorized-visa-current-2026","title":"Visas","url":"https://www.embassyofpanama.org/visas-1","publisher":"Embassy of Panama in the United States","jurisdiction":"Panama","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-24"}]}