{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"CF","name":"Central African Republic","slug":"central-african-republic"},"destination":{"code":"PA","name":"Panama"},"status":"visa_required","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-23","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"central-african-ordinary-passport-panama-stamped-visitor-visa-2026","title":"Central African ordinary passports: Panama stamped visitor visa","summary":"Panama's live Embassy schedule names the Central African Republic in the stamped-visa cohort, which requires advance consular processing unless a separate third-country-document waiver applies.","status":"visa_required","conditions":["Applies to an ordinary Central African passport holder who does not qualify for Panama's separate valid third-country visa or residence waiver.","The Embassy says a stamped-visa applicant submits the listed documents before travel and, if granted, personally obtains the visa stamp at the consulate; approval may take up to 30 business days.","Work, residence, transit, diplomatic, official, special documents, consular-jurisdiction requirements and final admission remain outside scope."],"sourceIds":["panama-embassy-central-african-republic-stamped-visa-2026"],"application":{"url":"https://www.embassyofpanama.org/visas-1","label":"Panama Embassy stamped-visa instructions","processingTime":"Up to 30 business days, depending on document verification and completion.","steps":["Determine that Panama's separate third-country visa or residence waiver does not apply.","Submit the listed stamped-visa documents to the competent Panamanian consulate before travel.","If granted, personally obtain the visa stamp at the consulate before travel."]}}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"panama-embassy-central-african-republic-stamped-visa-2026","title":"Immigration and visas","url":"https://www.embassyofpanama.org/visas-1","publisher":"Embassy of Panama in the United States","jurisdiction":"Panama","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English and Spanish","reviewedAt":"2026-08-23"}]}