{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"CG","name":"Congo (Rep.)","slug":"congo-rep"},"destination":{"code":"PA","name":"Panama"},"status":"visa_required","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-23","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"panama-congo-republic-ordinary-passports-stamped-visa","title":"Panama: Republic of the Congo ordinary passports","summary":"Panama's live Embassy schedule names Republic of the Congo in the stamped-visa cohort, requiring prior consular processing before travel for visitors without the separate third-country-document waiver.","status":"visa_required","conditions":["Applies to an ordinary Republic of the Congo passport holder travelling as a short visitor who does not qualify for Panama's separate third-country visa or residence waiver.","The stamped-visa instructions require the same prior paperwork as the authorized-visa route and personal appearance at the consulate for passport stamping if granted; approval may take up to 30 business days.","Work, residence, transit, diplomatic, official, service, special-document, invitation and final-admission treatment are not classified by this policy."],"sourceIds":["panama-embassy-congo-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 verification and document completion.","steps":["Determine that the separate third-country visa or residence waiver does not apply.","Submit the listed stamped-visa documents to the competent Panamanian consulate.","If granted, appear personally at the consulate to have the visa stamped in the passport before travel."]}}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"panama-embassy-congo-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","reviewedAt":"2026-08-23"}]}