{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"GN","name":"Guinea","slug":"guinea"},"destination":{"code":"PA","name":"Panama"},"status":"visa_required","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-23","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"guinean-ordinary-passport-panama-authorized-visitor-visa-2026","title":"Guinean ordinary passports: Panama authorized visitor visa","summary":"Panama's live Embassy schedule expressly includes Guinea in its authorized-visa cohort, requiring consular filing and approval before travel unless a separate third-country-document waiver applies.","status":"visa_required","conditions":["Applies to an ordinary Guinean passport holder travelling as a short visitor who does not qualify for Panama's separate third-country visa or residence waiver.","Authorized-visa applicants must appear in person at the consulate; approval may take up to 60 business days.","Work, residence, transit, special documents and final admission remain outside scope."],"sourceIds":["panama-embassy-guinea-authorized-visa-2026"],"application":{"url":"https://www.embassyofpanama.org/visas","label":"Panama Embassy authorized-visa instructions","processingTime":"Up to 60 business days, depending on verification and document completion.","steps":["Determine that the separate third-country visa or residence waiver does not apply.","Appear in person at the competent Panamanian consulate with the required authorized-visa documents.","Do not finalize travel arrangements until the authorized visa has been granted."]}}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"panama-embassy-guinea-authorized-visa-2026","title":"Immigration and visas","url":"https://www.embassyofpanama.org/visas","publisher":"Embassy of Panama in the United States","jurisdiction":"Panama","kind":"government-guidance","language":"Spanish and English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-23"}]}