{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"KE","name":"Kenya","slug":"kenya"},"destination":{"code":"PA","name":"Panama"},"status":"visa_required","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-23","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"kenyan-ordinary-passport-panama-authorized-visitor-visa-2026","title":"Kenyan ordinary passports: Panama authorized visitor visa","summary":"Panama's live Embassy schedule places Kenya in its authorized-visa cohort for advance consular approval.","status":"visa_required","conditions":["Applies to an ordinary Kenyan 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; applicants must confirm the procedure with their competent Panamanian consulate before travel.","Work, residence, transit, special documents and final admission remain outside scope."],"sourceIds":["panama-embassy-kenya-authorized-visa-2026"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"panama-embassy-kenya-authorized-visa-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":"2026-08-23"}]}