{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"LK","name":"Sri Lanka","slug":"sri-lanka"},"destination":{"code":"PA","name":"Panama"},"status":"visa_required","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-23","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"sri-lankan-ordinary-passport-panama-authorized-visitor-visa-2026","title":"Sri Lankan ordinary passports: Panama authorized visitor visa","summary":"Panama's current embassy visa schedule lists Sri Lanka in the authorized-visa cohort when the holder does not qualify for the separate third-country-document waiver.","status":"visa_required","conditions":["This is the ordinary Sri Lankan-passport baseline without a qualifying third-country visa or residence document. That separate document-conditioned waiver is not normalized as the baseline.","The authorized visa must be granted before travel; the current source warns that approval may take up to 60 business days.","The cited embassy's personal-appearance and U.S.-ID filing directions may be mission-specific. Use the competent Panamanian mission for an actual application."],"sourceIds":["panama-embassy-authorized-visa-list-current-2026"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"panama-embassy-authorized-visa-list-current-2026","title":"Visas","url":"https://www.embassyofpanama.org/visas-1","publisher":"Embassy of Panama","jurisdiction":"Panama","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-23"}]}