{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"NP","name":"Nepal","slug":"nepal"},"destination":{"code":"PA","name":"Panama"},"status":"visa_required","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-23","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"nepali-ordinary-passport-panama-authorized-visitor-visa-2026","title":"Nepali ordinary passports: Panama authorized visitor visa","summary":"Panama's live Embassy schedule names Nepal in its authorized-visa cohort, requiring advance consular approval unless its separate third-country-document waiver applies.","status":"visa_required","conditions":["Applies to an ordinary Nepali passport holder travelling as a short visitor who does not qualify for Panama's separate third-country visa or residence waiver.","Apply in person at the competent Panamanian consulate before travel; the Embassy says approval may take up to 60 business days.","Work, residence, transit, special documents, consular-jurisdiction requirements and final admission remain outside scope."],"sourceIds":["panama-embassy-nepal-authorized-visa-current-2026"],"application":{"url":"https://www.embassyofpanama.org/visas-1","label":"Panama Embassy authorized-visa instructions","processingTime":"Up to 60 business days, depending on document verification and completion.","steps":["Determine that Panama's separate third-country visa or residence waiver does not apply.","Submit authorized-visa documents in person to the competent Panamanian consulate before travel.","Travel only after the consular visa has been granted."]}}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"panama-embassy-nepal-authorized-visa-current-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"}]}