{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"SD","name":"Sudan","slug":"sudan"},"destination":{"code":"PA","name":"Panama"},"status":"visa_required","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-23","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"panama-sudan-ordinary-passports-authorized-visa","title":"Panama: Sudanese ordinary passports","summary":"Panama's live Embassy schedule expressly includes Sudan 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 Sudanese passport holder travelling as a short visitor who does not qualify for Panama's separate third-country visa or residence waiver.","The Embassy says authorized-visa applicants must appear in person at the consulate; approval may take up to 60 business days.","Work, residence, transit, diplomatic, official, service, special-document, invitation and final-admission treatment are outside this classification."],"sourceIds":["panama-embassy-sudan-authorized-visa-2026"],"application":{"url":"https://www.embassyofpanama.org/visas-1","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 application documents.","Do not finalize travel arrangements until the authorized visa has been granted."]}}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"panama-embassy-sudan-authorized-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"}]}