{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"SO","name":"Somalia","slug":"somalia"},"destination":{"code":"PA","name":"Panama"},"status":"visa_required","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-23","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"panama-somalia-ordinary-passports-authorized-visa","title":"Panama: Somalia ordinary passports","summary":"Panama's live Embassy visitor schedule expressly includes Somalia in its authorized-visa cohort, which requires consular filing before travel.","status":"visa_required","conditions":["Applies to a recognized ordinary Federal Republic of Somalia passport for short visitor travel.","The published authorized-visa procedure requires the applicant to appear in person at the consulate and says approval can take up to 60 business days.","Panama's separate third-country visa or residence waiver is conditional and does not alter this passport-only baseline.","Does not classify diplomatic, residence, work, transit, invitation or other conditional routes."],"sourceIds":["panama-embassy-somalia-authorized-visa-2026"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"panama-embassy-somalia-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"}]}