# Syria passport to Panama: Visa required

Current access classification: **Visa required** — Traditional visa required before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **Current official route — Panama: Syrian ordinary passports** (Visa required)
  Panama's live Embassy schedule expressly includes Syria in its authorized-visa cohort, requiring consular filing and approval before travel for visitors without the separate third-country-document waiver.
  - Applies to an ordinary Syrian passport holder travelling as a short visitor who does not qualify for Panama's separate third-country visa or residence waiver.
  - The Embassy says the authorized-visa applicant must appear in person at the consulate; approval may take up to 60 business days and travel should not be finalized before grant.
  - Work, residence, transit, diplomatic, official, service, special-document, invitation and final-admission treatment are not classified by this policy.
  Official source:
  - [Embassy of Panama in the United States: Immigration and visas](https://www.embassyofpanama.org/visas-1)

## How to apply

Up to 60 business days, depending on verification and document completion.

1. Determine that the separate third-country visa or residence waiver does not apply.
2. Appear in person at the competent Panamanian consulate with the required authorized-visa application documents.
3. Do not finalize travel arrangements until the authorized visa has been granted.

[Panama Embassy authorized-visa instructions](https://www.embassyofpanama.org/visas-1)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/syria-panama-visa)
- [Syria passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/syria)
- [All passport requirements for Panama](https://multipassrank.com/destination/panama)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)