Flippant
10/16/2010 11:38 EST
I just read this on another expat group.
This guy came in at tocuman airport and was told he had now 180 days instead of 90 days.He said the official told him the law was just changed.Has anyone else heard of this change?I find this hard to believe as I just came back yesterday from La Frontiera and herd nothing like that.
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charlie72
10/16/2010 14:43 EST
I was at the border about a month ago and was over my 90 days, because I heard that 180 was now the law. They did not say a word about me being over 90, I was at about 129 days in country. I asked the Panama Immigration on my way checking back into Panama and the official told me that the law is being discussed, but nothing is official yet and that they have been treating people as if 180 days is law, but she warned me that she has heard of some foreigners getting harassed and detained. Stay more than 90 at your own risk, I am.
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frijolito
10/18/2010 10:28 EST
Its not changed, there was a misunderstanding and someone changed it to 180 days, however it requires a huge law change first and cannot just be decided, therefore, its 90 days, irrespective of your passport stamp..
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achowning
10/19/2010 10:19 EST
My wife and I just moved here and live in El Valle. The concern I have with the 90 and 180 debate is not at the airport nor the border. We have been here for a month and we have been stopped at routine traffic stops 3 times. All 3 times the police have been very polite and most helpful. I finally even asked one of them how long I can stay with the stamp in my passport and he quickly responded 90 days. And again, here lies my greatest concern. If I am stopped in the interior by a policeman that he believes or does not know the law is officially changes, he can make my life quite difficult. The interpretation of the law lies in the mind of the police enforcing it and that gives me pause about staying over 90 days until something official is published.
What are other peoples thoughts?
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maripanama
10/19/2010 18:14 EST
It was changed to 180 days. We were traveling out of panama and I extended my stay 1 day over and then when we were stamped the person at the office said you now have 180 days vs. 90 days. Maybe you can go to the document office and have them stamp something for you and you can keep that w/ your passport to show officers who are not yet aware of the change
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Flippant
10/20/2010 12:19 EST
I just called migration in David and Santiago and both said 180 days.I tried calling Panama and no one answered the phone lol.
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Volunteer
From: Panama
10/24/2010 23:22 EST
When going back to the US, ask the guy in the "All other pasports" line and each one gets a different number of days depending on the nationality and how they answer the questions from ICE officials.
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