porsche3
2/28/2017 18:07 EST
My wife was born in the Canal Zone in 1952. She has in hand a State Dept. issued copy of her passport. Our understanding is that, particularly since the Canal went back to Panama, anyone born in Zone was born on Panamanian soil. How hard will it be to get cedula and what other paperwork will she need. I understand she may need to have birth certificate translated by official site, but lawyer has said Panama has to do its own research on birth data. Is this true? Anybody done it recently?
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tharin4prez
2/28/2017 19:56 EST
I've had two friends do this in the past several years without problems. They each took their Canal Zone, Gorgas Hosp birth certificate & another form of ID and had them notorized and translated. They then took it all to the Chorrera cedilla office and dropped it off. It took approx 10 days for that office to research it ... and when they went back, they were able to get their cedilla. No need for a lawyer and it only cost the fees for stamps and cedula issue cost.
BTW ... their new cedula's aren't an E-Cedule either. Once they get their cedula, they can then choose to get a Panamanian passport as well.
Having said all that ... now that the new big cedula office in the city is finally in full operation, your wife should start there. Many out of the city small cedula offices won't take on new out of the ordinary tasks and will send her there anyway.
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porsche3
2/28/2017 20:14 EST
Thank You so much. We won't get there until sometime in May and are settling in Caldera. Can we get translation done and notarized in US or should we wait until we get there? We'll be coming in on 180-day visa entry, so will have time. our lawyer seems to be dragging feet on this. Saw him more than a month ago and can't get him to respond via email. He took a copy of her birth certificate, mumbled about how it can be tricky, and said his firm would get it settled...........hasn't talked money yet.
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ranadelnorte
3/1/2017 09:56 EST
ANY document submitted to Panamanian authorities must be translated by a licensed Panamanian translator and notarized in Panama. Your lawyer should refer you to a translator. The going rate is $20/page for English to Spanish.
To speed things up you could scan your documents and send them to the translator who will have them ready to notarize as soon as you arrive.
Sounds to me like you need a new lawyer.
Good luck!
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stgibson
3/1/2017 10:41 EST
Yes, you need a certified Panamanian translator and make sure they are certified for this type of document. Yes, I would be looking for another lawyer. There are several good ones in the David/Boquete area if you will be in Caldera. You can also apply for your residency thru the Migracion office in David which will save expensive trips to PC and the nightmare of the migracion office there.
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XSMEMORIES
3/1/2017 11:34 EST
You need a lawyer who can find out these questions, being born in the zone should make life easier Contact Valentine Martinez mention XS and he will respond fast his e-mail is martinez-acha@cwpanama. Sheila he has helped a lot of zonians here. Good Luck
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VisasPanama
3/1/2017 12:55 EST
Hello porche3,
If your wife was born on the Canal Zone, she is entitled to have dual citizenship: USA and Panama.
Please, feel free to contact us at any time.
VisasPanama@yahoo.com
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