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Migratory Update<br />

Executive Decree No.147 of<br />

March 17, 2017, which establishes<br />

that when requesting a permanent<br />

Permit based on Self-Economic<br />

Solvency, and the investment is<br />

done through real estate in the<br />

name of a corporation, the shares<br />

of said corporation must be in<br />

registered form.<br />

The National Immigration Service (NIS)<br />

established changes in relation to<br />

immigration matters pursuant to the<br />

following decrees:<br />

Other updates made by the<br />

NIS are the new online<br />

procedures as of April 7,<br />

2017 to with:<br />

The Immigration Status must be<br />

requested online visiting the NMS<br />

website: www.migracion.gob.pa<br />

Executive Decree No. 145 of March 17,<br />

2017, which eliminates the need for a<br />

lawyer to assist foreigners in the<br />

Immigration Regularization Process.<br />

Executive Decree No. 146 of March 17,<br />

2017, which authorizes the Director of the<br />

NIS to grand temporary stay or voluntary<br />

return permit to religious leaders such as<br />

rabbis, pastors, ministers, and missionaries<br />

or laymen.<br />

Registration of foreigners: only those<br />

persons registered via web can concur<br />

to the registry section.<br />

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