Outside the quota (special laws)
Work Permit for Micro or Small Employers (formerly Marrakech Agreement)
Foreign worker who is the only non Panamanian employee of a micro or small business, with a maximum of nine total workers under the current regulation.
01 · Who it was described for
Source description
Foreign worker who is the only non Panamanian employee of a micro or small business, with a maximum of nine total workers under the current regulation.
02 · Requirements in the source
5 recorded requirements
- Proof that the company has nine or fewer workers, with the applicant as its only foreign employee
- Employment contract registered with MITRADEL
- SNM certificate on immigration status
- Copy of passport and residence card
- Power of attorney to a licensed lawyer
03 · Duration claimed
Historical wording
Granted for an initial one year term, renewable in one year periods up to a maximum of ten renewals, under the current regulation.
04 · Legal reference in the source
Original Spanish citation
Ley 23 de 15 de julio de 1997, denominación histórica usada por MITRADEL para esta categoría, hoy tramitada como Personal de Micro o Pequeño Empleador (MIPE).
This is a citation supplied by Iurispa, not a checked chain of current validity.
05 · Related migration entry
A legacy link, not legal equivalence
Iurispa associated this work-permit page with a migration category. The relationship is inherited and unverified; one procedure does not establish eligibility for the other.
Inspect the historical migration entry (Spanish) →