Work-permit archive · Iurispa
Work permits ≠ immigration permits
Explore the work-permit records published by Iurispa and their declared links to immigration categories. These are separate catalogues: a link does not prove equivalence or permission to work.
View migration catalogue (Spanish) →in four categories
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Explore historical work permits
Work Permit for the Panama Pacifico Special Economic Area
Workers hired by the developer, the operator, the agency or the companies established within the Panama Pacifico Area, in different subcategories depending on the position.
5 requirements in the sourceOutside the quota (special laws)Work Permit for the City of Knowledge Regime
Researchers, professors, technicians and other foreign staff hired by an employer affiliated with the City of Knowledge regime.
5 requirements in the sourceOutside the quota (special laws)Work Permit under the EMMA Regime
Foreign managerial, technical or specialized staff transferred or hired by a company with an EMMA license operating in Panama.
5 requirements in the sourceOutside 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.
5 requirements in the sourceOther permitsWork Permit for Foreign Domestic Workers
Foreign workers hired for domestic work within a household, as employees of an employer who proves economic solvency.
5 requirements in the sourceBy family tie or residenceWork Permit for Foreigners Holding Permanent Residence
Foreigners who already hold a valid permanent resident card, obtained through any migratory route, and wish to work as employees. Holding permanent residence alone does not exempt them from obtaining the work permit.
5 requirements in the sourceBy family tie or residenceIndefinite Work Permit for Ten Years of Continuous Residence
Foreigners who prove ten years or more of continuous, lawful residence in Panama, who under the current regulation may be treated as equivalent to national labor for work permit purposes.
5 requirements in the sourceOther permitsWork Permit for Recognized Refugees
Persons recognized as refugees by the National Commission for Refugee Protection (CONARE), holding a refugee card or permanent residence obtained through that status.
4 requirements in the sourceData access
Provenance travels with every record.
The JSON includes all 24 bilingual records, their source paths and the historical-unverified status. It makes no eligibility determination.