U.S. Travellers in Boquete Get Quake Briefing, Passport Help on 22 October

The U.S. Embassy in Panama is sending consular staff to Boquete on Thursday, 22 October 2026 to hold a town hall on the recent earthquake in Panama and to provide limited U.S. passport and notarial services. The visit, announced on 19 October 2026, is aimed at U.S. citizens in the area, and attendance at the service sessions requires a confirmed appointment.

Key facts

• Date: Thursday, 22 October 2026
• Venue: Boquete Library
• Town hall: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., open to all U.S. citizens in the area
• Consular services: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• Access: confirmed appointment only, requested through the form provided by the embassy

What services are on offer?

Only the listed services will be available. For passports, the embassy will accept renewal applications for minors under age 16 and first-time applications for adults aged 16 and older, as well as replacement of a lost or stolen U.S. passport. Passport services are limited to applicants who have previously been issued a U.S. passport.

Notarial services offered are the passport consent form for a non-applying parent (DS-3053), validation of a foreign driver's licence, U.S. Social Security Administration related forms, and an income statement for Panamanian residency purposes.

How do I book an appointment?

Requests for the consular services must be submitted through the form linked in the embassy's announcement. Once all spaces have been filled, the form will be closed. The embassy will then send confirmation emails to those it can accommodate, and those emails will include important instructions.

What is the town hall about?

The town hall concerns the recent earthquake in Panama and is open to all U.S. citizens in the area. It runs from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Boquete Library, immediately before the appointment-based service sessions.

What this means for travellers

U.S. citizens in the Boquete area who need one of the listed passport or notarial services should submit the embassy's form as soon as possible, since it closes once all spaces are filled. Anyone attending the service sessions should wait for a confirmation email and follow the instructions it contains. The town hall itself needs no appointment.

The U.S. Embassy in Panama City can be reached at Building 783, Demetrio Basilio Lakas Avenue, Clayton, Panama, on +507 317-5000 or at [email protected].