What the Panama visa rules mean for Djibouti travellers
Djibouti citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Panama. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Tourist Visa (Visa de Turista), which costs 50 PAB.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Panama applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Panama's National Immigration Service lists a passport or travel document with a minimum of 3 months' validity among its entry requirements. The UK Foreign Office says a British visitor's passport must have an expiry da…
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO lists Panama as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 1 year or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission. WHO also recommends vaccination for all travellers aged…
- Travel insurance: Travel insurance is not among the requirements that foreigners must meet to enter Panama under Article 43 of Decreto Ley 3 of 2008 ("los extranjeros deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos"), as the National Immigration…
- Return or onward ticket: Panama's National Immigration Service lists a confirmed reservation to leave the country within the established period among its entry requirements, and Article 43 of Decreto Ley 3 of 2008 requires a return ticket to th…
Panama entry rules compared
Panama lets 115 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 83. Djibouti citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso and Burundi. Overall the Djibouti passport ranks #181 in the world with 16 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Djibouti passport you can also visit 5 countries in the region without a visa, including Barbados, Dominica, Ecuador, Haiti and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
In the other direction, Panama citizens need visa on arrival to visit Djibouti.