The Panamanian Embassy in Cuba clarifies the financial solvency requirement.

This Tuesday, our website received several inquiries about the financial solvency requirement for traveling to Panama with a tourist visa.

Interested persons wanted to know if they could have the equivalent of 500 US dollars in national currency in bank accounts in Cuba or CUP.

Directorio Cubano obtained clarifications on this matter directly from the Embassy of Panama in CubaDue to its interest, we reproduce the letter verbatim to avoid confusion and provide firsthand information.

PROOF OF FINANCIAL SOLVENCY TO TRAVEL TO PANAMA

Panamanian immigration law establishes that proof of financial solvency must be presented in USD.The Cuban government allows bank transfers. 

You must present a USD bank card and a USD bank certificate indicating the opening date, currency type, and account number. You must also present a bank statement. 

You must make the bank transfer to your card in USD so the bank can provide you with the bank certificate for the transfer, including the opening date and currency. You must also provide the account statement.

Having clarified this point, we would like to remind you that last August the embassy itself warned that "currently There are no appointments for visa interviews at the Panamanian Consulate in Cuba except those processed by lawyers in Panama..

Regarding tourist visas for Panama, they reported that "if you have an appointment processed by a lawyer, you can verify its validity by entering the appointment number on the Panamanian National Immigration Service website:

https://tramites.migracion.gob.pa/portal_migracion_digital/views/visa_cuba.php".

They also indicated that "Cuban citizens who wish to apply for visas to Panama" can make their request in Panama, directly at the headquarters of the National Migration Service, through “a lawyer duly accredited to carry out said procedure.”

In April 2020, the Secretariat of Communication of the Judicial Branch of the Republic of Panama reported in Twitter that "from the mobile application 'Judicial Link'"It is possible to verify the suitability of the lawyer to practice the profession, simply by entering his or her personal identification card."

In this sense, they referred that this APP can be downloaded for free in stores for iPhone y Android.

You should know that other requirements necessary for Cuban citizens to apply for a tourist visa are:

• Present the original and a full copy of your passport, valid for at least three months.
• Complete the visa form.
• Present the original and a copy of both sides of your identity card.

In any case, the Cuban diplomatic mission has previously explained that "each application entails a series of requirements, which the lawyer who will submit the application in Panama must inform you of."