MIGRATORY PROCEDURES MANUAL

FOR PANAMA                                            

 

 REQUIRED  DOCUMENTS    TO  OBTAIN  THE  VISA  DE  CORTA  ESTANCIA  PARA  INVESTIGADORES  Y  CIENTÍFICOS  (SHORT  TERM  VISA  FOR  RESEARCHERS  AND  SCIENTISTS)    

 

GIVEN BY AISEC TO BE COMPLETED BY

THE INTERN

GIVEN BY THE INTERN GIVEN BY AIESEC

Signed power (printed out in one page 8.5x13 o 8.5x14 2 sides. We will

not accept other sizes. If you chose to use to

pages, the overall cost will rise.)

Certificate of Criminal Records (Must include an apostille and/or be

validated by your country's Ministry of

International/ Panamanian Consulate

or Embassy and, if necessary, must be

translated into Spanish) It is valid for 6 months

unless stated otherwise

Letter from the University

Affidavit on Personal Records

Complete copy of the passport (After

registration, which will be explained later in the

manual)

Letter of Responsibility from AIESEC

Visa Application Medical Certificate from a Panamanian health

center (AIESEC will help you get it– Is valid for 3

months)

Letter of bank reference

3 passport photos Copy of the Certificate of the Public Registry that

proves AIESEC's existence

Copy of your flight reservations from your

home country to Panama and vice versa

Certificate by the Ministerio de Gobierno y

Justicia (Ministry of Government and Justice)

$100.00 (cost of the visa, not including other legal

fees )

Copy of Resolution 658 of the Ministerio de Gobierno y Justicia

(Ministry of Government and Justice)

Additional legal fees that will be billed by Morgan

&Morgan

Copy of Resolute1708 of the Ministerio de

Educación (Ministry of Education)

Water, telephone or electricity bill (To prove

your domicile)

 

MIGRATORY  PROCEEDINGS,  STEP  BY  STEP    1.  EVERY  intern  participating  in  a  GIP  in  Panama  must  have  a  visa.      2.  Before  his/her  arrival  in  Panama,  the  intern  must  send  a  copy  of  the  aforementioned  documents  to  be  revised  by  the  Legal  Affairs  department  of  the  Comittee.  Legal  Affairs  will  help  you  fill  out  the  documents  if  you  should  need  it.    

a) In  the  Power  and  Application,  the  domicile  must  be  left  as  is  (even  if  the  intern  will  reside  in  another  apartment,  for  it  is  easier  to  provide  the  proof  of  domicile  in  AIESEC's  name).    

 b) Within  the  Organization,  the  intern  is  participating  in  a  special  learning  

exchange  and  NOT  WORKING  IN  IT.  According  to  Panamanian  Laws,  any  exchange  with  learning  purposes  CANNOT  be  paid,  so  AIESEC  will  give  you  the  amount  of  money  established  in  the  ACCEPTANCE  NOTES  in  order  to  ensure  the  coverage  of  your  living  and  transportation  expenses.  We  recommend  you  have  an  emergency  reserve  just  in  case.    

 3.  The  intern  must  arrive  in  Panama  a  week  in  advance  in  order  to  comply  with  the  Registry  in  Migration  and  begin  your  visa  proceedings.  When  the  intern  is  asked  the  motive  of  his/her  visit  to  Panamá,  the  answer  must  be  tourism.  Since  he/she  has  no  visa,  answering  anything  else  could  result  in  the  entry  being  denied.  From  that  moment  on,  the  intern  will  have  a  tourist  visa.      4.  The  Local  Committee  that  receives  the  intern  must  contact  and  take  him/her  to  register  at  the  Servicio  Nacional  de  Migración  (SNM).  During  this  process,  the  SNM  will  conduct  a  brief  interview  with  the  intern.  In  addition  to  the  aforementioned  documents  the  intern  must  bring:      

a) A   simple   copy   of   your  passport   (General   Information   and  page  with   your  entry  seal)    

b) Two  (2)  of  the  passport  photos  you  brought  c) Pay  $5  

 5.  That  same  day,  the  Local  Committee  must  accompany  the  intern  to  obtain  a  Certificate  of  Good  Health  and  a  complete  copy  of  the  passport  (now  with  the  registry  seal).  It  is  strongly  recommended  that  the  intern  turn  in  all  his/her  documents  that  same  day.      6.  Once  the  Local  Committee  is  in  possession  of  the  documents,  they  will  be  turned  over  to  Morgan  &  Morgan  (our  law  firm).  They  will,  in  turn,  proceed  to  officially  begin  your  visa  proceedings.      7.  When  the  Servicio  Nacional  de  Migración  (SNM)  approves  the  visa,  the  LC  will  ask  the  intern  for  his/her  passport  in  order  to  stamp  in  the  visa.  Once  this  is  done,  it  will  be  returned  to  the  intern.  The  Short  Term  Visas  are  approved  for  9  months  and  can  be  extended  for  9  more  months.      

 

8.  The  intern  will  receive  a  bill  from  Morgan  &  Morgan  covering  all  legal  costs,  including  copies,  seals,  notary  costs,  etc.  This  fee  must  be  paid  for  by  the  intern.      9.  This  whole  process,  from  the  interns  arrival  to  the  stamping  of  the  visa  should  last  1-­‐3  months  approximately.      10.  If  the  intern  hasn't  turned  in  his/her  documents  within  a  month  of  being  in  the  country,  AIESEC  will  withhold  50%  of  the  monthly  contribution  until  we  receive  the  documents.  If  AIESEC  doesn't  receive  the  documents  6  weeks  after  the  intern's  arrival,  the  exchange  will  be  terminated  and  he/she  must  leave  the  country.      11.  The  intern  must  always  let  AIESEC  know  when  he/she  leaves  and  comes  back  to  the  country  for  control  and  migratory  security.      12.  Any  information  concerning  THE  EXCHANGE  and  exits  from  the  country  will  be  between  AIESEC  and  THE  ORGANIZATION  and  AIESEC  with  the  intern.  Any  questions,  concerns  or  doubts  regarding  THE  EXHANGE  should  be  directed  to  AIESEC  and  NOT  the  Organization.  According  to  AIESEC  policies,  the  intern  must  come  with  an  international  insurance  covering  his/her  stay  in  Panama  in  case  of  any  mishaps.      13.  Visa  Extension      

a) If  the  exchange  lasts  more  than  9  months  the  interns  MUST  extend  his/her  visa.  All  documents  must  be  turned  in  8  weeks  prior  to  the  visa's  expiration  date.  Non-­‐compliance  will  result  in  retention  of  50%  of  the  intern's  contribution  until  the  documents  are  turned  in.  If  this  does  not  occur  up  to  4  weeks  prior  to  the  visa's  expiration,  the  exchange  will  be  terminated.    

 b) The  intern  must  turn  in  the  same  documents  requested  for  the  visa  EXCEPT  

for  the  Criminal  Records  and  $100.00.  The  extension's  expenses  are  due  to  legal  fees  like  notary  costs  and  copies  and  must  be  paid  for  by  the  intern.  He/or  she  will  be  billed  for  these  costs.