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Panama Qualified Investor PR 2026: New vs Second-Hand Property Thresholds
Global Immigrate consultants · Published
Written by Global Immigrate consultants · Reviewed by Fergus Wu, Co-founder & Chief Immigration Consultant
Summary
Panama’s Qualified Investor permanent residence can be obtained through property. New property thresholds are lower (from about USD 300,000); second-hand is higher. Processing is relatively fast and stay requirements are low.
Short answer: Panama’s Qualified Investor permanent residence can be obtained through property. New property is typically from about USD 300,000; second-hand is higher. Legal processing is about 30–90 working days; stay requirements are low (often a visit every two years is enough).
Key points
Permanent residence
Low stay requirement
Suited as a back-up status
How to choose
Want low-stay back-up PR: a good fit.
Mainly for tax: only effective if you genuinely become tax resident.
