Requirements for Stamped Visa

1. Complete Application Form. Download the form here.
2. Original Passport and Photocopy of the general data page (Passport has to be valid for at least 6 months before expiration date).
3. Copy of your flight itinerary.
4. Reservation of the Hotel where you are going to stay in Panama.
5. One recent photograph (passport size, colored).
6. A fee of $35.00 U.S. Dollars (Money order) issued to “Embassy of Panama – Consular Section”. Cash, Debit or Credit Cards are not accepted.

You will receive an Official Recite with the following information:

Note:
This system applies only to residents outside Ottawa.
We do not cover the costs of the shipment; you need to provide us either your account number (if you have one) in any courier or your credit card number, which we are going to use to send you back your passport, by a registered courier.

This visa is valid for 30 days; if you want to stay longer you can extend it for 60 more days while you are in Panama.
Extending your visa
Go to the Migracion offices on Avenida Cuba at Calle 29 Este (there are also offices in David, Chitre, Changuinola and Santiago).
You'll need: your passport, $10, a photocopy of your passport page containing your personal information and the page showing the stamp of your most recent entry into Panamá, return ticket and a letter requesting the extension (which you can write on the spot.) In Panama City, when you arrive at Immigration, pull a number and when attended, ask for a "prorroga de turista" which is the form you have to fill out.
There is nearly always a wait of at least half an hour to be attended and the whole process often takes two hours.