Source document
Gaceta Oficial Digital No. 29290-A (20 de mayo de 2021): Decreto Ejecutivo No. 199 de 2021, que modifica y adiciona artículos al Decreto Ejecutivo No. 320 de 8 de agosto de 2008, en cuanto a los permisos temporales por razones de inversión, en condición de Inversionista Forestal, y la subcategoría de Residente Permanente en calidad de Inversionista Forestal
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What the document holds
Executive Decree 199 of 2021 (Gaceta Oficial 29290-A, 20 May 2021; scanned, read by OCR): rewrites arts. 100, 101, 103, 104, 180, 181, 183, 184 and adds art. 184-A of Decree 320 of 2008 on the forestry investor categories: temporary permit B/.80,000 (up to two foreigners per company, each investing that amount), permanent permit B/.100,000, direct permanent residence at B/.350,000, documents required, five-year holding period with annual proof; in force on promulgation. Art. 183 restates the amounts (the OCR text reads 'doscientos cien mil balboas (B/.100,000,00)', a typo in the decree; digits agree with art. 180). Art. 10 names 'Decreto Ejecutivo No.416 de 13 de junio de 2012' as the decree amended, contradicting the title (Decree 320 of 2008). This pass added: the annual-proof rule (1 rule) and the removal of the two-per-company cap for the permanent permit (1 event). Earlier passes had the amounts, the two-per-company cap for the temporary permit, the holding period and the price-change event.
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Programmes (1)
Rules and prices (6)
- Forestry plantation investmentapplicant, personally or through a company; temporary forestry investor permitPAB 80,000Since 20 May 2021 · Gaceta Oficial Panamá 2021Panama · Residence as forestry investor
- Forestry plantation investmentapplicant, personally or through a company; permanent forestry investor permitPAB 100,000Since 20 May 2021 · Gaceta Oficial Panamá 2021Panama · Residence as forestry investor
- Forestry investment for direct permanent residenceapplicant, personally or through a company; permanent residence granted directlyPAB 350,000Since 20 May 2021 · Gaceta Oficial Panamá 2021Panama · Residence as forestry investor
- How often proof of the investment must be filedpermanent forestry investor permit holder; proof that the investment is maintained, each year from the approval date1 yearsSince 20 May 2021 · Gaceta Oficial Panamá 2021Panama · Residence as forestry investor
- Holding period for the investmentpermanent forestry investor permit (both amounts)5 yearsSince 20 May 2021 · Gaceta Oficial Panamá 2021Panama · Residence as forestry investor
- Maximum applicants per companytemporary forestry investor permit, investment through a company2 applicantsSince 20 May 2021 · Gaceta Oficial Panamá 2021Panama · Residence as forestry investor
Timeline (2)
- Panama raises forestry investor minimums to B/.80,000 (temporary) and B/.100,000 (permanent), adds B/.350,000 direct permanent route20 May 2021Price changePanama · Residence as forestry investor
- Panama lets any number of foreigners apply for permanent forestry investor residence through one company, if each invests the minimum20 May 2021Rule changePanama · Residence as forestry investor
About the document
What it covers New text of DE 320 arts. 100, 101, 103, 104, 180, 181, 183, 184 and new art. 184-A (forestry investor: B/.80,000 temporary, B/.100,000 permanent, B/.350,000 automatic permanent, 5-year holding).
Notes Gazette pages as posted by the SNM (4 pages, scanned; read by OCR with tesseract, spa, 250 dpi, checked against the text). The day and month of signing are illegible in the scan; only the year (2021) and the gazette date (20 May 2021) are read. Art. 11: in force from promulgation. Art. 10 says it modifies articles of DE 416 of 2012, evidently a drafting error (the title and arts. 1-9 amend DE 320).
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