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Panama: Address Change Notification 

Required Documents for Address Update

✔ Passport copy (biographical pages with registration stamp)
✔ Residency card copy (temporary or permanent)
✔ Proof of new address (one of the following):

  • For homeowners:
    • Utility bill (electricity/water/phone) in your name
    • Public Registry certificate showing property ownership
  • For rented properties:
    • Notarized lease agreement
    • Landlord’s ID copy (passport/cedula/residency card)
    • Utility bill in landlord’s name
  • For employer-provided housing:
    • Company certification letter confirming accommodation
    • Employment contract

⚠ Important: A $100 penalty applies if reported after 30 days.

How to Report Your New Address

  • In person at Migración‘s Foreign Registration Office (Sección de Registro de Extranjería)
  • Through a legal representative (with notarized power of attorney)

Why Compliance Matters

Failure to report address changes may result in:
– Residency permit cancellation
– Fines or deportation proceedings