Panama: Current situation of Chinese national in Panama holding a resident visa obtained under the Noriega regime
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PAN5676 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Panama: Current situation of Chinese national in Panama holding a resident visa obtained under the Noriega regime, 1 May 1990, PAN5676, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aab818.html [accessed 21 October 2022] |
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According to the Consul of Panama in Washington, D.C., as stated by telephone to the IRBDC on 18 May 1990, under the Noriega regime many Panamanian passports and visas were sold illegally to Chinese citizens and might not be recognized by the current Panamanian authorities. However, many Chinese citizens did obtain visas legally, and these are fully valid. According to the source, the only way to determine the validity and authorities' recognition of a visa emitted under the Noriega regime would be to take the passport to the Consulate in Washington for examination (no Panamanian diplomatic representation in Canada) or address the problem to the General Directorate of Passports of the External Affairs Ministry of Panama. The address and telephone number of the Directorate is as follows:
Dirección General de Pasaportes
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Panam
Panam 4, Panam
Telephone: [country + Panam city codes] 270013
Telex: [Panam ] 2771
