Panamanian citizenship from descent

How to get your Panamanian citizenship from descent.

1. Provide the original BIRTH Certificate, issued by the Civil Registry office or entity that performs its functions in the place where it occurred, which must:

• Be duly authenticated by means of the Consulate of Panama in the country where the vital event occurred or by means of the Apostille Agreement (ratified by Panama through Law 6 of June 25, 1990, by means of which the requirement of legalization is suppressed to foreign public documents).

 
• In the case of there being no Panamanian consulate in the country of origin and not being subscribed to the Apostille Agreement, the document must be authenticated by a diplomatic or consular representative of a friendly nation in said country, which must be endorsed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of that nation and, later, by the Panamanian consulate in the friendly nation and confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama. If the Apostille is written in a language other than Spanish, it must be translated by a public interpreter authorized in the Republic of Panama. The translation must be endorsed with the seal of the translator or signature on each of its pages.
• Said duly authenticated certificate must be endorsed or validated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Republic of Panama. This request is processed before the Office of Authentication and Legalization, located at Vía Ricardo J. Alfaro, Plaza Sun Tower (above Banco Nacional), 1st floor, premises 49 and 50. If the document is authenticated by means of the Apostille Agreement , this management will not be necessary.
• If the certificate is written in another language other than Spanish, it must be translated by a public interpreter authorized in the Republic of Panama. The translation must be endorsed with the seal of the translator or signature on each of its pages.
• If there is no official translator in the Republic of Panama of the language of the document, a certification issued by the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Education of Panama must be presented, attesting to the non-existence of a translator for the language, in which case the translation will be accepted from abroad authenticated by the diplomatic or consular official of Panama accredited in the place and legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama.

2. Sworn statement rendered by the father or mother of Panamanian nationality, before a notary public of the Republic of Panama, in accordance with the provisions of article 99 of Law 31 of July 25, 2006, where it is stated that he is the father or biological mother of the holder and that the birth certificate presented to document the registration is not supported by an adoption process. When the parents are abroad, the affidavit may be made before the Panamanian consulate accredited in their place of residence. In case of making it before the Consule, said document must be endorsed before the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Panama, as established in paragraph 3 of point 1.

3. Residence certificate, issued in the name of the father or mother of Panamanian nationality, which is issued by the police magistrate of the district of residence of such father or mother. When the holder is of legal age, the residence certificate must be issued in his name, since he must prove his residence in his own right in compliance with article 9, numeral 2 of the Political Constitution of the Republic of Panama. IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER HERE IN PANAMA, IT WILL BE DONE WITH THAT ADDRESS.

4. Photocopy of personal identity card or passport of the father or mother of Panamanian nationality and photocopy of the passport of the foreign parent, in the case of passports, the general ones of the interested parties must be visible and in the same way they must be duly collated. When the holder is of legal age, a copy of his passport from the country of origin must also be presented, reflecting his generals, entry and exit stamps from the country, which must be collated by a notary, Panamanian consul or Registry official Civil. You have to find out if you can do the process with the mother's expired identity card.

5. If the registration is requested by legal representative, the notarized power of attorney and an application must be submitted.

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