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Pre-move document plan
Which documents to obtain, apostille or translate in your country before you travel, and in what order, so you do not have to repeat steps from abroad.
Moving to Panama opens several legal fronts at once: your immigration status, perhaps a work permit, a lease or a purchase, and sometimes a company. We help you organise them into a single plan, in the right order, so one step does not hold up the next.
We coordinate the legal work. Logistics are decided by you and your providers.
Which documents to obtain, apostille or translate in your country before you travel, and in what order, so you do not have to repeat steps from abroad.
Coordination of the immigration component and, where relevant, the employment one, within the same plan. Details under Residency and Work permits.
Legal review of the lease before you sign: term, deposits, grounds for termination and each party’s obligations.
Title search and contract review before you commit. Details under Contracts, companies & real estate.
Which structure is worth considering and what legal steps it involves, in coordination with your accountant.
Organisation of the legal steps and of the appointments that require your presence, grouped together where possible.
House hunting, removals, transport, customs clearance of household goods, school enrolment and opening bank accounts. We can review the legal documents those providers ask you for, but we do not provide those services or guarantee their outcome. Account approval is solely the bank’s decision.
What needs to be resolved before you arrive, on arrival and afterwards. We check for conflicts of interest and tell you what we can take on.
Components included, the fee for each and third-party costs listed separately: government fees, apostilles, translations and notary.
Documents, contracts and applications are prepared remotely, with your review.
Filings, signings and appointments on the agreed schedule, with follow-up until each component is closed.
This service coordinates several procedures and some require your presence in Panama. We give you a schedule of the expected appointments so you can plan for them.
For guidance only. To prepare the diagnosis it helps to know:
We will tell you in writing which documents to prepare and how to send them.
No. Our service is the legal component. We can review the lease or purchase contract you choose, but house hunting and logistics are outside it.
Yes, and it is advisable. Many documents are easier to obtain and apostille in your home country than from abroad once you are in Panama.
No. Account opening depends on each bank’s policies. We can tell you which legal documents banks usually ask for, without guaranteeing approval.
It coordinates residency as part of the plan. Which components your case includes, and the cost of each, are set out in the written proposal.
Tell us when and with whom you plan to settle. We will propose a legal plan in stages.
Sending an enquiry does not engage the firm or confirm that we will take on the matter.
This page provides general information about Panamanian law. It is not legal advice and does not replace the analysis of a specific case. Sending an enquiry does not by itself create an attorney-client relationship: an engagement is formalised only by written agreement, after the matter has been assessed and checked for conflicts of interest.