Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Panamanian passport holders 11
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
CanadaVisa required→eTA
CubaeVisa90 days→eTA90 days
Saint Kitts and NeviseTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
LesothoVisa required→eVisa
MauritiusVisa on arrival60 days→Visa-free180 days
QatarVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
Solomon IslandsVisa required→Visa on arrival90 days
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
UgandaeVisa→Visa on arrival
VenezuelaVisa required→eVisa
Harder for Panamanian passport holders 15
United Arab EmirateseVisa→Visa required
Burkina FasoeVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
IndonesiaeVisa→Visa required
IranVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
LiberiaeVisa→Visa required
OmaneVisa→Visa required
Papua New GuineaeVisa→Visa required
SerbiaVisa-free90 days→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
ChadeVisa→Visa required
ThailandVisa-free60 days→Visa required
VanuatueVisa→Visa required
ZambiaVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
Changes for visitors to Panama 2
Dominican RepublicVisa required→Visa-free90 days
GeorgiaVisa required→Visa-free90 days
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes