Do Haiti citizens need a visa for Panama?

Visa required: Haiti passport holders need a visa obtained in advance when visiting Panama.

Can Haiti citizens enter Panama with a US visa (B1/B2 etc.)?

Panama: up to 30 days with a valid visa (used at least once) or residence permit of the US, Canada, the UK, Australia or the EU. Conditions: multiple-entry visa, used at least once to enter the issuing country

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Panama visa requirements for Haiti citizens

Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset

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Visa required

Yes — Haiti citizens need a visa for Panama.

🔓 Skip the visa with a third-country document

Panama admits Haiti citizens on better terms if they already hold certain visas or residence permits of other countries:

Visa-free · 30 days

🇭🇹 Haiti passport＋🇺🇸 US visa (B1/B2 etc.) or 6 more→🇵🇦 Panama: visa-free · 30d

Panama: up to 30 days with a valid visa (used at least once) or residence permit of the US, Canada, the UK, Australia or the EU.

Qualifying documents: US visa (B1/B2 etc.), US Green Card, Canadian visa, UK visa

Conditions: multiple-entry visa, used at least once to enter the issuing country

Source: Migración Panamá · verified 2026-07-04

Entry details

Holders of a Haiti passport need a visa obtained in advance when visiting Panama. The Haiti passport currently ranks #172 of 199 worldwide, with 49 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.

Panama is middling in how freely it admits visitors, admitting 116 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #69 with 125 open destinations. As fellow Americas countries, their rules are frequently tied to regional arrangements. The arrangement is reciprocal — Panama citizens face the same visa required requirement in the other direction.

In the opposite direction, Panama citizens travelling to Haiti face: visa required.