olenaseveryn 7mo

I’m in Panama now, until next week

catalin 6mo

someone here has opened a bank account?

angelovt 5mo

Planning to be in Panama City in August. We're a couple, just looking for a nice place to stay, work from and try out how it would be to live there. Any recommendations?

angelovt 5mo

Not available for my OS unfortunately. The website I found with the same name seems to be unrelated

simitandchill 5mo

What do you mean

alexsun 5mo

Hey guys. Anyone has a contact of a company specialising in business incorporation/accounting/tax support in Panama? Would relly appreciate it. hate to go to a random company from the first page of google search.

nivesh 5mo

“The jerz way” they are good and pretty reliable.

franlitvay 5mo

Hey, glad to help here :) we can help with incorporation, accounting, banking, residency and all of that

alexrod94 5mo

Anyone in Panama at the moment?

alexrod94 5mo

Are there any expat groups here?

tomxavierofficiel 5mo

Hey hopqlqqbfyj I'm here, are you staying ? or just passing by

alexrod94 5mo

Staying for 2 weeks!

alexrod94 5mo

I’m getting my residency at the moment

carejeremy 4mo

Anyone in Panamá City right now?

I’m settling there trying to make friends,

Any recommendations to find activities / workshops things like that are welcomed

maristia 4mo

Hi! Favourite areas in Panama City to stay for 2 weeks? I don't need nightlife at all. Just nicer, safe area, with supermarkets, walkable (as much as possible). Thanks!

adityag 4mo

Hola! I plan to obtain my Panama residency in the next couple of months and am considering working with either 'the Jerz group' or 'the Rothbard group'. I am curious whether anyone here has personal experience with either of these two or with someone else and can recommend or vouch for them.

franlitvay 4mo

Hi Aditya! We can also help with your Panama residency, banking, incorporation and other needs you have in the country :)

angelovt 4mo

Visiting Panama, arriving this week. Any expat groups you guys know about?

franlitvay 4mo

no way

franlitvay 4mo

until when are you staying

franlitvay 4mo

i have to do a stopover in PTY

angelovt 4mo

I'm arriving thursday and staying until late August

franlitvay 4mo

all booked?

im doing a friends trip in the Dominican republic, 17 days in Las Terrenas then Santo Domingo

much better beaches and weather than Panama

angelovt 4mo

Haha, nice, although I'm scouting the city, so to speak, not looking for tourism 😁
(it is all booked, yes)

franlitvay 4mo

ah shame

franlitvay 4mo

can intro you to a few colleagues there

olenaseveryn 3mo

I'm in Panama right now

olenaseveryn 3mo

Also staying until late August

angelovt 3mo

I'm down. lijpdxnzvbxfg

philalive 3mo

Random question: I’m considering getting a second passport mainly for diversification, not for travel.

Given my nationality/lifestyle and how cheap they are, Panama (~5 years) and Paraguay (~3 years) seem like the most interesting options. The main thing for me is that I don’t want to significantly change my lifestyle or spend most of the year in one country. Ideally I’d maintain the residence properly, keep whatever local ties/assets are needed, visit a few times a year, and still be free to travel.

I’d consider citizenship-by-investment too if some cheap-as-fuck opportunity came up 😅, but I’m generally not interested in spending hundreds of thousands just for another passport as mine is already very strong (EU)

Has anyone here:
- actually obtained citizenship after ~3 years in Paraguay or ~5 years in Panama?
- done it while spending relatively little time there?
- found any other low-cost, low-physical-presence routes worth considering?

Also curious whether you think pursuing a second passport purely for long-term diversification is actually worthwhile.

philalive 3mo

Yeah, I already have Panama actually. Italy has a special treaty/relationship with Panama, so for Italians the route is even easier than the Friendly Nations visa.

All-in, the residency process cost me around €3.5k + two flights. I became a permanent resident on January 14, 2026, and in theory I should be eligible to apply for naturalization 5 years from that date.

What I’m mainly trying to understand now is how probable citizenship actually is in practice after those 5 years, especially if I maintain the residency/ties properly but don’t spend most of the year there.

On the Caribbean CIPs, I get your point. I’m just not a huge fan of real estate as an investment in general, especially in countries far away from where I actually live. I’d rather keep most of my capital in liquid investments than lock $300–500k into a property I probably wouldn’t otherwise buy, especially if the CIP-approved real estate is somewhat overpriced to begin with.

That said, I really like the general idea of doing some annoying legal/admin bullshit early in life and potentially collecting the benefits 5–10 years later but i'm open to new ideas!

tomxavierofficiel 3mo

Any of you guys stay long term here ? Recently arrived

emrahkurt 3mo

Hi!
For my doctoral dissertation, I would like to conduct interviews via Zoom about digital nomads. The interviews will be voice-only and will consist of several questions on the topic. Would anyone be willing to participate and help me with my research?

olenaseveryn 3mo

Coming back tomorrow for another month

tomxavierofficiel 3mo

Time for a meetup