Bookmark and Share  Panama Travel Guide  Panama — Visas and
Vaccinations  Citizens of USA, Canada, Britain, other EU
countries, and many other nations do not require a visa to enter
Panama. You must have six months validity on your passport,
possess US$500 in cash or traveler’s checks, and have a round-
trip ticket out of Panama and you will be granted a 180 tourist
visa for a nominal fee at the airport.  Health and Safety  You
do not require a yellow fever certificate in order to enter
Panama from the US, but you will if travelling from neighboring
Latin American countries (or other affected regions). Not
necessary, but recommended, are routine vaccinations of tetanus,
MMR, diphtheria, polio, and hepatitis A and B. If your vaccines
are not up to date you should renew six to eight weeks before
your intended travel date. Some of Panama, including the capital
city and the region around Santiago has an extremely low risk of
malaria, however in other areas this rises, with an increased
risk in the area around the