Naturalización — cónyuge o padre de panameño (3 años)
Ciudadanía en Panama
- Elegibilidad
- Extranjeros con 3 años consecutivos de residencia que tengan un CÓNYUGE panameño, O hijos nacidos en Panamá de padre o madre panameño, en la misma declaración + comprobante que Art 10(1) (Const Art 10(2) — un numeral que cubre tanto al cónyuge como al padre de subcasos panameños).
- Plazo
- n/a
- Renuncia
- Requerida
Resumen
Foreigners with 3 consecutive years of residence who have a Panamanian SPOUSE, OR children born in Panama of a Panamanian father or mother, on the same declaration + proof as Art 10(1) (Const Art 10(2) — one numeral covering both the spouse and the parent-of-Panamanian sub-cases).
Base jurídica
Primary statute: Const Art 10(2); DL 3/2008. Operative 1904–present. Authority: Tribunal Electoral (Registro Civil) / Ministerio de Gobierno / Servicio Nacional de Migracion / Organo Ejecutivo.
Escenarios de ejemplo
Los escenarios de ejemplo se muestran en inglés.
Eligible via this route if conditions of Const Art 10(2); DL 3/2008 are met.
Foreigners with 3 consecutive years of residence who have a Panamanian SPOUSE, OR children born in Panama of a Panamanian father or mother, on the same declaration + proof as Art 10(1) (Const Art 10(2) — one numeral covering both the spouse and the parent-of-Panamanian sub-cases).
Outcome turns on the precise statutory condition; see TRC tiers.
A foreigner who is married to a Panamanian, OR who has a child born in Panama of a Panamanian father or mother, may naturalize after THREE consecutive years of residence under Constitution Art 10 numeral 2 (versus the ordinary five years). Only ONE of the two relationships is needed. The reduced term is the sole relaxation: the applicant must still be of legal majority, EXPRESSLY renounce the nationality of origin (Panama does not permit a naturalized citizen to retain dual nationality — Art 13 makes naturalized nationality losable), pass the Tribunal Electoral Spanish + civics/geography/histo
Eligible via the 3-year spouse route
Art 10(2): 3 consecutive years' residence for the spouse of a Panamanian, on the same declaration + Spanish/civics proof.
Eligible via the 3-year parent route
Art 10(2) covers, in ONE numeral, both the spouse of a Panamanian and the parent of a Panamanian child born in Panama.
3-yr spouse route not yet supportable
Art 10(2) keys on being the spouse of a Panamanian with 3 years' residence; a very recent marriage invites scrutiny of the qualifying relationship.
Resumen informativo recopilado a partir de fuentes legales primarias: no es asesoramiento jurídico. La ley de ciudadanía cambia; verifica con la autoridad competente antes de actuar. Verificado por última vez el 2026-07-11.
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