Naturalização — cônjuge ou pai de panamenho (3 anos)
Cidadania em Panama
- Elegibilidade
- Estrangeiros com 3 anos consecutivos de residência que tenham CÔNJUGE panamenho, OU filhos nascidos no Panamá de pai ou mãe panamenho, na mesma declaração + comprovante de Art 10(1) (Const Art 10(2) — um numeral abrangendo os subcasos cônjuge e pai de panamenho).
- Prazo
- n/a
- Renúncia
- Exigida
Visão geral
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.
Cenários de exemplo
Os cenários de exemplo são exibidos em inglês.
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.
Resumo informativo compilado a partir de fontes legais primárias — não é aconselhamento jurídico. A lei de cidadania muda; verifique com a autoridade competente antes de agir. Verificado pela última vez em 2026-07-11.
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