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Lifestyle & CultureWhy Americans Are Moving to Panama in Record Numbers: What the 2025-2026 Data Actually Shows
Panama's Servicio Nacional de Migración processed 2,912 U.S. citizen residence permits from January through November 2025 (2,824 approved) — exceeding every prior full year on record and making Americans Panama's third-largest source of new residents behind Colombia and Venezuela. The drivers are the U.S. dollar as official currency, territorial taxation on foreign income, the $1,000/month Pensionado visa, 3-to-5-hour flights to U.S. hubs, and a #1 worldwide expat satisfaction ranking (94% happy) in InterNations' 2025 Expat Insider survey.
Legal & ImmigrationHow the U.S.-Panama Bilateral Investment Treaty Maximizes Your Investment Security
The U.S.-Panama Bilateral Investment Treaty, established in 1982 and activated in 1991, provides comprehensive legal protection for American investors including national treatment, expropriation safeguards with fair compensation, unrestricted fund transfers, and access to binding international arbitration, with investors winning approximately 70% of dispute cases.