No visa needed

Do citizens of Bolivia need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of Bolivia don’t need a visa for Panama and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Bolivia: the passport opens 33 countries visa-free; La Paz — Panama City: ≈ 3,100 km, about 4.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Panama without a visa on a Bolivia passport?

Yes, citizens of Bolivia don’t need a visa for Panama for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Panama visa rules at a glance

With a Bolivia passport you can visit 33 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 51 with an e-visa; 80 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bolivia passport ranks 138th of 199.
Bolivia passport: visa-free access to 33 countries; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of Bolivia and Panama can travel together visa-free to 30 countries, for example: Peru, Paraguay, Chile, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Costa Rica, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominican Republic, and Jamaica.
A language both countries share: Spanish.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, don’t need a visa for Bolivia. Bolivia visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

La Paz — Panama City: about 3,100 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: La Paz 12:00 — Panama City 11:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 12th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bolivia.