No visa needed

Do citizens of Brunei need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of Brunei 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 Brunei: the passport opens 103 countries visa-free; Bandar Seri Begawan — Panama City: ≈ 17,790 km, about 22.5 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 Brunei passport?

Yes, citizens of Brunei 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 Brunei passport you can visit 103 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 29 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Brunei passport ranks 49th of 199.
Brunei passport: visa-free access to 103 countries; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of Brunei and Panama can travel together visa-free to 76 countries, for example: Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Micronesia, Uzbekistan, Kiribati, Seychelles, Georgia, Palestine, Russia, Cyprus, and Turkey.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Brunei. Brunei visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Bandar Seri Begawan — Panama City: about 17,790 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 22.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −13 hours.
Local time: Bandar Seri Begawan 12:00 — Panama City 23:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 185th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Brunei.