No visa needed

Do citizens of Madagascar need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of Madagascar 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 Madagascar: the passport opens 29 countries visa-free; Antananarivo — Panama City: ≈ 14,220 km, about 18.5 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 Madagascar passport?

Yes, citizens of Madagascar 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 Madagascar passport you can visit 29 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Madagascar passport ranks 147th of 199.
Madagascar passport: visa-free access to 29 countries; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of Madagascar and Panama can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Seychelles, Zambia, South Africa, Angola, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Micronesia, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Honduras.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Madagascar. Madagascar visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Antananarivo — Panama City: about 14,220 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −8 hours.
Local time: Antananarivo 12:00 — Panama City 04:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 186th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Madagascar.