No visa needed

Do citizens of Samoa need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of Samoa 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 Samoa: the passport opens 82 countries visa-free; Apia — Panama City: ≈ 10,490 km, about 13.5 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 Samoa passport?

Yes, citizens of Samoa 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 Samoa passport you can visit 82 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 41 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Samoa passport ranks 75th of 199.
Samoa passport: visa-free access to 82 countries; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of Samoa and Panama can travel together visa-free to 62 countries, for example: Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Belize, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Jamaica, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Antigua and Barbuda.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Samoa. Samoa visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Apia — Panama City: about 10,490 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −18 hours.
Local time: Apia 12:00 — Panama City 18:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 40th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Samoa.