Can I get a U.S. visa?
57,228 U.S. visas were issued to people from Panama in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), C1/D (transit and crew member), F1 (academic student). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
57,228 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Panama · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 93% of visitor (B) visa applications from Panama were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about 1 month at Panama City. Student visa: about 1 month at Panama City. All embassies in Panama.
These are group numbers from the U.S. Department of State. They cannot tell what will happen to one person. Unofficial; not legal advice.
Yes. 57,228 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Panama in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), C1/D (transit and crew member), F1 (academic student). Whether one person gets a visa depends on their own case: the officer decides at the interview.
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for visitor (B) visas for Panama was about 6.51% in FY2025, so about 93% were approved. This is a group figure and cannot tell what will happen to you.
At the shortest-wait U.S. embassy or consulate in Panama (Panama City), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about 1 month, and for students about 1 month (Panama City). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.