Find in Panama

Panama is a hot spot for people looking to retire in a peaceful cultural environment who want to live out their golden years in peace and quiet. The city actually encourages retirees to come join their community from all over the world by offering special retiree visas to senior citizens 55 years of age or older and numerous senior citizen discounts throughout the community in almost all departments of their lives.

To get a retiree visa for Panama, one most have a monthly income of at least 500 dollars from a government or private pension fund, (or proof of a significant lump sum pension and the documents to support the source of income) a health certificate, and a clean police record. They are also required to sign a contract stating they will purchase Panamanian real estate to ensure their intentions are in accordance to the Panamanian retiree purposes. Additionally, if you own property in Panama you are granted protection and all the same rights by law as a Panamanian citizen. It is one of the few places that gives visa holders the same rights as citizens. It is pretty hard to find any other country so open to welcoming retirees, but Panamanian culture is built on respect and values and the people welcome and value the wisdom that comes from experience of the gray.

A good reason to consider Panama as a retirement destination is the fact the the health services in Panama are great.  Not only there are reat Hospitals and Clinics, but also its quite easy to find a great dentist in panama. We used the people at PanamaDentalCenter.com and where quite satisfied.

To further entice retirees, Panamanian government offers standard discounts on transportation, medical bills, half price entertainment pricing (movies, theater, concerts etc.), restaurants, airline tickets, and half price discounts on closing costs for home loans. It almost seems too good to be true, but yet there are many retirees from all regions of the world residing in Panama so it must be real. Due to these great opportunities, Panama is an immigrant melting pot of all types of people including but not limited to Hindus, Americans, Canadians, British, Arabs, and Asians. As a result culturally the entertainment options and restaurant offerings are rich with portions of the town replicating mini countries across the world. There really is something for everyone across the world.

Out of all the countries represented in Panama, it most closely resembles American structure however since it was occupied by America in 1999. Only because of citizen’s high value system, it is a better America as the violent crime rate is drastically lower, the average pricing for goods is lower (despite the fact it uses the American dollar as its monetary currency), better high speed internet than the US (in the areas where it is functioning as it has not fully been extended everywhere yet) and a very strong private banking system that will protect your privacy and funds stringently. Even better yet, unlike the rest of Mexico, you can actually drink the tap water due to water filtration systems.

It reads almost like a paradise spot compared to the shaky state the rest of the world is in right now due to terrorism threats and overzealous political figures. There is a reason why Panama is so peaceful, it is because the government thoroughly inspects every visa applicant very thoroughly and requires many background checks and signed references from numerous authorities to ensure that any rift rat is kept out of the country. If anything suspicious is found in your records you will not be allowed to reside in the country. To some going through all the steps it takes to get into Panama may seem unworthy, but after taking a look at all the benefits offered to retirees it is hard to agree with that assumption.