What the Panama Pack includes
The Panama Pack is your complete setup, assembled with a partner Panamanian attorney. The whole family is handled in a single procedure: spouse, children, eligible dependents. Your operational settling-in is framed over six months so you are not left to fend for yourself the moment the residency card arrives.
Your Panamanian residency, whole family
- Friendly Nations Visa, open to citizens of 50+ countries (US, UK, most EU, Canada, Australia and more)
- Territorial taxation: 0 % on foreign-source income (including your US LLC revenue)
- Dollar zone: no currency risk against your LLC
- Panamanian attorney and visa file entirely handled
- Housing search in Panama City or Boquete based on your profile
- Panamanian driver's licence when your situation requires it
- Local personal bank account, opened before you arrive
- Six months of settling-in support (internet, day-to-day admin, healthcare system)
Your turnkey US LLC
- LLC formation (Wyoming: low tax and strong confidentiality)
- EIN with the IRS
- Operating Agreement drafted for your situation
- Registered Agent in Wyoming
- Year 1 IRS filings (5472 + pro forma 1120)
- Access to your Expat LLC member area for the full life of the structure
Your local address, year 1 (included)
- 12-month lease signed by a real local entity
- Domicile certificate, required by banks and administrations
- Physical address in Panama, usable for KYC checks
- Renewal for later years billed separately (800 $/year), at your initiative
- Everything run in your language: English, French or Spanish, whichever you prefer
Add the Panama foundation that owns your LLC
You already live in Panama, so anchor your wealth there too. The Panamanian Private-Interest Foundation (Law 25 of 1995) becomes the 100 % owner of your US LLC and centralises asset protection and succession in the same jurisdiction as your residency.
- Jurisdictional coherence: residency + patrimonial holding in the same territory, one legal framework to master
- Assets transferred to the foundation are legally immune from seizure 3 years after the transfer
- Bypasses the forced-heirship rules of your country of origin
- Beneficiaries recorded in a private by-laws document, never in a public register
- You stay Protector: absolute control, veto right, Council revocation at any time
- Option of a nominee Foundation Council (total anonymity, no relative exposed)
- Orphan structure (no owner, no shareholders): the foundation owns itself
The Panamanian execution is handled by our local partner, a law firm specialised in private-interest foundations. They stay behind the scenes: your single point of contact remains Expat Group.
Pick your tier
Panama Pack
Your operational setup: family residency, company, address, banking. Without the foundation.
- Friendly Nations Visa (whole family)
- Turnkey US LLC
- Local address year 1 included
- Local personal bank account
- Six months of settling-in support
500 $ deposit, credited to the total
Book this tierPanama Pack + Foundation 🛡️
The full pack, with the Panama foundation owning your LLC. Jurisdictional coherence and protection from the start.
- Everything in the base tier
- Panamanian Private-Interest Foundation
- Formation, notary, public register
- Optional nominee Council (anonymity)
- You stay Protector (absolute control)
1 000 $ deposit, credited to the total
Book this tierThe total price of the pack (beyond the deposit) is set on the call, based on your family situation (number of dependents), your calendar and the Friendly Nations route chosen (employment, pensionado, investor). The deposit is credited in either case.
How it works
- You book. Deposit paid online (Stripe), or free discovery call if you prefer to talk first. A welcome email arrives right away with the family file to prepare.
- Scoping call. We go through your situation (number of dependents, activity, the Friendly Nations route best suited to you), we confirm your eligibility, we frame the documents. You receive the Expat Group services contract.
- Visa file. Our Panamanian attorney builds the full Friendly Nations file (applicant + dependents). Documents apostilled in your country of origin, translated into Spanish.
- On the ground. Trip to Panama City: filing of the immigration file, bank account opening, signature of the domicile contract, LLC setup and, if the foundation tier, kick-off of the Panama foundation. Provisional residency arrives within a few months, permanent residency afterwards.
- Six months of support. We follow your settling-in (internet, healthcare system, school for the children). Your year 1 IRS filings are handled by us. You access your member area for all administrative management.
Frequently asked
Am I eligible for the Friendly Nations Visa?
The Friendly Nations Visa lists 50+ countries whose citizens can apply: United States, United Kingdom, most of the European Union, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and others. The most common route for the self-employed is an employment promise from a Panamanian partner company, which constitutes the economic-substance proof required by law. Eligibility is confirmed on the scoping call before any heavy commitment.
Is the whole family really covered?
Yes. The spouse (legally married), minor children, and adult children still in education (with proof of enrolment) are eligible as dependents. The cost per additional dependent adds to the file, but the architecture stays a single one.
0 % tax, really?
On foreign-source income, yes: Panama runs a territorial-tax regime. Income generated inside Panama (rent from a local property, services to a Panamanian client) is taxed. Revenue from your US LLC, which bills international clients, is considered foreign-source.
Why a US LLC if I live in Panama?
Because your LLC bills from the United States (robust banking, reputation, stable currency), while your Panamanian residency receives that revenue at 0 %. That combo is the whole point of the setup.
Is the deposit refundable?
Yes, until the Expat Group services contract is signed. After that signature, the deposit is earned (it funds the immigration file's kickoff). The balance of the pack is paid on a schedule agreed on the scoping call.
Can I start with the base tier and add the foundation later?
Yes. The foundation can be added later by having it buy your LLC. Moving from base to foundation tier then costs the delta between the two tiers. It is cleaner to set it up from the start, though, particularly for a Panama Pack: the LLC and the foundation are then born in the same jurisdiction as your residency.
What if the Friendly Nations file is denied?
The acceptance rate is very high when preparation is done properly (apostilled documents, translations, solid employment promise). Eligibility is confirmed on the scoping call before any heavy commitment. A denial (rare) triggers a refund of unused government fees and a switch to an alternative route (Pensionado if retired, Investor if capital is available).
Which language do you handle the setup in?
English, French or Spanish, whichever you prefer. Portuguese is planned. Louis lives in Latin America and works with clients across the Americas and Europe: serving each one in their own language is how the practice actually runs, from the discovery call to the written follow-up. The Panamanian attorney operates in Spanish; you never have to.