• October 2024:  Link added to Caribbean Compass magazine article on Bocas del Tora archipelago.
• September 2024: OROV virus added to health.
• June 2024:  Security updated with latest CSSN report.
• March 2024: Health updated (Travel health notice for Dengue)
• February 2024: Clearance checked and updated.
• January 2024: Customs and Health updated.
• November 2023: Immigration, Customs and Health updated.
• October 2023:  Security section updated with latest report from CSSN.
• September 2023:  Pets section update with Veterinary contacts from SV Searcher
• April 2023: Fees updated with new fee on departure as confirmed by Erick Galvez.
• March 2023:  Security section updated with latest report of armed assault in Archipelago de Las Perlas.
• February 2023:  Security section updated with latest report from CSSN. Fees updated with new anchoring fees in Guna Yala.
• January 2023: Fees checked and updated.
• December 2022:  Security section updated with latest report from CSSN.
• November 2022: Pets section updated.
• October 2022: Marked all ports open as all restrictions were lifted.
• July 2022:  Security updated with note to ensure all valuables are lifted and locked due to continued thefts.
• June 2022: Latest protocols confirmed re. Covid and biosecurity updated.
• May 2022:  Security updated CSSN report on latest dinghy theft from Linton Bay.
• May 2022: Covid entry protocols checked with AYS and confirmed as still up to date.
• April 2022:  Security information updated with latest incident report from CSSN.
• March 2022: Covid protocols checked and updated.
• December 2021: Covid protocols updated with travel ban.
• November 2021:  Security information updated with latest incident report from CSSN.
• September 2021:  Covid protocols updated and Immigration section with new tourist visa rules.
• July 2021: Covid protocols updated with information from Associated Yacht Services.
• May 2021: Colombia information added to biosecurity.
• March 2021: Cruising Permit and Clearance information updated with the help of Erick Galvez.
• February 2021: Security section updated and new Cruisers Resource Guide to Panama City link added.
• February 2021: Biosecurity updated – San Blas and Pacific Islands now open.
• January 2021: Biosecurity Covid information archived.
• March 2020:  San Blas Islands closed to all tourism – information provided by Erick from Centenario Consulting.
• March 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) details added.
• December 2019:  Updated information re new Canal Transit tolls effective January 1, 2020
• November 2019: Security updated with two latest attacks in Bahia Nombre de Dios and status report from Shelter Bay Marina.
• September 2019:  Information and link added for South Pacific Sailing Network.
• July 2019: Updated immigration thanks to information from SV Cream Puff.
• July 2019: Updated security section following a number of armed robberies in the Linton Bay area.
• May 2019: Updated clearance agents list.
• May 2019: Clearance section updated to emphasize the importance of clearing in within 72 hours and Immigration information updated with details from Shelter Bay Marina.
• May 2019: Customs section updated with information about UPS when importing spares into Panama – as reported by Wayne Smith of yacht Zeppelin.
• May 2019: Updated security section to include the incident in Guna Yala.
• April 2019:  Updated security section to include the incident in Bocas del Toro
• March 2019: Updated to include planned changes which will streamline the clearance process.
• January 2019: Updated security to include incidents in Portobelo.
• December 2018: All Profile and Formalities information updated using information from current cruisers, Marinas, Facebook pages and official sites.
• November 2018: Pet information updated with details from the San Blas Cruisers Facebook page and official sites.
• October 2018: Security section updated following an armed robbery in Puerto Lindo.
• April 2018: Crackdown on illegal chartering, particularly in the San Blas, included in the Restrictions section.
• March 2018: Confirmation of new visa rules from Panama Immigration passed on by Russ of Shelter Bay Marina.
• February 2018: Update to the visa rules for cruisers.
• January 2018: Updated Transport information from Cruiser Resource Guide for Panama City.
• October 2017: Change of visa rules – immigration and fees updated accordingly.
• August 2017: Visa at the airport for returning yacht crew info. passed on by Russ of Shelter Bay Marina and Immigration section updated.
• June 2017: Tourist visa info. clarified following feedback from Bocas del Toro.
• May 2017: Porvenir Port Captain now back as reported by KS.
• March 2017: Immigration further updated with feedback from Karsten Staffeldt and Shelter Bay Marina.
• February 2017: Porvenir immigration and port captain offices re-opening plus entry stamp details added, as reported by Shelter Bay Marina.
• November 2016: Panama City Central Immigration Office confirmed that new visa rules in effect – all old visa information removed.
• November 2016: Customs section updated with help from Karsten Staffeldt.
• November 2016: Posting of new visa rules as informed by Shelter Bay Marina Management. Old information still remains until we receive official confirmation that these visa rules are in place.
• January 2016: Formalities checked by Karsten Staffeldt.
• November 2015: Domestic Clearance rules updated by Karsten Staffeldt.
• June 2015: Publications checked
• February 2015: Customs checked.
• January 2015: Clearance and Immigration updated with details of Flamenco Immigration branch office now issuing visas, care of SY Moon Dancer.

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