[SAJ]

BTW, guy, as of 16 May 2012 (!), Panama has a NEW permanent visa/residence programme. You'll love this: you need 1) $5000 or more in a Panamanian bank, 2) a job (UNspecified as to condition!) with any Panamanian company, 3) a personal reference from a Panameno, 4) a clean police record.

That's IT! In short, any decent American/Canadian will qualify. Couple of hundred in attorney's fees, I've no doubt.

And, unlike the famed Panamanian pensionado programme, with this visa, one is still on the citizenship track. Have to speak Spanish well and know Panamanian history. Not onerous at all...well, except that SAJ is a poor linguist, but I'm working on it, working on it.

[marron]

2) a job (UNspecified as to condition!) with any Panamanian company

Does it count if the new immigrant happens to own the panamanian company? In other words, you establish your own business?

[Fledermaus]

Could have swore you were quite a cunning linguist!

Dang, I don’t speak a lick of Spanish.

Started doing books for small businesses recently. Have a couple of clients. But not a lot of work, pretty much can do it in my sleep.

[matginzac]

But they have lizards in the trees that love to land on unsuspecting passers by. Eeeeeeek!