| I work in Panama for a Real Estate
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| | immigration lawyer to get around these
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| Company. Essentially, I am an illegal
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| | problems. She knows first hand the
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| immigrant in Panama. Today I realized
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| | dangers of overstaying your welcome. A
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| that my tourist visa, which is good for 3
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| | year ago she was held in an immigration
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| months, is set to expire tomorrow. This
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| | detention center while her passport was
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| poses an immediate problem as deportation
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| | confiscated and transferred to the
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| is a very real threat to foreigners who
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| | Airport, where she had to pick it up and
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| overstay their welcome. When you enter
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| | leave the country that day. They gave her
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| Panama as a non-citizen, you are able to
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| | just hours to pack enough for the trip
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| pay for a Tourist Visa. This visa costs
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| | and get out. Luckily she was able to fly
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| $5 at the border or at the international
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| | to San Jose and stay with friends, but
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| airport and is valid for 90 days from day
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| | she reports that it was a traumatic
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| of entry. I am sitting on day 89 hoping
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| | experience. She notes that she had not
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| that tomorrow I'm not in jail or on a
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| | been in the country for the allotted 90
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| plane.
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| | days, but that immigration judged that
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| I enjoy living and working in Panama and
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| | she did not have sufficient time to get
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| intend to continue to stay here for some
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| | her affairs in order and they were not
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| time. I would prefer not to leave as it
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| | issuing her a visa extension, so they
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| is a monetary and time consuming
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| | deported her.
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| obligation. The easiest option is to fly
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| | I'm on my way to buy a bus pass out of
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| to Costa Rica, a one hour flight that
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| | Panama. The government requires that all
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| costs around $250 each way. For a
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| | entering parties have a ticket showing
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| fraction of the cost, $25, you can take a
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| | that they are planning to leave Panama. I
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| bus ride from Panama City to San Jose,
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| | had purchased a $12 ticket in Costa Rica
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| Costa Rica. This ride is seventeen hours
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| | before I left to come down here that I
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| long. Having done both, I dread the
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| | showed to immigration when I entered. It
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| thought of having to sit cramped in a bus
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| | has since expired and I need a new one
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| for another ¾ of a day. If it is within
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| | that shows even with an extension, that I
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| your means, there is no reason to not
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| | plan to leave. The penalty for not giving
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| take the flight. Otherwise, get ready for
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| | Immigration 48 hours to process my
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| a long, long drive.
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| | request is $25, along with the normal $25
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| You are allowed to extend your stay for
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| | administrative fee and the $12 bus
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| up to 180 days. This is what I am
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| | ticket, a $72 extension much less that
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| attempting to accomplish today. My
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| | the $600+ flight and stay or the $150+
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| roommate, a Canadian who has lived in
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| | bus and stay. Wish me luck.
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| Panama for 18 months, has hired an
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