Panama departure stamp
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2015
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Panama departure stamp
I'm traveling to Panama this month for some R&R. I will be flying from the US to Panama, back to the US. Does anyone know if Panama stamps passports upon departure (PTY) if flying non-stop to the US? I'm wondering because I am almost out of space in my passport and have two other trips this year and may not have time to get additional pages added to my passport before those trips. I never got exit stamps from Costa Rica, El Salvador or Belize, so I was wondering if Panama may possibly be the same.
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Welcome to Flyertalk mb131174. I am going to move your thread to the FT Central America Forum for further discussion about Panama.
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#4
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Were you flying from PTY to an airport in the US? I'm just asking because I've ready you do not get a stamp if flying to another Central American country. Can't find any info on flying to N. America.
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From my experience the only country in Central America stamping outbound pax is Honduras, and they fingerprint you an the way out to boot!
#9
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As for OP, reports are consistent with my flying in/out of Panama. No stamp on departure, only arrival!
#10
Join Date: Aug 2009
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For all it counts, have a look at this:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/21825195-post22.html
I flew in to Guatemala City, then crossed 4 countries by land (Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica) and flew out from Panama.
The link above enumaretes entry/border stamps at each border.
And yes, as others said, there was no exit stamp at PTY, just a brief glance at my entry stamp.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/21825195-post22.html
I flew in to Guatemala City, then crossed 4 countries by land (Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica) and flew out from Panama.
The link above enumaretes entry/border stamps at each border.
And yes, as others said, there was no exit stamp at PTY, just a brief glance at my entry stamp.