Yellow Fever Vaccination Requirements

British Embassy Panama
Consular Section

Yellow Fever Vaccination requirements

Panama City

As of 1 October 2008, all Foreign nationals and Panamanians must have a Yellow Fever vaccination to enter and leave Panama.

If departing Panama, you should have the vaccination at lease 10 days prior to departure.
To obtain the vaccine you need to go to “El Centro de Vacunación Internacional” in Corozal. It’s located on the way to Miraflores Locks in the “Region Metropolitana de Salud”. They are only open on Tuesdays and Fridays from 07:30 to 12:00 and from 13:00 to 15:00. The vaccine costs USD$5.00.

Please direct any queries to the Ministerio de Salud – El Centro de Vacunación Internacional if you have any questions concerning this matter.

 

Absentee U.S. Voting

It’s getting very close to the deadline for U.S. voters to request absentee ballots for the general election which will be held November 4.

Here’s the procedure:

1. Go to www.fvap.gov (federal voting assistance program)
2. Find the state in which you were last registered to vote.
3. Print out the form titled “Federal Post Card Application” for your state.
4. Fill out form (shaded areas are required; non-shaded areas are optional).
5. Find the address of the county you vote in from the list provided.

Your absentee ballot will be mailed to you at your mailing address a couple of weeks before the election.

 

University of Panama Spanish Classes Schedule – August 2008

This handy dandy schedule is brought to you by Panama Social Calendar.
Make sure to bookmark it and visit it often for all the upcoming events in Panama.
(Note: The schedule is subject to change… welcome to Panama)

Facultad de Humanidades ~ Centro de Lenguas ~ Universidad de Panamá
Español Para Extranjeros

[Correction: 100 is Basic Spanish and 101 is Intermediate Spanish. The schedule bellow has been corrected.]

*** Morning Classes ***

Level: Básico 100a
Professor: Eduardo Cerrud
Classroom: 615
August 18 – December 5, 2008
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:40 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Level: Básico 100b
Professor: Irina de Ardila
Classroom: 609
August 18 – December 5, 2008
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10:25 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Level: Intermedio 101a
Professor: Eduardo Cerrud
Classroom: 615
August 18 – October 10, 2008
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 8 a.m. – 9:35 a.m.

Level: Intermedio 101b
Professor: Irina de Ardila
Classroom: 609
August 18 – December 5, 2008
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:40 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.

*** Evening Classes ***

 

US Overseas Voter Registration Information – Panama

UNITED STATES EMBASSY PANAMA
CONSULAR SECTION
Location: Building 783, CLAYTON, PANAMA.
We are open Monday to Friday, from 08:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
(We are closed the last Wednesday of each month)
Telephone number: 207-7000.

Warden Message: New Website for Overseas Voters
We encourage you to visit the newly redesigned Federal Voting Assistance Program website at www.fvap.gov, the official U.S. government website for overseas voters. The updated website features an automated Voter Registration and Ballot Delivery tool that will greatly improve the vote-by-mail process.

 

Foreign Donations for Panamanian National Elections

Date: July 8, 2008
To: U.S. Embassy Warden System
Subject: Foreign donations for Panamanian National Elections

Following is official information regarding donations to candidates for the 2009 general elections.
Article 190, paragraph 3, of the Panamanian Electoral Code reads as follows (unofficial translation):
Article 190. The following are prohibited donations or contributions to political parties and candidates:

“…
3. Donations or contributions coming from foreign governments, individuals or agencies. Exceptions are for donations or contributions from political parties, international associations of parties and foreign foundations that are linked to national parties or foundations, provided that such donations or contributions are not for election campaigns.

…”

We encourage all US citizens in Panama to avoid illegal practices that can result in incarceration or deportation. For more information on legal or illegal practices during Panamanian elections, please contact the Panamanian Tribunal Electoral at 507-8000.

For updated information on the security situation in Panama, please contact the American Citizens Services Unit of the U.S. Embassy at 207-7030. The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy is located in Building No.783 in the Clayton section of Panama. The Consular Section fax is 207-7278. The Embassy web site is http://panama.usembassy.gov and e-mails should be addressed to Panama-ACS@state.gov

 

Absentee US Voting Information

United States Embassy Panama
CONSULAR SECTION
Email: Panama-ACS@state.gov
Location: Building 783, CLAYTON, PANAMA.
We are open Monday to Friday, from 08:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
(We are closed the last Wednesday of each month)
Telephone number: 207-7000.

Warden Message: Overseas Absentee Voting
Act now to register to vote and request an absentee ballot for the 2008 presidential and general elections!

Eligibility to Vote

Generally, all U.S. citizens 18 years or older who are residing outside the United States during an election period are eligible to vote absentee in any election for Federal office. Some states allow overseas voters to vote in state and local elections as well.

Voting eligibility and residency requirements are determined by the various U.S. states, and are available on-line at http://fvap.gov/pubs/vag.html. Your “legal state of residence” for voting purposes is the state where you last resided immediately prior to departure from the United States. Voting rights extend to overseas citizens even though they may no longer own property or have other ties to their last state of residence, and even if their intent to return to that state may be uncertain. For those who have never resided in the United States, sixteen states allow certain U.S. citizens to register where a parent or spouse would be eligible to vote.