Do I need a Panama transit visa with a Zimbabwean passport to the Bahamas

I have a Zimbabwean passport traveling from Johannesburg to the Bahamas, do I need a visa to transit through Panama City?

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Depending on layover time, no, according to TIMATIC :

Visa required. Visa Exemptions: Nationals of Zimbabwe with a multiple entry visa issued by Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Singapore, USA or an EU Member state . The visa must have been used and be valid for a minimum of 6 months on arrival. Passengers must travel as tourists for a maximum stay of 90 days.
TWOV (Transit Without Visa): Passengers with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country within 12 hours. They must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have documents required for the next destination.

No Visa is necessary if you book your entire trip on a single ticket, if it isn't the case, you will need to get a visa beforehand

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Do I need visa for Panama transit?

You don't need a visa if you're transiting through Panama You do not need a visa to transit through Panama if you will not be leaving the airport. Cruise tourists passing through the Panama Canal don't need visas either.

Do Zimbabweans need a visa for Panama?

Panama tourist visa is required for Zimbabwean citizens. The stay is usually short with a period of 90 days. Applicant is required to be present when applying for Panama tourist visa. A total of 10 documents are required for applying Panama tourist visa.

Do you need a visa to Bahamas from Zimbabweans?

Zimbabwean citizens don't need a visa for travelling to Bahamas.

Which countries can Zimbabweans travel without a visa?

Complete list of countries where to travel without a visa

Bahamas. Barbados. Belize. Bolivia* Dominica. Ecuador. Haiti. Nicaragua* Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Lucia* ...
Bangladesh* Cambodia* Hong Kong. Indonesia. Laos* Macau* Malaysia. Maldives* Philippines. Seychelles. ...
Fiji. Kiribati. Micronesia. Palau* Samoa * Tuvalu* Vanuatu.

Visa Free without transit visa

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