USCIS to Close its Office in Panama City, Panama, on Feb. 1

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services sent this bulletin at 12/20/2012 11:38 AM EST

USCIS will permanently close its field office in Panama City, Panama, on Feb. 1, 2013.

The Panama City Field Office had jurisdiction over Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname. After Feb. 1, 2013, these countries will be in the jurisdiction of existing USCIS field offices, as follows:

  • Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname will be in the jurisdiction of the USCIS Field Office in Lima, Peru.
  • Panama will be in the jurisdiction of the USCIS Field Office in San Salvador, El Salvador. 

For more on the Panama City field office closing, see this news alert on our website.