Migration service cancels 250 permits for foreigners

250 provisional migratory permits were cancelled for temporary residents and permits for permanent resident after it was determined that the beneficiaries provided fraudulent documentation.

Some of the irregularities detected were the amount of fees in the file of the Social Security Fund (CSS), salaries that did not match those of the individual account, enrollment in payroll with companies where there were no employment relationship and certifications signed by personnel of the Social Security devoid of all authenticity.


Through a communiqué, Migración noted that with this notification  there has been a total of 720 cancellations of permits due to the provision of fraudulent documentation.  These cancellations are supported by the listings and reports received by the SNM from the CSS.

This Tuesday May 29 at 10:00 am the president of the Residents and Naturalized Association (Arena), Rafael Rodríguez, will be holding a press conference on the decision made by the National Immigration Service to present the second list of foreigners that will be affected with the withdrawal of your card.

The names and data of those whose permits were canceled were detailed on the institution’s website.  http://www.migracion.gob.pa/

UPDATE:

A group of foreigners protested, on the morning of May 30, in front of the Bolívar building of the Social Security Fund (CSS), on the Transístmica highway.

"This is where they scammed me, look for those responsible," read one of the banners displayed by onre protester.

The scandal involves state employees who used their positions  to obtain thousands of dollars by facilitating fraudulent immigration papers to foreigners. The groups are mostly omposed by Social Security officials, the National Immigration Service and the General Directorate of Income.

Foreigners had to pay, even for paperwork that normally the institution would  offer for free.

The foreign citizens, who said they felt cheated, buried several of the  issued card in front of the Bolívar building.