MESSAGE TO THE STRI COMMUNITY REGARDING
ANAM RESEARCH PERMITS:

Dear Visitor,
If you need a research permit application for collecting, observation, or marking of specimens in Panama, a STRI research application must first be submitted to obtain the required approval. For this purpose, please register in our Visitors Application.
Once your research application is approved, all participants must submit a visit request joining the project in the Visitors Application.
You may proceed to submit your research permit application.  However, please be aware that your permit request will be “on hold” until the research application (project proposal) and visit request from all participants have been approved.
For further information, please contact STRI-ANAMpermits@si.edu

In order to apply for research permit application, you must submit:

1. Terrestrial Permit Application form to access genetic and biological resources (Fill in Spanish).  For your convenience we can provide a list of independents translators that you can contact directly.
2. Include curriculum vitae for all researchers and assistants (in Spanish).
3. Copies of passport (non-Panamanian citizens) or "cédula" (Panamanian citizens) for all researchers and assistants.
4. Publications related to the project (if you have any). Important note: If you have been granted a previous ANAM permit, you must send any publication of results including abstract (in Spanish) or a progress report (in Spanish) if publications are not issued yet.
5. Original letter of commitment Without this letter ANAM will not process your application.You will have to send this letter via Courier to STRI, to the following address: 

Please send all the above documents to Office of Permits: STRI-ANAMpermits@si.edu