MICI Export
Permit
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Scientific Export Permit Application
Dirección Nacional de Recursos Minerales (RECMIN)
(For exclusive use on scientific, academic, and educational work Paleontology and Paleoecology)
To apply for a Scientific EXPORT Permit for Paleontological and Paleocological work from the National Directorate for Mineral Resources (Ministry of Commerce and Industry - MICI), you MUST include the following information/documents in your application package:
STRI Permits Frequently Asked Questions
Your application package contains sensitive privacy information. The document (s) must be submitted through a secure transfer or an encrypted email, with the password called in by phone or on a separate email.
- Ministry of Commerce and Industry Scientific Export Permit Application duly completed in Spanish and MSWord editable format (For your convenience we can provide a list of independent translators that you may contact directly).
Note
A RECMIN official may want to check the samples collected before authorizing the export permit.
Please send the duly completed permit application package to the scientific permits office: stri-permits@si.edu
Panamanian authorities can take up to 45 working days to issue a permit (not counting holidays), in addition, the STRI office often requires a 2-week processing period, we therefore recommend that you submit your permit requests at least 3 months prior to the planned start of your work.
