Registration received
Thank you. Go Beyond received your security details. Once the official DSI registration is created, we will email you its secure $15 payment link and next steps. Please remember to bring your original passport when you visit.
About visitor security registration
Panama is home to a large, active Jewish community with several synagogues and institutions. For everyone's safety, the community's security department — the DSI (Departamento de Seguridad Institucional) — asks every visitor to register and be approved before entering. This page securely collects the information Go Beyond needs to prepare your official DSI registration. We then email you the official $15 DSI payment link so the DSI team can review your information and follow up with interview or pre-approval details.
Frequently asked questions
What is the DSI and why do I need to register before visiting?
The DSI (Departamento de Seguridad Institucional) is the security department of Panama's Jewish community. For everyone's safety, visitors must register and be approved before entering community institutions such as synagogues. Go Beyond uses the details from this form to prepare your official DSI registration.
Who needs to register?
Anyone planning to visit a synagogue or other Jewish community institution in Panama — including visitors attending Shabbat services, a simcha, or a community event. Immediate family travelling together can be registered on a single form.
What do I need to complete the registration?
A clear photo of each visitor's passport, a recent photo of the selected primary registrant, your travel dates, where you are staying in Panama, and details of your home synagogue and rabbi. Having a passport photo ready lets the form read and fill in most details automatically.
Can I register my whole family at once?
Yes. Immediate family in the same household can be registered together on one form. You can upload several passports at the first step and the form will add a visitor for each, then you just check the details.
When are the DSI security interviews?
Entry is authorized after a DSI security interview or written pre-approval. Interviews run Monday to Friday, 7:00-9:00 AM and 5:30-7:00 PM, and on Saturdays during tefilla. There are no interviews on Sundays or national holidays. Always bring your original passport.
Is my passport and personal information safe?
Your details are sent securely to Go Beyond, kept confidential, and used to prepare the official registration required by the DSI security team. The passport reader runs on your own device. Your submitted passport and identity files are stored privately and transferred only as needed for the DSI security review; they are not shared publicly.
What happens after I submit, and how long does approval take?
Go Beyond first emails a receipt. After we prepare the official registration, you receive a second email with DSI's secure $15 payment link. Payment completes the submission to DSI; their security team then follows up with interview or pre-approval details. Remember to bring each visitor's original passport.
I booked my trip with Go Beyond — do I still need to register?
Yes. Security registration with the DSI is separate from your travel booking. If you booked your hotel with Go Beyond, the form can pre-fill your contact details, travel dates, and hotel to save you time.