Employment permit for a noncitizen who complies with national laws governing private or governmental employment.
Micronesia
Micronesia sits in Micronesia. Its immigration system runs 13 distinct routes — led by family, short stay & visit and work, each set out in official law. None yet cites an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
- Immigration routes
- 13across 10 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 0 of 13cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Family3 of the 13 routes — see them under Family below
- Region
- Micronesia
- Capital
- Palikir
- Population
- 113,683
- Official language
- English
- Currency
- USD
- Time zone
- 2 zones
Immigration routes
All 13 routes, grouped by purpose — 0 of 13 cite an official government source directly. Any route below without one says so on the route.
Work
1 route
Investment
1 route
Entry permit for a foreign investor holding the relevant business authorization.
Business & self-employment
1 route
Commercial-entry permit for wholesale or retail sales, services or taking orders without establishing a place of habitation or business in the FSM.
Talent & merit
1 route
Permit for research in a field the President deems beneficial to FSM citizens, with prior permission from the intended place of stay.
Study
1 route
Entry permit linked to enrollment in a school or educational program.
Family
3 routes
Permit for an unmarried child under 18 of an FSM citizen or qualifying noncitizen spouse.
Permit for the spouse or unmarried child under 18 of a qualifying noncitizen principal.
Entry permit for the lawful spouse of an FSM citizen.
Free movement
1 route
Compact-based admission allowing citizens and nationals of the United States to enter, engage lawfully in occupations and reside in the FSM, subject to admissibility and deportation powers.
Cultural, religious & volunteer
1 route
Permit for a duly ordained, licensed and certified minister or clergyman.
Short stay & visit
2 routes
Permit-free visitor admission under section 103(1) of Title 50.
Visitor permit for a specified lawful purpose, expressly including necessary services on a short-term contractual basis.
Other & special
1 route
Permit for officials, employees or contractual personnel of foreign governments or governmental regional or international organizations who require a permit for official activities.
Official sources
- FSM Embassy – Washington DCGovernment
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