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Sponsored Non-US 30-Day Visitor Permit

American SamoaShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

Travellers who do not have a US visa, visa waiver or green card cannot apply for this permit themselves; a qualified local sponsor must apply in person at the Immigration Office on their behalf. The sponsor must be at least 21 years old and be either a US citizen or national. American Samoa Immigration reserves the right to deny a permit for any reason, including an untimely application or an application for someone previously excluded or deported.

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What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The official page presents this as a visitor permit for travellers without a US visa, visa-waiver or green card, applied for in person by a qualified local sponsor on the traveller's behalf, with a round-trip ticket showing travel within 30 days. It does not state which visit purposes are allowed, and it does not state any permission to work or study. The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the permitted purposes of the visit.

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    What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

    The permit covers 30 days and can be extended once: a one-time 30-day extension may be requested for a fee of $50. The traveller documents include a round-trip ticket showing travel within 30 days.

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    What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

    The permit reaches you through your sponsor: after the Non-US 30-Day Permit has been processed and paid, the sponsor will be responsible for sending a copy to the traveler, and the traveler must hand-carry and present that copy to an immigration officer upon arrival. Traveler documents are identification such as a valid passport or document of identity valid at least 6 months after departure, a round-trip ticket showing travel within 30 days, police clearance from country of origin, and for minors travelling without a parent, notarized parent or guardian consent to travel with the birth certificate included. Without the approved permit you may be turned away at any of the Ports of Entry in American Samoa and be required to return on the same vessel you embarked on.

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    Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

    The sponsor applies in person at the Immigration Office, not online: applications must be submitted in person within 3-5 business days prior to travel, and any application submitted later may not be processed. The sponsor pays a $40 USD non-refundable fee. One extension is possible: a one-time 30-day extension may be requested for a fee of $50.

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    These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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