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Visa Exemption — Official and Treaty-Based Exempt Travellers

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

Exempt from holding a visa to enter are: persons entitled to immunity under the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1988; persons entitled to immunity under the International Organizations Immunities Act 1974, or brought to the Republic by the Government under a US (or Minister-approved similar) assistance programme; United States contractor personnel and their official dependents; and members of a visiting force, its civilian component and the crew transporting them while present at the Government's request or with its consent.

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  • The Regulations do not identify which of these categories rests on a treaty; the mechanism is an exemption from holding a visa, not a residence right.
  • https://rmicourts.org/wp-content/uploads/Immigration-Regulations-of-2009.pdf
    The following persons shall be exempted from the requirement to hold a visa to enter the Republic:
  • https://rmicourts.org/wp-content/uploads/Immigration-Regulations-of-2009.pdf
    (a) a person who is for the time being entitled to any immunity from jurisdiction by or under the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1988; (b) a person who is for the time being entitled to any immunity from jurisdiction by or under the International Organizations Immunities Act 1974, or is brought to the Republic by the Government of the Marshall Islands under any assistance program of the Government of the United States of America, or any other country under any similar program approved by the Minister;
  • https://rmicourts.org/wp-content/uploads/Immigration-Regulations-of-2009.pdf
    (e) United States contractor personnel and their official dependents; (f) a member of a visiting force including its civilian component, and the crew of any craft used to transport them to the Republic while members of that force are in the Republic at the request or with the consent of the Government;

Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

One listed exempt category is employment-based: a person under employment contract to enter the service of the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

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Limits of the record
  • For the other official categories the source states no residence basis beyond the visa exemption itself.

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

Travellers must present their passport and other travel documents to the Immigration Official. Where appropriate, the Director of Immigration may request exempt persons to produce a medical certificate (free of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other notified contagious diseases) and a police clearance report.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not say whether exempt persons need an alien registration card or residence document (§23 applies to persons issued with a visa).

Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

Also exempt from holding a visa are members of the official staff or household of a person with diplomatic immunity, and the spouse or any dependent child of persons in the exempt categories (a) to (i).

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Limits of the record
  • Rights of these family members beyond the visa exemption (e.g. work) are not stated.

When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

This is an exemption from prior visa requirement, not a residence status. The source does not state a general renewal or settlement route.

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Limits of the record
  • The cited Immigration Regulations of 2009 are an official legal source, but the material reviewed does not establish whether later operational guidance changed these provisions by 2026-09-25.

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

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