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Missionary’s Permit

MicronesiaCulture, faith and volunteering

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What exact activity, role or purpose qualifies?

The Missionary’s Permit is for a duly ordained, licensed and certified minister or clergyman.

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Limits of the record
  • Current implementing regulations, operational forms and independent review are not covered by the cited capture.

What organisation, institution, religious body, charity, teacher or host must support the activity?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the host organisation or sponsor required.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched Title 50 and the Compact for a required church, religious body or host organisation for missionaries; none named.

What proves the placement, role, affiliation, experience or cultural/religious/voluntary activity?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the evidence that proves the placement, role or affiliation.

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Limits of the record
  • The only proof-related text (duly ordained, licensed and certified minister or clergyman) is the s.103(9) sentence already cited by the correct R1 answer; no documentary proof requirement found.

Can the person receive salary, pocket money, accommodation, meals or reimbursement? Can they undertake other work?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether pay, pocket money, accommodation or other work is allowed.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched Title 50 and the Compact for salary, allowances, accommodation or other-work rules for missionaries; none stated.

How long can they stay, can they change host/activity, can family accompany, and can the status be extended?

Unless otherwise specified, entry permits last at most one year, with provision for renewal. Status cannot be changed during the stay except in accordance with Title 50; changing status requires applying for a new permit and paying a fee. The missionary's spouse or unmarried child under 18 may be issued an entry permit for the duration of the missionary's permit, renewable with it. The official source does not state whether the host organisation can be changed.

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Limits of the record
  • The captures do not say whether the missionary may change host organisation.
  • https://fsmlaw.org/fsm/code/title50/T50_Ch01_2014.html
    Unless otherwise specified, all entry permits are limited to one year maximum period, with provision for renewal;
  • https://fsmlaw.org/fsm/code/title50/T50_Ch01_2014.html
    The immigration status of any noncitizen entering or residing in the Federated States of Micronesia under any other provision of this chapter may not be changed during his stay in the Federated States of Micronesia, except in accordance with the provisions of this title.
  • https://fsmlaw.org/fsm/code/title50/T50_Ch01_2014.html
    For a noncitizen to change status, he shall be required to apply for a permit reflecting his changed status and pay a fee, except that citizens and nationals of the United States of America, for the duration of the Compact of Free Association, and citizens and nationals of the Republic of the Marshall Islands or the Republic of Palau shall not be required to pay a fee to change immigration status.
  • https://fsmlaw.org/fsm/code/title50/T50_Ch01_2014.html
    A spouse or unmarried child under the age of 18 of any noncitizen principal listed in this section, except subsection (11) of this section, may be issued an entry permit for the duration of the principal’s entry permit and may be renewed upon renewal of the principal’s entry permit.

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

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