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Compact Citizens Visit, Work and Residence Exemption

PalauFree movement

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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

This is a statutory exemption for citizens of the United States, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands to visit, work or reside in Palau.

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  • The reused official capture does not establish every current legal condition or individual-case outcome; independent review remains pending.

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

Under RPPL 11-26 (effective Nov. 02, 2022), FSM, RMI and US citizens are exempted to visit, work or reside in Palau.

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Limits of the record
  • The citation stops before 'for the duration of their visit', which is cited by a protected R5 answer; the source also says the right applies only in accordance with the laws of Palau and does not identify which laws limit residence.

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

No visa is needed and there is no visa fee. On arrival the passport should be valid for at least six months, the purpose of the visit must be stated to Immigration, and the QR Code Arrival Form must be completed. The official source does not state any residence-registration or residence-document formality for those who stay to work or reside.

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Limits of the record
  • The source states no residence-registration or residence-document formality for those who stay in Palau to work or reside.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which non-member family members can join and their rights.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched the FSM/RMI/USA section, the visa-waiver paragraph and the dependent-visa exemptions for rules on non-FSM/RMI/US family members of these citizens; none found (the dependent-visa exemption list only exempts the citizens themselves).

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

The exemption applies for the duration of the visit; the official source does not state a separate renewal or permanent-residence progression.

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Limits of the record
  • The reused official capture does not establish every current legal condition or individual-case outcome; independent review remains pending.

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

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