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Visitor’s Permit — Any Lawful Purpose or Short-Term Contractual Services

MicronesiaShort 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?

An entry permit is required: no noncitizen may enter or remain in FSM without an appropriate entry permit unless exempted by law or regulation.

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Limits of the record
  • The captures do not say whether the Visitor's Permit must be obtained before travel or can be issued on arrival.
  • https://fsmlaw.org/fsm/code/title50/T50_Ch01_2014.html
    No noncitizen, vessel, or aircraft, unless specifically exempted by applicable law or regulations, shall enter or otherwise remain in the Federated States of Micronesia without having been issued an appropriate entry permit

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The permit covers any lawful purpose, including performing necessary services on a short-term contractual basis.

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

The permit is issued for a specified period reflecting the time needed to accomplish the purpose; unless otherwise specified, entry permits are limited to one year maximum, with provision for renewal.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence that may be required.

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Limits of the record
  • The captures do not list which documents (passport validity, funds, onward ticket, accommodation, insurance) are required.

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

Entry permits are issued by the President; applications go to the President in the form and manner he prescribes, with a fee for each application or renewal. The status of a visitor entering under s.103(2) cannot be changed during the stay.

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Limits of the record
  • The fee amounts and application forms are set by the President and are not in the captures.

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

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