# Micronesia passport to Northern Mariana Islands: Visa-free

Current access classification: **Visa-free** — No visa required before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **Current official route — Guam and CNMI: eligible Freely Associated State citizen Compact no-visa route** (Visa-free)
  Current U.S. State Department Compact guidance establishes visa-free U.S. entry for eligible FSM, Marshall Islands and Palau citizens. The ordinary-passport visitor route for Guam and CNMI is normalized as visa_free.
  - This policy is for citizens eligible under the respective Compact, travelling on a valid national ordinary passport; CBP inspection, I-94 documentation, admissibility and the territorial scope remain material.
  - FSM alien spouses or children do not share the privilege. RMI eligibility varies with citizenship/acquisition, relationship and purpose; adoption and citizenship/passports acquired through investment/passport-sale programs are excluded. Palau’s privilege generally does not extend to alien spouses/children and official-passport official travel can require a visa.
  - These Compact residence, study and employment privileges do not make a third-country holder, a resident/document route, a special passport or a parole/crew/transit case passport-wide visitor access.
  Official sources:
  - [U.S. Department of State: Micronesia, Federated States of: reciprocity and civil documents](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/MicronesiaFederatedStatesof.html)
  - [U.S. Department of State: Marshall Islands: reciprocity and civil documents](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/MarshallIslands.html)
  - [U.S. Department of State: Palau: reciprocity and civil documents](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Palau.html)

- **Current official route — Guam and CNMI: Canadian, Compact and U.S. ordinary passports** (Visa-free)
  Federal law explicitly gives Canadian citizens and eligible FSM/RMI/Palau Compact citizens no-visa treatment; a U.S. passport holder is not an alien.
  - For Canada, the exemption is for Canadian citizens, not Canadian permanent residents; E, K, S and V classifications are excluded.
  - For FM, MH and PW, this is an eligible Compact-citizen route, not one for every country-issued document. RMI citizenship/acquisition, passport-sale and adoption exclusions; FSM spouse/child exclusions; and Palau official-passport conditions remain material.
  - Inspection, admissibility, work, residence, crew, transit, official/special documents and final admission remain outside these visitor baseline policies.
  Official sources:
  - [eCFR, Office of the Federal Register / Department of Homeland Security: 8 CFR 212.1: Documentary requirements for nonimmigrants](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-212/section-212.1)
  - [U.S. Department of State: Citizens of Canada and Bermuda](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/citizens-of-canada-and-bermuda.html)
  - [U.S. Department of State: Micronesia, Federated States of: reciprocity and civil documents](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/MicronesiaFederatedStatesof.html)
  - [U.S. Department of State: Marshall Islands: reciprocity and civil documents](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/MarshallIslands.html)
  - [U.S. Department of State: Palau: reciprocity and civil documents](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Palau.html)
  - [U.S. Government Publishing Office: 8 U.S.C. 1101: Immigration and Nationality Act definitions](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title8/pdf/USCODE-2023-title8-chap12-subchapI-sec1101.pdf)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/micronesia-northern-mariana-islands-visa-free)
- [Micronesia passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/micronesia)
- [All passport requirements for Northern Mariana Islands](https://multipassrank.com/destination/northern-mariana-islands)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)