Northern Mariana IslandsOceania · Micronesia
26 visa-free · Data updated 2026-09-09
Entry overview
Visa free
No visa needed in advance — enter with a valid passport for the permitted period.
Permitted stay
At the discretion of the border officer
Entry overview
Northern Mariana Islands sits in Micronesia, part of Oceania, and is one of the 233 countries and territories covered by VisaMap. This page summarises how to enter Northern Mariana Islands, the visa categories available, standard document checklists, the application process and frequently asked questions. Always confirm current rules with official sources before departure.
Visa categories available
Visa-free entry
No visa or permit is needed before departure — you receive a stay permit at the border with a valid passport. There is usually a cap on the length of each stay and on the total time within a rolling period (for example, 90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area).
Suited to short tourism, family visits, transit and informal business meetings — paid work is not allowed.
Transit visa / transit without visa
Needed when connecting through a third country. Some places offer 24–240 hours of transit without visa (China 240 hours, Singapore 96-hour VFTF, Japan shore pass), usually requiring onward tickets and staying within a designated area.
Long layovers, airport changes, or a short stopover en route.
Work, study and residence permits
For long-term work, study or residence. Usually requires sponsorship from an employer or school, qualifications, a police clearance certificate and a medical exam, plus residence registration after arrival.
When staying longer than a visa-free or short-stay entry allows.
Standard documents
- 1Passport valid at least 6 months beyond arrival with two blank pages
- 2Recent passport photo on a white background (35×45mm or as required)
- 3Return or onward flight booking
- 4Proof of accommodation for the whole stay
- 5Proof of funds covering the trip (3–6 months of bank statements, deposit certificate or payslips)
- 6Travel medical insurance for the whole trip (Schengen requires €30,000 minimum cover)
- 7Itinerary and address of stay (border officers may ask)
- 8Some countries require a digital arrival card in advance
Application process
- 1
72 hours before
Check passport validity and complete any digital arrival card or customs declaration.
- 2
24 hours before
Save or print return tickets, hotel bookings and insurance for inspection.
- 3
On arrival
Use the visa-free / foreign passport lane, present your documents and be stamped in.
- 4
After entry
Watch your permitted stay — overstaying brings fines and affects future trips.
FAQ
Do United States passport holders need a visa for Northern Mariana Islands?+
According to our policy database, United States passport holders enter Northern Mariana Islands under “Visa free”, normally for at the discretion of the border officer. Rules change — always confirm with official sources before you fly.
Are visa validity and permitted stay the same thing for Northern Mariana Islands?+
No. Validity is the window in which you may use the visa; permitted stay is how long you may remain per entry. Multi-entry visas may also cap total days (for example 90 days in any 180).
Can I extend my stay or change my status in Northern Mariana Islands?+
Some places allow in-country extensions or a change of status, usually with a valid reason, proof of funds and an application before your current stay expires. Check with the local immigration authority before travelling.
Do I need a transit visa to connect through Northern Mariana Islands?+
If you stay airside and do not change terminals, most countries do not require one. If you need to enter the country, collect baggage or change airports, a transit visa or transit exemption may apply.
Can I work or study long term in Northern Mariana Islands on this basis?+
Visa-free, VOA and tourist entries normally exclude paid work and long-term study — you need a dedicated work, study or residence permit.
Entry rules by passport
Northern Mariana Islands · 233
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- 🇨🇳ChinaVisa free · 14d
- 🇨🇽Christmas IslandVisa free · 45d
- 🇨🇨Cocos (Keeling) IslandsVisa free · 45d
- 🇬🇺GuamVisa free
- 🇭🇰Hong KongVisa free · 45d
- 🇮🇳IndiaVisa free · 45d
- 🇮🇩IndonesiaVisa free · 45d
- 🇯🇵JapanVisa free · 45d
- 🇲🇾MalaysiaVisa free · 45d
- 🇳🇷NauruVisa free · 45d
- 🇳🇿New ZealandVisa free · 45d
- 🇵🇬Papua New GuineaVisa free · 45d
- 🇵🇭PhilippinesVisa free · 45d
- 🇵🇷Puerto RicoVisa free
- 🇷🇺RussiaVisa free · 14d
- 🇼🇸SamoaVisa free · 45d
- 🇸🇬SingaporeVisa free · 45d
- 🇸🇧Solomon IslandsVisa free · 45d
- 🇰🇷South KoreaVisa free · 45d
- 🇹🇼Taiwan, ChinaVisa free · 45d
- 🇹🇱Timor-LesteVisa free · 45d
- 🇻🇮U.S. Virgin IslandsVisa free
- 🇺🇸United StatesVisa free
- 🇦🇽Åland IslandsElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇦🇩AndorraElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇦🇼ArubaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇦🇹AustriaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇧🇪BelgiumElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇨🇱ChileElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇭🇷CroatiaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇨🇼CuraçaoElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇨🇿CzechiaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇩🇰DenmarkElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇪🇪EstoniaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇫🇮FinlandElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇫🇷FranceElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇬🇫French GuianaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇩🇪GermanyElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇬🇷GreeceElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇬🇱GreenlandElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇬🇬GuernseyElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇭🇺HungaryElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇮🇸IcelandElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇮🇪IrelandElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇮🇲Isle of ManElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇮🇱IsraelElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇮🇹ItalyElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇯🇪JerseyElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇱🇻LatviaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇱🇮LiechtensteinElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇱🇹LithuaniaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇱🇺LuxembourgElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇲🇹MaltaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇾🇹MayotteElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇲🇨MonacoElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇳🇱NetherlandsElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇳🇴NorwayElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇵🇱PolandElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇵🇹PortugalElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇶🇦QatarElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and MiquelonElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇸🇲San MarinoElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇸🇽Sint MaartenElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇸🇰SlovakiaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇸🇮SloveniaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇪🇸SpainElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇸🇪SwedenElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇨🇭SwitzerlandElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇬🇧United KingdomElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇦🇫AfghanistanVisa required
- 🇦🇱AlbaniaVisa required
- 🇩🇿AlgeriaVisa required
- 🇦🇴AngolaVisa required
- 🇦🇮AnguillaVisa required
- 🇦🇬Antigua and BarbudaVisa required
- 🇦🇷ArgentinaVisa required
- 🇦🇲ArmeniaVisa required
- 🇦🇿AzerbaijanVisa required
- 🇧🇸BahamasVisa required
- 🇧🇭BahrainVisa required
- 🇧🇩BangladeshVisa required
- 🇧🇧BarbadosVisa required
- 🇧🇾BelarusVisa required
- 🇧🇿BelizeVisa required
- 🇧🇯BeninVisa required
- 🇧🇲BermudaVisa required
- 🇧🇹BhutanVisa required
- 🇧🇴BoliviaVisa required
- 🇧🇦Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required
- 🇧🇼BotswanaVisa required
- 🇧🇷BrazilVisa required
- 🇻🇬British Virgin IslandsVisa required
- 🇧🇬BulgariaVisa required
- 🇧🇫Burkina FasoVisa required
- 🇧🇮BurundiVisa required
- 🇨🇻Cabo VerdeVisa required
- 🇰🇭CambodiaVisa required
- 🇨🇲CameroonVisa required
- 🇨🇦CanadaVisa required
- 🇰🇾Cayman IslandsVisa required
- 🇨🇫Central African RepublicVisa required
- 🇹🇩ChadVisa required
- 🇨🇴ColombiaVisa required
- 🇰🇲ComorosVisa required
- 🇨🇬CongoVisa required
- 🇨🇰Cook IslandsVisa required
- 🇨🇷Costa RicaVisa required
- 🇨🇺CubaVisa required
- 🇨🇾CyprusVisa required
- 🇩🇯DjiboutiVisa required
- 🇩🇲DominicaVisa required
- 🇩🇴Dominican RepublicVisa required
- 🇨🇩DR CongoVisa required
- 🇪🇨EcuadorVisa required
- 🇪🇬EgyptVisa required
- 🇸🇻El SalvadorVisa required
- 🇬🇶Equatorial GuineaVisa required
- 🇪🇷EritreaVisa required
- 🇸🇿EswatiniVisa required
- 🇪🇹EthiopiaVisa required
- 🇫🇰Falkland IslandsVisa required
- 🇫🇴Faroe IslandsVisa required
- 🇫🇯FijiVisa required
- 🇵🇫French PolynesiaVisa required
- 🇬🇦GabonVisa required
- 🇬🇲GambiaVisa required
- 🇬🇪GeorgiaVisa required
- 🇬🇭GhanaVisa required
- 🇬🇮GibraltarVisa required
- 🇬🇩GrenadaVisa required
- 🇬🇹GuatemalaVisa required
- 🇬🇳GuineaVisa required
- 🇬🇼Guinea-BissauVisa required
- 🇬🇾GuyanaVisa required
- 🇭🇹HaitiVisa required
- 🇭🇳HondurasVisa required
- 🇮🇷IranVisa required
- 🇮🇶IraqVisa required
- 🇨🇮Ivory CoastVisa required
- 🇯🇲JamaicaVisa required
- 🇯🇴JordanVisa required
- 🇰🇿KazakhstanVisa required
- 🇰🇪KenyaVisa required
- 🇰🇮KiribatiVisa required
- 🇽🇰KosovoVisa required
- 🇰🇼KuwaitVisa required
- 🇰🇬KyrgyzstanVisa required
- 🇱🇦LaosVisa required
- 🇱🇧LebanonVisa required
- 🇱🇸LesothoVisa required
- 🇱🇷LiberiaVisa required
- 🇱🇾LibyaVisa required
- 🇲🇴MacaoVisa required
- 🇲🇬MadagascarVisa required
- 🇲🇼MalawiVisa required
- 🇲🇻MaldivesVisa required
- 🇲🇱MaliVisa required
- 🇲🇭Marshall IslandsVisa required
- 🇲🇷MauritaniaVisa required
- 🇲🇺MauritiusVisa required
- 🇲🇽MexicoVisa required
- 🇫🇲MicronesiaVisa required
- 🇲🇩MoldovaVisa required
- 🇲🇳MongoliaVisa required
- 🇲🇪MontenegroVisa required
- 🇲🇸MontserratVisa required
- 🇲🇦MoroccoVisa required
- 🇲🇿MozambiqueVisa required
- 🇲🇲MyanmarVisa required
- 🇳🇦NamibiaVisa required
- 🇳🇵NepalVisa required
- 🇳🇨New CaledoniaVisa required
- 🇳🇮NicaraguaVisa required
- 🇳🇪NigerVisa required
- 🇳🇬NigeriaVisa required
- 🇳🇺NiueVisa required
- 🇰🇵North KoreaVisa required
- 🇲🇰North MacedoniaVisa required
- 🇴🇲OmanVisa required
- 🇵🇰PakistanVisa required
- 🇵🇼PalauVisa required
- 🇵🇸PalestineVisa required
- 🇵🇦PanamaVisa required
- 🇵🇾ParaguayVisa required
- 🇵🇪PeruVisa required
- 🇷🇪RéunionVisa required
- 🇷🇴RomaniaVisa required
- 🇷🇼RwandaVisa required
- 🇸🇭Saint HelenaVisa required
- 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and NevisVisa required
- 🇱🇨Saint LuciaVisa required
- 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa required
- 🇸🇹Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa required
- 🇸🇦Saudi ArabiaVisa required
- 🇸🇳SenegalVisa required
- 🇷🇸SerbiaVisa required
- 🇸🇨SeychellesVisa required
- 🇸🇱Sierra LeoneVisa required
- 🇸🇴SomaliaVisa required
- 🇿🇦South AfricaVisa required
- 🇸🇸South SudanVisa required
- 🇱🇰Sri LankaVisa required
- 🇸🇩SudanVisa required
- 🇸🇷SurinameVisa required
- 🇸🇾SyriaVisa required
- 🇹🇯TajikistanVisa required
- 🇹🇿TanzaniaVisa required
- 🇹🇭ThailandVisa required
- 🇹🇬TogoVisa required
- 🇹🇴TongaVisa required
- 🇹🇹Trinidad and TobagoVisa required
- 🇹🇳TunisiaVisa required
- 🇹🇷TürkiyeVisa required
- 🇹🇲TurkmenistanVisa required
- 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos IslandsVisa required
- 🇹🇻TuvaluVisa required
- 🇺🇬UgandaVisa required
- 🇺🇦UkraineVisa required
- 🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesVisa required
- 🇺🇾UruguayVisa required
- 🇺🇿UzbekistanVisa required
- 🇻🇺VanuatuVisa required
- 🇻🇦Vatican CityVisa required
- 🇻🇪VenezuelaVisa required
- 🇻🇳VietnamVisa required
- 🇪🇭Western SaharaVisa required
- 🇾🇪YemenVisa required
- 🇿🇲ZambiaVisa required
- 🇿🇼ZimbabweVisa required
- 🇲🇵Northern Mariana IslandsHome country
Visa category guide
Visa-free entry
Visa free · Suited to short tourism, family visits, transit and informal business meetings — paid work is not allowed.
Electronic travel authorisation (eTA / ESTA)
eTA · Mandatory for visa-exempt travellers heading to countries that pre-screen arrivals electronically — without it you will be denied boarding.
Visa on arrival
Visa on arrival · A fallback for late bookings — expect queues at peak times.