
Micronesia
Northern Mariana Islands visa requirements
Travellers from 8 of 99 countries can visit Northern Mariana Islands easily: no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
What 99 passports need to visit Northern Mariana Islands
Find your own passport in the list below for the exact rule.
- No visa needed7 of 99 passportsJust show your passport at the border.
- eTA needed1 of 99 passportsA short online form, not a full visa.
- Visa needed91 of 99 passportsApply at the embassy or consulate.
Types of Northern Mariana Islands visa
- Tourist visits6 optionsEligible visitors can stay for up to 45 days with the local online travel permit, or up to 90 days with ESTA (a U.S. online travel permit). A U.S. visitor visa is another route.
- Transit visa3 optionsA C-1 visa is for immediate, continuous travel through the United States to another country. Your only reason for entering must be transit.
- Business visits3 optionsEligible visitors can use the local online travel permit for business stays of up to 45 days. ESTA and U.S. business visitor visas are other routes.
- Student visas2 optionsF-1 is for academic or language study. M-1 is for vocational or other nonacademic study.
- Work visas7 optionsWork permission depends on the job and your qualifications. CW-1 is a transitional worker category specific to the Northern Mariana Islands.
- Family and residence visas5 optionsFamily routes cover qualifying relatives of U.S. citizens or permanent residents, fiancés and fiancées, and dependants of temporary visa holders.
- Medical treatment visitor visa1 optionsB-2 visitor visas cover medical treatment. Applicants must show treatment arrangements and the ability to pay.
Find your passport
99 of 99 passports
- AustraliaVisa not requiredAustralia and New Zealand45 days
- Marshall IslandsVisa not requiredMicronesia
- MicronesiaVisa not requiredMicronesia
- NauruVisa not requiredMicronesia45 days
- New ZealandVisa not requiredAustralia and New Zealand45 days
- PalauVisa not requiredMicronesia
- Papua New GuineaVisa not requiredMelanesia45 days
- San MarinoeTA requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- AlgeriaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- AngolaVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- Antigua and BarbudaVisa requiredCaribbean
- BahamasVisa requiredCaribbean
- BarbadosVisa requiredCaribbean
- BelizeVisa requiredCentral America
- BeninVisa requiredWestern Africa
- BotswanaVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- BrazilVisa requiredSouth America
- Burkina FasoVisa requiredWestern Africa
- BurundiVisa requiredEastern Africa
- CameroonVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- Cape VerdeVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Central African RepublicVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- ChadVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- ChinaVisa requiredEastern Asia
- ComorosVisa requiredEastern Africa
- CongoVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- Costa RicaVisa requiredCentral America
- DjiboutiVisa requiredEastern Africa
- DominicaVisa requiredCaribbean
- DR CongoVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- EgyptVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- El SalvadorVisa requiredCentral America
- Equatorial GuineaVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- EritreaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- EswatiniVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- EthiopiaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- FijiVisa requiredMelanesia
- GabonVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- GambiaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- GhanaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- GrenadaVisa requiredCaribbean
- GuineaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Guinea-BissauVisa requiredWestern Africa
- HondurasVisa requiredCentral America
- IndiaVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- IranVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- Ivory CoastVisa requiredWestern Africa
- JamaicaVisa requiredCaribbean
- JordanVisa requiredWestern Asia
- KenyaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- KiribatiVisa requiredMicronesia
- KuwaitVisa requiredWestern Asia
- LebanonVisa requiredWestern Asia
- LesothoVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- LiberiaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- LibyaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- MadagascarVisa requiredEastern Africa
- MalawiVisa requiredEastern Africa
- MaldivesVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- MaliVisa requiredWestern Africa
- MauritaniaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- MauritiusVisa requiredEastern Africa
- MexicoVisa requiredNorth America
- MoroccoVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- MozambiqueVisa requiredEastern Africa
- NamibiaVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- NigerVisa requiredWestern Africa
- NigeriaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- PakistanVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- PanamaVisa requiredCentral America
- RussiaVisa requiredEastern Europe
- RwandaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- Saint Kitts and NevisVisa requiredCaribbean
- Saint LuciaVisa requiredCaribbean
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa requiredCaribbean
- SamoaVisa requiredPolynesia
- São Tomé and PríncipeVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- SenegalVisa requiredWestern Africa
- SeychellesVisa requiredEastern Africa
- Sierra LeoneVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Solomon IslandsVisa requiredMelanesia
- SomaliaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- South AfricaVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- South SudanVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- SudanVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- SurinameVisa requiredSouth America
- TanzaniaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- TogoVisa requiredWestern Africa
- TongaVisa requiredPolynesia
- Trinidad and TobagoVisa requiredCaribbean
- TunisiaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- TuvaluVisa requiredPolynesia
- UgandaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- UkraineVisa requiredEastern Europe
- United Arab EmiratesVisa requiredWestern Asia
- VanuatuVisa requiredMelanesia
- VenezuelaVisa requiredSouth America
- ZambiaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- ZimbabweVisa requiredSouthern Africa
Who can visit easily, by part of the world
For each part of the world: how many countries' travellers can come easily. Easy means no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
- Oceania7 of 14 countries
- Europe1 of 3 countries
- Africa0 of 54 countries
- Americas0 of 19 countries
- Asia0 of 9 countries
Questions
How many passports can enter Northern Mariana Islands without a visa?
8 of 99 passports can enter without applying before travel.
Is Northern Mariana Islands part of United States?
Northern Mariana Islands is a territory linked to United States, with its own entry rules. Check them separately even if you can visit United States.
What is the most common entry rule for Northern Mariana Islands?
Visa needed: it applies to 91 passports.
Which passports need an embassy visa for Northern Mariana Islands?
91 passports, including India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria Brazil, and 86 more.
Do India passport holders need a visa for Northern Mariana Islands?
Visa needed.
Do China passport holders need a visa for Northern Mariana Islands?
Visa needed.
Do Nigeria passport holders need a visa for Northern Mariana Islands?
Visa needed.
Do Pakistan passport holders need a visa for Northern Mariana Islands?
Visa needed.
Do Brazil passport holders need a visa for Northern Mariana Islands?
Visa needed.
Which region's passports have the easiest access to Northern Mariana Islands?
Oceania: 7 of 14 passports enter without applying first.
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