Visa policy of Micronesia explained

All visitors arriving in the Federated States of Micronesia must have a valid passport or other travel document issued by the government of the country of citizenship or nationality. The document must be valid for at least 120 days beyond the date of entry. Exception to this rule are the citizens and nationals of the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the United States who may also prove citizenship or nationality by birth certificate or entry permit. Their nationals are also issued an entry permit valid for up to a year. Other nationalities are allowed stay of 30 days that may be extended up to 60 days. Departure Tax applies.^[1]

Micronesia signed a mutual visa-waiver agreement with the European Union on 20 September 2016. This agreement allows all citizens of states that are contracting parties to the Schengen Agreement to stay without a visa for a maximum period of 90 days in any 180-day period.^[2]

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries can enter Micronesia for the following periods:

365 days Marshall Islands Palau United States 90 days within any 180 days European Union member states (except Ireland) Iceland Liechtenstein valign=top Norway Switzerland 30 days extendable up to 60 days All other countries

Statistics

Most visitors arriving to Micronesia were from the following countries:^[7]

Rank	Country or territory	2015	2014	2013
1		6,671	7,953	7,967
2		5,038	5,787	6,486
3		3,397	4,126	4,570
4		2,495	2,732	4,531
5		1,075	1,288	1,429
6		286	301	310
7		220	291	391
8	Other Asia	5,759	7,310	10,472
9	Pacific Islands	2,839	2,747	2,584
10	Europe	2,163	2,531	2,981
	Total	30,240	35,440	42,109

See also

• Visa requirements for Micronesian citizens

Notes and References

1. http://www.visit-micronesia.fm/guide/regulation.html Custom Regulations
2. Web site: Press corner.
3. Web site: Immigration Act of Federated States of Micronesia . The Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia . 1980-12-18 . 2018-02-24.
4. Web site: Public Law 5-105 of Federated States of Micronesia . The Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia . 1988-12-13 . 2018-02-24.
5. Web site: Public Law 12-65 of Federated States of Micronesia . The Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia . 26 December 2002 . 2018-02-24.
6. Under the Visa Waiver Agreement between Micronesia and the European Union
   Applied on a provisional basis from 20 September 2016
   Date of entry into force after ratification procedures - 1 August 2017
   Agreement between the European Union and the Federated States of Micronesia on the short-stay visa waiver
7. Web site: Statistics . 2016-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161001010009/http://www.sboc.fm/dl.php?fn=Vm0weE1GbFhSWGxVV0d4VVlteEtWbGx0ZUV0V1JteFlaRVYwYVUxV2NERlpNR2hQVkd4YWRGVnJXbFppV0doUVdWVmFTMlJIVmtWUmJVWlhWakZGZDFkV1pIcGxSbHBZVW10V1YySkdXbGhXYlhSM1VrWmFSMXBFVW1sTlJGWjZWa2Q0YzFsV1NsVldiR2hXWWxob1lWcFZXbXRqTVZwMFpFVTVVMDFXYjNkV2JURXdVekZXVjFkclZsSldSM001 . 2016-10-01 . dead .