Visa waiver Saipan (UK passport)

Hi,

I am going to Saipan for a long weekend from South Korea (where I live) in April, for tourism. I have a UK passport. I just wanted to confirm about the visa situation as I cannot seem to find any official up to date info.

I haven't been to the US for many years, but I understand that now I don't get a Visa Waiver on arrival, but have to apply for entry pre-clearance, ESTA, before I go.

Does this apply to Saipan? I heard there is some separate Visa waiver thing (CNMI VWP?) that covers Saipan and Guam but not sure how it works.

Can I just go, or do I need to apply for the US ESTA in advance?

Thanks,
22camels

With a UK passport you can use either the US or the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program, the US VWP requires an ESTA but the Guam-CNMI VWP does not, so you can just go.

US Visa Waiver Program (INA § 217):
36 participating countries/geographic areas
Admission not to exceed 90 days
Admission to the United States, including the 50 states
ESTA electronic travel authorization required
Requires completed and signed Form I-94W

Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program (INA § 212(l)):
12 participating countries/geographic areas
Admission not to exceed 45 days
Admission only to Guam and/or the CNMI
No electronic travel authorization currently required
Requires completed and signed Form I-736
Requires a completed Form I-94

Perfect, thanks!

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