Micronesia digital nomad visa & residency (2026)

The FSM has not enacted any digital nomad, remote-work, or freelance visa programme. No such visa category exists in its current immigration regulations.

Most nationalities may enter without a visa for up to 30 days with a valid passport and onward ticket; an Entry Permit can extend this to a maximum of 90 days for non-COFA nationals. EU/Schengen citizens may stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period under the 2016 FSM–EU visa-waiver agreement.

Under the Compact of Free Association, U.S. citizens may enter the FSM to live, work, or study indefinitely without a visa or non-citizen registration requirement and with no cap on the duration of stay — effectively a de facto unlimited residence right.

Foreign nationals who wish to work within the FSM must obtain an employer-sponsored work permit through state-level immigration and labour authorities; the Entry Permit (Worker) category is tied to a specific local employer and is not suitable for remote workers employed abroad.

Permanent residency is not routinely available to remote workers; it is generally reserved for those with strong ties such as marriage to an FSM citizen, extended lawful residence, or significant contribution to national development. A 2001 presidential proposal to formalise permanent resident status for non-citizens was never enacted into a general programme.

The FSM offers no residency-by-investment or golden-visa scheme. Foreign investment in land is also constitutionally restricted, limiting the basis for any such programme.