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Northern Mariana Islands visa rules for United Arab Emirates passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting the Northern Mariana Islands.

The answer

No. United Arab Emirates passport holders need a visa to visit the Northern Mariana Islands.

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Official source

dhs.govU.S. Department of Homeland SecurityChecked 3 Nov 2026

Nonimmigrant visitors who are not eligible for admission under either the VWP or the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program must possess a valid passport and obtain a visa from a U.S. Embassy or Consulate.

Quoted from the source.

Who sets the entry rules

The Northern Mariana Islands admit visitors under the US Visa Waiver Program or the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program. Visitors eligible for neither need a visa from a US embassy or consulate.

Source: dhs.gov

Before you go

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

Visa-free nearby

Other places United Arab Emirates passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Saipan, nearest first.

  1. MicronesiaPalikir, about 1,640 km from SaipanVisa-free · 30 days
  2. JapanTokyo, about 2,360 km from SaipanVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Saipan

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Saipan, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 29.4°CLow 24.2°CRain 100 mm
  2. FebHigh 29.3°CLow 23.8°CRain 69 mm
  3. MarHigh 29.9°CLow 24.0°CRain 54 mm
  4. AprHigh 30.8°CLow 25.0°CRain 81 mm
  5. MayHigh 31.3°CLow 25.6°CRain 79 mm
  6. JunHigh 31.7°CLow 26.0°CRain 118 mm
  7. JulHigh 31.1°CLow 25.7°CRain 196 mm
  8. AugHigh 30.9°CLow 25.3°CRain 329 mm
  9. SepHigh 30.8°CLow 25.3°CRain 299 mm
  10. OctHigh 30.4°CLow 25.2°CRain 307 mm
  11. NovHigh 30.6°CLow 25.3°CRain 144 mm
  12. DecHigh 30.1°CLow 25.0°CRain 107 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 13 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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