Micronesian

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are the regular

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issued by the

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to its citizens in order to enable them to travel outside the country.

Passport cover

Micronesian passports are blue with the word "PASSPORT" written in English above the Seal of the Federated States of Micronesia emblazoned in the center, with the inscription "Federated States of Micronesia" in small gold letters beneath.

Information

The information given below is printed on the identification page. # Type # Photo of Passport Holder # Passport Number # Given name(s) # Date of birth # Sex # Place of birth # Place of Issue # Date of expiry # Surname # Nationality # Residence # Date of issue # Authority

Visa requirements

As of 1 January 2017, Micronesian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 106 countries and territories, ranking the Micronesian passport 51st in terms of travel freedom (tied with Russian passport) according to the

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. Micronesia signed a mutual visa waiver agreement with

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countries on 20 September 2016.

United States visa

Micronesian passport holders with

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or Form I-94A, showing non-immigrant admission, can travel or enter the United States of America without any visa requirements in accordance with the Compact of Free Association between the

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and the Federated States of Micronesia.

History

First recipient of TTPI passport in 1959

Prior to the independence of the Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesians traveled internationally on documents issued by the US authorities to the citizens of the Trust Territory of the Pacific. Since October 1959, these documents were called Trust Territory Passports, and had maroon covers. They replaced earlier "Travel Documents", which were simply folded sheets of paper.First Trust Territory Passport Is Issued
''Micronesian Reporter'', NUMBER 6, NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 1959, pp. ii, 16-17

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