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Code · U.S. Code · Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS · CHAPTER 18— MICRONESIA, MARSHALL ISLANDS, AND PALAU · SUBCHAPTER I— MICRONESIA AND MARSHALL ISLANDS · § 1908

§ 1908. Transitional immigration rules

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(a)Citizen of Northern Mariana Islands Any person who is a citizen of the Northern Mariana Islands, as that term is defined in section 24(b) of the Act of December 8, 1983 (97 Stat. 1465), is considered a citizen of the United States for purposes of entry into, permanent residence, and employment in the United States and its territories and possessions.
(b)Termination The provisions of this section shall cease to be effective when section 301 of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States (Public Law 94–241) becomes effective pursuant to section 1003(c) of the Covenant.
(Pub. L. 99–239, title I, § 108, Jan. 14, 1986, 99 Stat. 1798.)
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  • section 24(b) of the Act of December 8, 1983
  • 97 Stat. 1465
  • Public Law 94–241
  • Pub. L. 99–239, title I, § 108
  • 99 Stat. 1798
  • Section 24(b) of the Act of December 8, 1983
  • Pub. L. 98–213, § 24(b)
  • section 1 of Pub. L. 94–241
  • Pub. L. 94–241
  • 90 Stat. 263
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§ 1908
Transitional immigration rules
Actsection 24(b) of the Act of December 8, 1983
Stat.97 Stat. 1465
Pub. L.Public Law 94–241
Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–239, title I, § 108
Stat.99 Stat. 1798
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