Thailand → Northern Mariana Islands: Short-stay tourist

The Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) are part of the United States, so most nationalities need a US B-1/B-2 visitor visa, applied for at a US embassy or consulate. Nationals of the countries in the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program (Australia, Brunei, Japan, Malaysia, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong or Taiwan residents who meet the conditions) can visit the CNMI for up to 45 days without a visa with an electronic travel authorization, Chinese passport holders can visit the CNMI only for up to 14 days without a visa under the EVS-TAP, and Canadian citizens need no visa; those travellers are shown a visa-free notice instead. If you would need a visa, the steps below apply. Travellers from the general US Visa Waiver Program countries can travel without a visa if they hold an approved ESTA (22 CFR 41.2(k): up to 90 days, business or pleasure); we could not read the current country list, so check it on the official ESTA site before you apply for a visa.

Source: U.S. Department of State: B1, B2 or B1/B2 visa (USEmbassy.gov visa wizard results)

Complete the online nonimmigrant visa application (Form DS-160) and print the confirmation page to bring to your interview. You need your passport at hand to fill it in.

Source: U.S. Department of State: B1, B2 or B1/B2 visa (USEmbassy.gov visa wizard results)

Valid for at least six months beyond your period of stay, unless a country-specific agreement exempts your passport from that rule. Each person who needs a visa applies separately, including family members listed in your passport.

Source: U.S. Department of State: B1, B2 or B1/B2 visa (USEmbassy.gov visa wizard results)

You upload your photo while completing the DS-160. If the upload fails, bring one printed photo in the required format.

Source: U.S. Department of State: B1, B2 or B1/B2 visa (USEmbassy.gov visa wizard results)

The page we read shows a non-refundable processing fee of US$185 per applicant, and an extra issuance fee for some nationalities, paid at the interview. Bring the receipt if you are required to pay before your interview. Check the fee and how to pay on the website of the embassy where you apply, since the page we read is undated.

Source: U.S. Department of State: B1, B2 or B1/B2 visa (USEmbassy.gov visa wizard results)

Additional documents may be requested, for example evidence of the purpose of your trip, your intent to leave the United States afterwards, and your ability to pay all costs (someone else may cover them). Employment and family ties may be enough to show purpose and intent to return. You must qualify on the basis of your residence and ties abroad, not on assurances from US family or friends. A letter of invitation or affidavit of support is not needed.

Source: U.S. Department of State: B1, B2 or B1/B2 visa (USEmbassy.gov visa wizard results)

Have your travel plans ready if you have already made arrangements, the dates of your last five visits to the United States if any, and be ready to list your international travel for the past five years. You may also be asked for a resume or CV covering your education and work history.

Source: U.S. Department of State: B1, B2 or B1/B2 visa (USEmbassy.gov visa wizard results)

Schedule an interview online using the barcode on your DS-160 and print the appointment confirmation. The page we read says a consular officer can require any applicant to attend, and gives age rules for who is usually interviewed that may be out of date; follow the interview instructions of the embassy where you apply.

Source: U.S. Department of State: B1, B2 or B1/B2 visa (USEmbassy.gov visa wizard results)