EFFECTIVE Sunday, Jan. 16, as part of the ongoing effort to contain the spread of Covid-19, all travelers will be tested upon arrival in the CNMI, and on the fifth day of their arrival.
For inbound travelers whose final destination is either Rota or Tinian, their fifth day test will be scheduled in their respective final destination’s health center.
Beginning Monday, January 17, travelers who arrived from January 10 to 15 will be given priority for follow-up testing — as early as their fifth day or as late as their seventh day after arrival.
Testing will be conducted at any of the community-based testing sites at the Pacific Islands Club Saipan, Rota Health Center or Tinian Health Center.
Inbound passengers who underwent Covid-19 testing must present the confirmation number they received upon completing their traveler’s health declaration form.
Unvaccinated travelers are required to quarantine in a government designated facility for five days and will be tested prior to leaving quarantine.
Unvaccinated travelers can quarantine in their home or lodging if they complete their mandatory health declaration form at least 72 hours prior to arrival, and after their home or lodging passes assessment.
In order to be allowed to home quarantine, travelers must provide evidence that they can safely isolate in their home or lodging for five days.
Fully vaccinated travelers will be tested at the port of entry and are allowed to wait for their test results in their home or lodging.
While waiting for the results of their Covid-19 test, fully vaccinated travelers must limit their contact with others until results are received.
Fully vaccinated individuals are responsible for uploading onto their health declaration form proof of completing a Covid-19 vaccine series.
The vaccination record must include the following information: vaccine administrator, recipient’s name, recipient’s date of birth, vaccination site, vaccine name, vaccination administration date, lot number, and vaccine expiration date.
For travelers vaccinated outside the CNMI, in addition to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccination Record Card, an official immunization record or an attestation statement may be required by the CHCC Communicable Disease Investigation/Inspection team.
The attestation statement should confirm the information provided in the health declaration form is true and is subject to CNMI laws that may lead to criminal fines.
For individuals who were vaccinated in the CNMI, vaccination records from the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. will be used to verify vaccination status.
Travelers seeking essential worker status must be fully vaccinated and must submit a negative polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, test with their application 72 hours prior to arrival via www.staysafecnmi.com
All travelers are encouraged to fill out their health declaration form prior to arrival at www.staysafecnmi.com
Any individual who tests positive for Covid-19 will be quarantined in the designated government facility for 10 days, beginning after their test result date.
Home isolation protocols are available if an individual can provide evidence that they can home isolate safely for 10 days, without putting others in the household at risk of infection.
If it is determined that the individual cannot safely isolate at home, such as the individual living with a family member who has underlying health conditions or is immunocompromised, isolation at the designated government facility will be ordered.
