The Federated States of Micronesia’s consul general on Guam, Gerson Jackson, earlier met with CNMI officials, to discuss the issue.
Tantiado described the meeting as cordial and productive, but inconclusive.
She said Jackson was able to discuss the plight of the FAS immediate relatives with Gov. Benigno R. Fitial, CNMI legislators, Immigration Director Melvin Grey and his deputy Tony Sablan.
Jackson visited Saipan last week.
Grey earlier said that only the FAS governments can resolve the IRs’ situation in the CNMI.
The FAS are Palau, the Marshall Islands and the FSM —Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap.
The IRs of the FAS citizens in the CNMI want to be considered a special class of nonimmigrants here.
Tantiado said they are expecting an announcement from the Immigration Division this week.
The United Workers Movement, NMI has been asking Immigration to address the issue of the IRs of FAS citizens before the federal government takes over local immigration in June next year.
Under federal immigration law, these IRs will lose their special immigration status in the CNMI and will be considered “aliens.”
