“Taiwanese entering Guam can come to the CNMI for vacation,” Tenorio said in an interview yesterday morning.
MVA has not sent a delegation yet to Taiwan but Tenorio said it should be considered.
The Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program, which is part of the law that federalized the immigration system of the CNMI, took effect on Nov. 28, 2009.
The citizens of 15 countries — Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong (China), Japan, Malaysia, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and the United Kingdom — are given waivers to enter any of the two U.S. territories visa-free up to 45 days.
According to MVA statistics, only one Taiwanese tourist who came from Guam visited Saipan last month.
Although the U.S. adheres to a one-China policy and maintains diplomatic ties with Beijing only, it continues to have economic relations with Taiwan.
Taiwan’s Mandarin Airlines used to regularly serve the Saipan and Taipei route, but its flights were later cancelled due to low passenger demand further compounded by high jet fuel cost.
