Samoa

Employment temporary resident permit. A Samoa employer may sponsor a noncitizen temporary resident permit that authorizes work only for that employer.

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Employment temporary resident permit

Temporary residence and work for the named Samoa employer only.

Who qualifies

File MPMC100 with employer sponsorship form MPMC101, medical and police reports, and qualifications or references; the labour ministry reviews whether foreign employment serves Samoa's interests.
Samoa Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet: Permit Services
The entry permit must be granted before travel; work is permitted only for the employer named in the employment permit, and ending the job can cancel the permit.
Samoa Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet: Permit Services

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Do you have a binding job offer in that country?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Time: Ask the issuing authority for current processing time.
Cost: Ask the issuing authority for current fees.
The hard part: Employer sponsorship and labour ministry recommendation before travel.

The road past the first permit.

No automatic permanent-residence or citizenship transition established by this procedure.

2027
Route candidate
The residence and work authorization sequence still needs verification.

We have not yet confirmed this country’s road from residence to citizenship.
We have not yet confirmed how this route counts toward residence or citizenship.

Living there.

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Have the employer prepare MPMC101 and file the temporary residence application with Samoa Immigration.Open mpmc.gov.ws ↗
Round up the papers.
- The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health cover for the move

Or let us run it.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.Standard first year: $1,200. Everyone renews at $399.One membership, the whole family. Accounts and activation included.

14 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Accounts and activation are included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Accounts depend on provider availability. Government, record and approved third-party charges are extra.

Run it for my family →

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