A final rule that amends the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS)
E-2 nonimmigrant treaty investor regulation processes was recently
passed. This new rule establishes procedures for classifying long-term
investors in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) as
E-2 nonimmigrants.
While CNMI, located in the Western Pacific, is
a U.S. territory and is subject to U.S. laws and regulations, the
territory has maintained its own immigration regulations to date. This
new rule extends U.S. immigration regulations to CNMI, ensuring that
the territory is subject to the scrutiny and systems of U.S.
immigration law.
