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| Field | 🇦🇸American SamoaAmerican Samoa Guest Worker Permit Guide |
|---|---|
| Country | American Samoa (AS) |
| Route | American Samoa Guest Worker Permit Guide |
| Route family | Employment / skilled work |
| Route type | work |
| Summary | Guide to American Samoa's narrow guest-worker permit for qualifying Samoa-born workers in designated cannery or call-center employment. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-15 |
| Official/supporting source count | 4 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4 |
| Best-fit work models | Local employmentSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4 |
| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Investment requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Government fees | The first guest-worker permit fee is $50. Annual renewals cost $30.As of 2026-09-15Source 1 |
| Processing time | The guest-worker statutes do not publish a universal processing-time guarantee; confirm the current case-specific timing with the Immigration Office.As of 2026-09-15Source 1 |
| Validity | The permit is valid for one year.As of 2026-09-15Source 1 |
| Renewal | The permit may be renewed annually for up to 10 consecutive renewals while the worker remains eligible.As of 2026-09-15Source 1 |
| Family inclusion | Immediate relatives are not included under the guest-worker permit and need a separate qualifying immigration route.As of 2026-09-15Source 1 |
| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Local-work rules | This narrow program is for qualifying people of Samoan ancestry born in the Independent State of Samoa and recruited for the statutory cannery or qualifying call-center employment. It is not portable to general work.As of 2026-09-15Source 1Source 2 |
| Application location | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Permanent-residence pathway | Not applicableAs of 2026-09-15Source 1 |
| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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