{"identifier":"/us/usc/t48/s1908","title":48,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1908.","heading":"Transitional immigration rules","text":"\u00a7\u202f1908.\nTransitional immigration rules\n(a)\nCitizen of Northern Mariana Islands\nAny person who is a citizen of the Northern Mariana Islands, as that term is defined in\nsection 24(b) of the Act of December 8, 1983\n97 Stat. 1465\n(b)\nTermination\nThe provisions of this section shall cease to be effective when section 301 of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States (\nPublic Law 94\u2013241","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t48/s1908.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t48/s1908","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1908."},{"t":"heading","text":"Transitional immigration rules"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t48/s1908/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Citizen of Northern Mariana Islands"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Any person who is a citizen of the Northern Mariana Islands, as that term is defined in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 24(b) of the Act of December 8, 1983","href":"/us/act/1983-12-08/s24/b","tail":" ("},{"t":"ref","text":"97 Stat. 1465","href":"/us/stat/97/1465","tail":"), is considered a citizen of the United States for purposes of entry into, permanent residence, and employment in the United States and its territories and possessions."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t48/s1908/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Termination"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The provisions of this section shall cease to be effective when section 301 of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States (","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"Public Law 94\u2013241","href":"/us/pl/94/241","tail":") becomes effective pursuant to section 1003(c) of the Covenant."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}