Northern Mariana Islands Workforce Improvement Act

The Northern Mariana Islands Workforce Improvement Act modifies immigration rules to allow certain long-term workers to stay longer in the region. Specifically, it permits aliens who began working there in 2015 and returned in two subsequent years between 2016 and 2019 to receive three-year work permits instead of the standard one-year limit. These extended permits can be renewed for additional three-year periods, but they still count toward the annual cap on foreign workers. The changes apply to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and take effect as if included in a previous law from 2018.