{"question":{"passport":"FIN","destination":"ASM","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Travel authorisation, 30 days","requirement":{"kind":"eta","message":"Before you travel: you need a travel authorisation."},"stay":{"kind":"DAYS","maxDays":30,"ruleType":"RESETS_ON_EXIT","phrasing":"You may stay up to 30 days."},"conditions":[{"kind":"PROCEDURE","text":"The above documents and payment must be provided to the Office of the Attorney General or the Immigration Office at least three business days before travel, and the Office of the Attorney General will issue an OK to Board document allowing entry into American Samoa without an Entry Permit."},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"Non-Expired Machine-Readable Passport that must be valid for at least 6 months after planned departure from American Samoa."},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"Confirmed round-trip ticket to point of origin or onward passage."},{"kind":"TRAVELLER_STATUS","text":"No person who purchased his/her citizenship by investment or other similar reason is qualified under the EPWP."},{"kind":"OTHER","text":"** Includes England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man - this footnote extends the United Kingdom entry so that holders of Channel Islands and Isle of Man passports are covered by the EPWP."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"asac-t41-2024","url":"https://www.osas.as/_files/ugd/4c56eb_7030cc84e50a49628d1f8e450d05f921.pdf","passage":"for stays up to 30 days or less for tourism and business purposes…The citizens of the following countries may…travel to American Samoa for up to thirty days…without obtaining an Entry Permit under the…EPWP. The Attorney General by memoranda…1     Andorra               24    Liechtenstein…22   Japan                  45   United Kingdom**…** Includes England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man","explanation":"41.1101(a) sets the EPWP stay at up to 30 days without an Entry Permit and 41.1102(b) names the eligible countries (the list runs 1-45), so a citizen of each listed issuer needs only the OK to Board, not an Entry Permit.","publisher":"AMERICAN SAMOA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE – 2024 EDITION"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-23","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}