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Mayor introduces ID Card for residents
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Posted on Aug 04 2004
The Saipan Mayor’s Office will begin issuing the identification cards for Saipan residents on Aug. 12, as a result of Gov. Juan N. Babauta’s signing of House Bill 13-005 into Local Law No. 13-16, on July 2, 2003.
The law was created to establish a Saipan or Northern Islands Resident Identification Card Program.
Applications will be made available in the Mayor’s Office, 1st floor at the Afetna Square Building, from 8am to 3:30pm.
According to Mayor Juan B. Tudela, the ID cards may be used in banks and other institutions to prove residency in the CNMI.
“Most of the people on the island don’t have a passport or any identification [card] and if they want to go to Guam, they can use the ID and it’s acceptable,” he added.
Applicants for the card must be either a permanent resident or a United States citizen residing in Saipan, or citizens of freely associated states like the Republic of Palau, the Marshall Islands, or Federated States of Micronesia, residing in Saipan.
They must provide a copy of their certified birth certificate, a valid passport (U.S. or from any of the FAS) or a valid permanent resident card. Applicants are also required to submit the street name of their residence on Saipan for it will be included in the ID card.
A fee of $15 will be charged to applicants 18-52 years old; $7 for minors under 18 years old., senior citizens, and disabled persons. A proof of disability or letter from a licensed physician must be included for disable persons.
For more information, please contact the Saipan Mayor’s Office at 234-6208 or 6280. (Cassie DLG Fejeran)
