Emigration Facts &figures 3 Ibid. izen-information#17 2 EmbassyoftheFederated States ofMicronesia inWashington, D.C., ‘Absentee Voting’ http://www.fsmembassydc.org/page/fsm-cit of Micronesia, rather thancitizens.Code oftheFederated States ofMicronesia, http://fsmlaw.org/fsm/code/title07/T07_Ch02.htm 1 Micronesian citizensshouldrenouncecitizenship ofothernations.Ifthey fail to doso, they become ‘nationals’ oftheFederated States % ofemigrants in total population in government policiesandofficial communications. Terminology: The terms ‘Micronesian emigrants’ and ‘Micronesians abroad’ have generally been used The Federated StatesofMicronesiadoesnothaveadiaspora engagementpolicy. Remittances inflow(USD million): 24 Remittances asashareofGDP: 6.3 FEDERATED STATES OFMICRONESIA Diaspora engagementmapping % ofwhich in theEU % By post By Marshall Islands Palau Mariana Islands Northern United States Guam (US) Top countries ofdestination Political rights Voting fromabroad Dual citizenship for citizensresidingabroad Right tovote innationalelections 3 : 1 245 410 1,123 8,708 11,164
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This has been acknowledged by the government in the SDP 2004-2023, which includes the includes which 2004-2023, SDP the in government the by acknowledged been has This or no specific programme of this, In spite the country. to remittances encourage objective to the publication since has been implemented remittances policy aimed at channelling diaspora of the SDP in 2004. particularin migration, on collection strengthening data to committed is government The remittances. regarding Despite the fact that nearly one in five Micronesians live abroad and about 40% of households live abroad one in five Micronesians that nearly the fact Despite in the country the diaspora, from receive remittances Since signing a Compact of Free Association (COFA) between the Federated States of States between the Federated (COFA) Free of Association Compact a signing Since States - under which citizens of the Federated in 1986 States and the United Micronesia all the - nearly States relocate and work in the United are free travel, of Micronesia to very maintains Although the government resides States. in the United diaspora Micronesian of the nevertheless the Office President has institutional relations with the diaspora, few and promote to in order years relations international over the past few actively cultivated of residence. in countries In June 2019, diaspora the interests of the Micronesian defend simplification of driver the for of Hawaii advocate the President to with the governor met of the President the Office working there. citizens Micronesian August 2020, In for licensing to over various statement concern press expressissued an official articles published by its the to linked cases in Guam was Covid-19 in increase the that alleging Guam in outlets media guidelines. with Covid-19 comply to diasporans of Micronesian failure Trends & achievements Trends Department of Resources and Development, included data on remittances received in each Development, and DepartmentResources of each received in on remittances data included states. of the four
the country by 2023. In the SDP, the government acknowledges the important emigration of the important emigration acknowledges the government the country In the SDP, by 2023. income and sustain grow to remittances for the potential and it recognizes abroad, Micronesians of emigration to leading the factors reduce The plan includes objectives to the country. in levels and return remittances of skilled encourage to programmes introduce and to workers, productive the also aims at improving The SDP and entrepreneurs the country. to workers Micronesian and regulation of external training targeted through emigrants of Micronesian of success likelihood recruitment programmes. acknowledges that remittances tend to encourage greater inter-household equality in the Federated equality in the Federated inter-household greater encourage to tend that remittances acknowledges of Micronesia. States Public Law 14-86 The Strategic Development Plan (SDP) 2004-2023 (SDP) Development Plan Strategic abroad to voluntarily contribute to the country’s to contribute voluntarily to abroad Security Administration. Social
• • Overview policy of the framework and legislative • - https://fsm-data.sprep.org/dataset/fsm-strategic-develop Plan 2004-2023, Development Strategic of Micronesia States 4 Federated ment-plan-2004-2023 fsmssa.fm/files/laws/PublicLaw14-86.pdf 14-86, Public Law Security Administration, Social of Micronesia’s States 5 Federated http://www.fsmssa.fm/forms-2/ ‘Forms’, Security Administration, Social of Micronesia’s States 6 Federated Reporting in their Ethnicities Specific Micronesian Categorizing Media ‘Guam of Micronesia, States of the President,7 Office Federated National Government’ the FSM to https://www.facebook.com/piofsm/posts/3280876955327913?__tn__=K-R Deeply Concerning 8 Ibid. Plan 2004-2023 Development Strategic of Micronesia States 9 Federated of Population and Housing and Development, Department of Resources Census of Micronesia, 2010 States 10 Federated
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FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA • • • • • Obstacles facebook.com/piofsm/videos/740979695984331/ Federated15 OfficePresident, ofthe States ofMicronesia, Openingofthe FSMIndependence Day celebration inGuam,https://www. news/local/2019/11/02/guam-celebrates-fsm-independence-day/4135700002/ ‘FSM14 The Guam Daily Post, celebrates community independence’, 6 November 2017. See also https://eu.guampdn.com/picture-gallery/ 13 Ibid. 12 Ibid. 11 IOM,Migration intheFederated States ofMicronesia, Profile Country 2015 Independence Daycelebrations undertheCompact Association. the country ofFree voting anddrivinglicences, aswelldetails onthelegal status andobligations ofMicronesian citizensin sian diaspora intheUnited States Itincludesinformation onasinglewebpage. onissuessuchasabsentee The Micronesian EmbassyinWashington D.C. haspublishedkey information andadvice for theMicrone Government information andadvice to thediaspora intheUnited States SPOTLIGHT: effective practices Micronesian diaspora. Federated States ofMicronesia year took insome ofthecelebrations part organised bythe thatare every sia’s Independence Day in countries and territories of destination. In Guam in 2017, of the the President The government someofthecelebrations supports organised bytheMicronesian diaspora for Microne • • • • • formulation ofappropriate policiesinthisarea. andevidence-based regarding ofskilledMicronesian thereturn diasporans to thecountry. in theFederated States ofMicronesia obstacles todiaspora are further inparticular engagement, ratesunemployment andunderemployment andthelackofeconomic andeducationalopportunities high Thecountry’s Unemployment andlackofeconomic andeducationalopportunities: States ofMicronesia. 2004 andthoseonremittances from 2010, data collectionachallenge remains intheFederated Lack ofdata: With the most recent figures collected by the government on migration dating from citizenship inorder to become UScitizens. one-third ofMicronesian diasporans intheUnited States in2012 hadrenounced theirMicronesian addition, dueto theprohibition ofdualcitizenshipintheFederated States ofMicronesia, nearly TheMicronesian diasporaLack ofdiaspora rightsandservices: In hasfew rightsandservices. inAustraliaexist andNewZealand, unlike mostofitsPacific neighbours. States to anyofthemajorseasonal workschemesthat ofMicronesianotasignatory currently are programmes to improve thechances ofsuccess ofMicronesian emigrants. However, theFederated theSDPtargetedput inplace to achieve these objectives. For recruitment example, external to diaspora engagement inMicronesia includedintheSDP, are few concrete initiativeshavebeen Lack ofconcrete initiatives to implementtheSDP2004-2023: Althoughseveral objectivesrelevant to deal withdiaspora issuesinthecountry. the Federated States ofMicronesia, andnoneofthegovernment havebeenmandated departments for orpolicy and institutional framework: isnostrategy There diasporaLack of policy engagement in 1415 12 Thisisanobstacle todiaspora further asitimpedesthe engagement,
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FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA - - - and it published a 16 17 National institutions At regional level At • • 2015 Country Profile on Migration in the Federated States of Micronesia. States Federated in the on Migration Country Profile 2015 16 IOM, ‘Pacific’s first Migrant Resource Centre opens’ Resource Migrant first 16 IOM, ‘Pacific’s 2015 Country Profile of Micronesia, States 17 in the Federated IOM, Migration The Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for conducting relations with foreign governments, governments, foreign conducting with for relations is responsible The Department Affairs of Foreign the country’s and overseeing regional organisations, and international and mis embassies, consulates the websites through citizens overseas with Micronesian The department communicates sions abroad. of its embassies. Department of Foreign Affairs, Overseas Embassies, Consulates, and Missions Overseas Embassies, Department Affairs, of Foreign The Federated States of Micronesia is a member of the Pacific Community, an international development development an international Community, member of the Pacific is a of Micronesia States The Federated is Programme Social Development technical scientific and on expertise. SPC’s which focuses organisation prefor tool as a 1972 in was created which Arts (FESTPAC), of Pacific in managing the Festival involved where currently Miti- it is implementing a Disaster of Micronesia, States presentIOM is Federated in the - Devel International for the US Agency with funding from Programme and Reconstruction Relief gation, (MRC) in the country Centre Resource in 2013, IOM opened a Migrant opment (USAID). Pacific Community(SPC) Pacific Migration International Organisation for Diaspora related institutions related Diaspora or inter-governmental Forum, an Islands Pacific the of member a is Micronesia of States Federated The Director’s Immigration is a member of the PIDC (known as the Pacific of Micronesia States The Federated of agencies immigration official gathers that process regionala is PIDC consultative 2018). until Conference of issues discuss to agencies immigration participating the of states’ heads the enable to region Pacific the national immigration Other objectives of PIDC include modernising cooperation. mutual interest and foster in the region. frameworks legal Pacific Islands Forum Islands Pacific Community Development Immigration (PIDC)Pacific Annex: Actors List of serving culture. Pacific Its work Ocean. of the Pacific between and territories countries cooperation foster to that seeks ganisation and migration, regional change climate meetings on has organised issues, as the forum migration covers from the region. officials betweenas well as workshops immigration • •
FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA However, orlegislationhasthusfar regulation norelated beenpassedbytheCongress. The Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia to emigration regulate has the ability in the country. Congress oftheFederated StatesofMicronesia diaspora. the Office’sarticles concernspublished bypress over various mediaoutlets inGuamabout theMicronesian aim to defend ofthediaspora, theinterests suchasthedeclaration adopted inAugust2020 to express and abroad ofofficial governmentnews andnotices. Someofthe communicationspublishedbytheOffice Through itsPublicInformation theOffice President ofthe Office, informs Micronesian citizensathome Office ofthePresident November 2020 Edited by:EUDiF Porteret Alexandre Written by:DrManuel Orozco & 18 Constitution oftheFederated States ofMicronesia, http://www.fsmlaw.org/fsm/constitution/ Micronesian diaspora organisations identifiedinEurope. Since nearly alltheMicronesian diaspora intheUnited States, resides no atthetimeofwriting, were there Diaspora organisationsinEurope ated States ofMicronesia. the Census ofPopulationandHousingin2010, whichincludeddata onremittances receivedintheFeder and theutilisationofitsnatural inlinewiththeStrategic resources Development Plan(SDP). Itconducted economy for is responsible The department and managing the supporting development of the country’s ofResourcesDepartment andDevelopment Find out more atwww.diasporadevelopment.eu 18
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