Saipan Living! The 2018 Relocation Guide: A comprehensive guide for moving to, finding a job, working, living, retiring or simply vacationing in the N (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781539970613)

Saipan Living: The Relocation Guide! (Updated for 2023)
A comprehensive guide for moving to, finding a job, working, living, retiring or simply vacationing in the Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan, Tinian and Rota.

Where exactly is Saipan? Is it a place I can escape to? What's it really like? Can I retire comfortably there? What taxes will I need to pay? Will I be able to vote in the US elections? Do I need a visa or passport to go there?

Read Saipan Living and get answers to these and other questions about cost of living, job opportunities, labor laws, expat presence, churches, schools, gun laws, crime stats, the economy, dating, mosquitoes, humidity, bringing pets, land ownership and more!

This unique volume has been researched, compiled and presented by a former New York City dweller turned rat race escapee and now CNMI resident author with over 15 years experience observing, exploring, writing about, offering tours, answering questions and personally enjoying Saipan living! It is your A to Z index of topics from "accommodations" to "zoning laws" with specific, up-to-date information and answers to the most frequently-asked questions as well as answers to "tropical island lifestyle" questions you probably haven't even thought about asking--with details and nuance that the CIA website, Wikipedia, travel guides, and many blogs don't get quite right!

Indexed TWO ways for your convenience: (1) by Frequently Asked Questions and (2) by topic, you get:

- The truth about Saipan including the good, the bad, the beautiful and the ugly

- A step-by-step checklist for your relocation

- Tips and advice for a smooth transition and adjustment

- Contact numbers, websites & email addresses for vendors, organizations and all government offices

- The latest census information with "reality checks" from those who actually live here!

- Facts as well as valuable opinions from past, current and even future residents!

- Completed tax forms with instructions to show how to pay taxes on Saipan!

- 10 years of questions collected from the saipanliving.com website, along with the actual responses from past, present and even future residents

- "Relocation scenarios" featuring people's real concerns and the answers they received!

- Photos of the islands you won't find anywhere else.

- Chamorro, Carolinian, Filipino, Chinese, Russian, Korean, American, Japanese viewpoints and perspectives on Saipan living (including interviews with people who've lived here since the 1970s)

- Predictions plus a manifesto on what Saipan really needs business-wise

Yes, you get all this and more to help you decide if Saipan is the right place to visit, vacation, venture into business, retire or simply escape the rat race!

Author: Walt F. J. Goodridge
ISBN-10: 1539970612
ISBN-13: 9781539970613
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 11/21/2016
Pages: 182
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.39d