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American Samoa is a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean that lie about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand and about 100km east of the island country of Samoa, which is part of the same archipelago.
American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States of America. In practical terms, this means very little. The citizens of American Samoa are US “nationals” and not US “citizens,” but they are allowed to travel freely between the American Samoa and the US Mainland.
They are not required to obtain green cards or visas to stay or work in the United States, and they are allowed to serve in the US armed forces (and often do). There are some ways that American Samoa’s special status as an unincorporated territory have interesting legal consequences. more…
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