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title: "Do I know anyone who lives in Saipan?  Recently learned that they're…"
date: 2021-04-18
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# Do I know anyone who lives in Saipan?  Recently learned that they're…

*April 18, 2021 · Facebook*

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[https://saipan.io/index.php/2018/10/10/lowest-income-tax-rates-in-america-why-you-could-save-big-by-moving-to-saipan/](https://saipan.io/index.php/2018/10/10/lowest-income-tax-rates-in-america-why-you-could-save-big-by-moving-to-saipan/){target="_blank"}
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Do I know anyone who lives in Saipan? Recently learned that they\'re an American protectorate, but have a lot of independence. Of particular note:\
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\* US citizens can live and work there visa free.\
\* Low effective total tax rates \~17% vs \~36% in Florida.\
\* US Mariana islands has H1B cap exemptions and a special CNMI only CW visa. If you can find a qualifying job locally you can come over via one of those work visas.\
\* Four hours from Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia.\
\* Only \~55 K citizens.\
\* Remote\--out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Few in the US know or care about Saipan.\
\* There\'s an small crypto community\
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[https://cryptofrontier.org/](https://cryptofrontier.org/){target="_blank"}\
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[https://saipan.io/index.php/2018/10/10/lowest-income-tax-rates-in-america-why-you-could-save-big-by-moving-to-saipan/](https://saipan.io/index.php/2018/10/10/lowest-income-tax-rates-in-america-why-you-could-save-big-by-moving-to-saipan/){target="_blank"}\
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Downsides:\
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\* Subject to hurricanes / typhoons: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/energy-environment/2018/10/24/extreme-category-typhoon-yutu-makes-devastating-landfall-northern-mariana-islands-us-commonwealth/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/energy-environment/2018/10/24/extreme-category-typhoon-yutu-makes-devastating-landfall-northern-mariana-islands-us-commonwealth/){target="_blank"}\
\* Remote\
\* Only 50 K people\
\* 7 x 20 miles wide (about the size of Manhattan)\
\* Economy is largely tourism based, and has been hard hit by Covid-19 restrictions\
\* Largest casino operator is probably going bankrupt\
\* Government itself is bankrupt (can\'t pay its loans, court judgments)\
\* Government owned hospital is strapped\
\* Power company is strapped\
\* Imports expensive
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