THere is few linkds for the VISA:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_Waiver_Program
http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/visit/visa-waiver-program.html
(Here is essentially the SAME information as it appears on the Wikipedia.org website)
STEP 1: Check if your country of passport is on this list of 36 countries (see "Eligible Countries") for which the visa requirement is waived (not needed). If your country is on this list, you DO NOT need a visa.
STEP 2: Check if your country of passport is on the list of 6 additional countries (See "Guam and Northern Mariana Islands Visa Waiver Program") that are part of the visa waiver program. If your country is on this list, you DO NOT need a visa. However, you need to apply for the ESTA visa.
Guam and Northern Mariana Islands Visa Waiver Program
In the neighboring U.S. territories of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), both located in the western Pacific Ocean, the U.S. federal government has implemented a specific Guam-Northern Mariana Islands Visa Waiver Program. As insular areas of the United States, entry requirements for these territories are the same as any other U.S. destination. However, under this program, first enacted in October 1988 and periodically amended, nationals from several additional countries[37] in Asia and the Pacific islands are permitted to enter the Northern Marianas and Guam as tourists without a visa for up to 45 days (as of November 28, 2009).[38] Travel is not permitted onwards to the mainland United States,[37] and because of special visa categories for the CNMI foreign workers, traveling between Guam and the CNMI still requires a full immigration inspection.In addition to citizens from the 36 nations designated for the federal VWP, citizens of the following countries in possession of a machine readable passport and with completed Form I-736 (Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Information form) and Form I-94 (Arrival-Departure Record) may enter Guam and the CNMI visa-free for up to 45 days under the specific waiver program applying to the two U.S. territories:
- Hong Kong (holders of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports, in conjunction with a Hong Kong permanent identity card)
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Nauru
- Papua New Guinea
- Taiwan, in conjunction with a ROC National Identification Card, only on non-stop flights from Taiwan[39]
- Holders of British National (Overseas) passports, in conjunction with a Hong Kong permanent identity card
Also, as part of another parole arrangement, Chinese citizens in possession of a machine readable passport, completed Form I-736 (Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Information form) and Form I-94 (Arrival-Departure Record) may enter the CNMI only visa-free for up to 45 days (travel to Guam still requires applying for a visa in advance).[41]
The Northern Mariana Islands had previously been a separate jurisdiction from the United States in terms of immigration control. Under a federalization law passed by the U.S. Congress in 2008, the Northern Marianas' immigration functions were taken over by United States Department of Homeland Security agencies on November 28, 2009. The present Guam-Northern Mariana Islands Visa Waiver Program took effect at that time, replacing previous Northern Marianas' legislation governing entry to the islands and also replacing a previous Guam-specific Visa Waiver Program. That program had included the aforementioned countries as well as Indonesia, Samoa, Vanuatu, and the Soloman Islands, though these countries were removed from the list of eligible nations for the new program.[38][42]
In the past, the government of the Northern Mariana Islands had issued Visitor Entry Permits (VEP) instead of visas. Citizens of all countries in the federal visa waiver program were exempt from the VEP requirement, as were citizens of Taiwan and holders of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports and British National (Overseas) passports.[43][44][45] Under the islands' previous immigration policy, citizens of the following countries or jurisdictions were prohibited from entering the CNMI: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cuba, Egypt, Eritrea, Fujian Province of China, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Myanmar, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.[46]
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