permanent residency
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Vice Speaker of the House, Fetu Fetui Jr has strongly advised the American Samoa Attorney General conduct an immediate investigation within the Immigration Office due to strong allegations that many Chinese people have been given permanent IDs but have only lived in the...

![Chairwoman of the Immigration Board, Fanene Edda Wyberski and Attorney General Mitzie Jessop Taase appeared before the House Legal Affairs Committee this past week to discuss several issues pertaining to people from outside entering the territory during this time of the COVID-19 lock down. ‘Tagata saina’ were singled out as the focus of several issues, including being issued permanent resident IDs even though they haven’t lived in the territory for the requisite 20 years. ([photo by AF] Fanene Edda Wyberski and Mitzie Jessop Taase](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fanene_n_ag_0334.jpg?itok=KrhNirEO)