Regional Overview Regional Overview Country Digital ID system Marshall Islands Digital ID under broader digital government initiatives Micronesia No known operational national digital ID system Nauru Digital ID development under international support New Zealand Status No standalone territory-wide digital ID identified Palau No general national digital ID; Digital Residency / RNS for non-citizens only Papua New SevisPass Guinea Effectively mandatory to access services Country Digital ID system No clear evidence No clear evidence / not yet clear No clear evidence Samoa Legal framework adopted; implementation pending Solomon Islands No known operational national digital ID system Tonga Digital ID under development strategy; no full national rollout yet / not yet clear No clear evidence No clear evidence No clear evidence No, but requires recognised identity documents; open to citizens and some residents Important for many services, but not universally mandatory Limited unless person holds underlying recognised documents Tuvalu ⛔ Vanuatu Limited / non-citizen programme only Rollout / early implementation No, aimed at non-citizens No clear evidence No clear evidence No clear evidence No clear eviFoundadence tional / service identity Expected to become important Signifies Operational Signifies Planned Signifies Foundational Signifies Functional FuncRequires citizen- Accessible tional/ ship for enrolto stateless Founda- ment? persons tional ⛔ RealMe Northern Mariana Islands Signifies Not Identified Signifies Operational Signifies Planned Signifies Foundational Signifies Functional Digital ambitions articulated; no operational national system identified E-ID / VanuatuID Status Signifies Not Identified FuncRequires citizen- Accessible tional/ ship for enrolto stateless Founda- ment? persons tional Effectively mandatory to access services Planned No clear evidence No clear evifoundadence tional / hybrid No clear evidence ⛔ / No clear evidence / uncertain / uncertain No clear evidence No clear evidence No clear evidence No clear evidence No clear evidence No clear evidence Generally citizens No clear eviand lawful residence dents Important for access to services 32 33 STATELESSNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA ASIA PACIFIC THIRD EDITION - REGIONAL OVERVIEW REPORT 2026