Moving to the Marianas M any people each year decide to make the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands their home. The Marianas has a lot to offer the new arrival.
Many people come for the sunshine and year-round beautiful climate.
The small-town feel of Saipan coupled with international and cosmopolitan features give Marianas living its uniqueness. Anything you want, and you have it at your fingertips. The currency used is the U.S. dollar, although currency exchange activities are quite active particularly with the Philippine Peso and Japanese Yen. You can change you money at any one of our seven banks. There has been a steady increase in the number of foreign Banks in the Northern Marianas, including Union Bank of California, Bank of Hawaii, Bank of Guam and Guam Savings and Loan.