“(1) a person who, on the day preceding the effective date of this Compact, is a citizen of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, as defined in Title 53 of the Trust Territory Code in force on January 1, 1979, and has become a citizen of Palau;
“(2) a person who acquires the citizenship of Palau, at birth, on or after the effective date of the Constitution of Palau; or
“(3) a naturalized citizen of Palau, who has been an actual resident there for not less than five years after attaining such naturalization and who holds a certificate of actual residence.
Such persons shall be considered to have the permission of the Attorney General of the United States to accept employment in the United States.
“(b) The right of such persons to establish habitual residence in a territory or possession of the United States may, however, be subjected to nondiscriminatory limitations provided for:“(1) in statutes or regulations of the United States; or
“(2) in those statutes or regulations of the territory or possession concerned which are authorized by the laws of the United States.
“(c) Section 141(a) does not confer on a citizen of Palau, the right to establish the residence necessary for naturalization under the Immigration and Nationality Act, or to petition for benefits for alien relatives under that Act. Section 141(a), however, shall not prevent a citizen of Palau from otherwise acquiring such rights or lawful permanent resident alien status in the United States.
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