Tuvalu: One in three citizens apply for climate change visa (www.bbc.com)
from HowRu68@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 14 Dec 2025 14:17
https://lemmy.world/post/40188174

More than a third of Tuvalu citizens have entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa which would allow them to permanently migrate to Australia.

Opening for the first intake on 16 June, the influx of registrations could indicate that programme will be hugely oversubscribed, with only 280 visas awarded to Tuvalu citizens from the random ballot each year.

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