US EditionNearly one-third of Pacific nation Tuvalu seeks Australian climate visa
TUVALU, JUN 26 – Australia’s new visa program allows 280 Tuvaluans annually to live, work, and study, with over one-third of the population applying amid severe climate threats, officials said.
- Nearly one-third of Tuvaluans, or 3,125 individuals, entered the random ballot for a climate visa within four days of it opening.
- Tuvalu is recognized as one of the world's most climate-threatened places, potentially becoming uninhabitable within 80 years.
- Australia's climate visa program is a landmark response to climate-forced migration, allowing 280 Tuvalu citizens to migrate each year.
- This agreement legally recognizes Tuvalu's statehood and sovereignty due to climate change impacts.
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Mainichi ShimbunOver 40% of Tuvalu citizens apply for relocation to Australia
More than 4,000 citizens of the small Pacific nation of Tuvalu, equivalent to 42 percent of the population, have applied for a landmark climate visa to migrate to Australia as rising sea levels threaten their home, according to official figures.
Nearly Half of Tuvalu’s Population Applies to Relocate to Australia Amid Rising Seas
Nearly half the population of Tuvalu has applied for visas to permanently relocate to Australia, as the low-lying Pacific island nation faces an existential catastrophe from rising sea levels. Australia has agreed to accept 280 climate refugees annually from Tuvalu’s 11,000 citizens.
Tuvalu sinks into the sea. Now the island threatens an unprecedented exodus. 40 percent of the inhabitants have expressed interest in an Australian climate visa.
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Residents of Tuvalu seek escape to Australia as island continues to sink
One third of residents on the sinking Polynesian island nation of Tuvalu want off, but only 280 people can leave for higher ground in Australia in 2025. The desperate attempt to leave comes as the island is just around 6.5 feet above sea level. By the end of the century, scientists expect it to be lost to the sea due to rising ocean levels caused by climate change. Where is Tuvalu? Inhabited by more than 11,000 people, Tuvalu is situated between…
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