Nearly a Third of Tuvaluans Have Applied for Climate Migration Visa

A Special ‘Climate’ Visa? People in Tuvalu Are Applying Fast.

Nearly half the citizens of the tiny Pacific Island nation have already applied in a lottery for Australian visas amid an existential threat from global warming and sea-level rise.

Tuvalu: One in three citizens apply for climate change visa

More than 4,000 Tuvalu citizens have entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa to Australia.

Nearly a third of Tuvaluans have applied for climate migration visa

With their country threatened by sea level rise, the people of Tuvalu have been offered an escape route through an agreement with Australia, and many are contemplating leaving their home

Nearly a third of Tuvalu citizens enter ballot for climate-linked visa to relocate to Australia

Thousands from Pacific island nation under threat from rising seas enter ballot that awards visas to 280 citizens a year world-first dealAlmost a third of citizens in the Pacific nation of Tuvalu are seeking a landmark visa in the context of climate change to live in Australia as rising seas threaten their palm-fringed shores, official figures show.Australia is offering visas to 280 Tuvalu citizens each year under a climate migration deal Canber…