People on sinking Tuvalu seek Australia's climate visas

More than one-third of the people in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu, which scientists predict will be submerged by rising seas, have applied for a landmark climate visa to migrate to Australia, according to official figures. Tuvalu's ambassador...

Half of Tuvalu applies for Australia’s new climate visa

REUTERS/MANON CRUZ Prime Minister of Tuvalu Feleti Penitala Teo delivers a speech during a plenary session at the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), which gathers leaders, researchers and activists to discuss how to protect marine...

Thousands in sinking Tuvalu apply for Australia’s landmark climate visa

SYDNEY – More than one-third of Tuvalu’s population has applied for Australia’s new climate visa, as rising sea levels continue to threaten the tiny Pacific island nation’s survival. According to Tuvalu’s ambassador to the United Nations, Tapugao...

Over a third of people on sinking Tuvalu seek Australia's climate visas

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -More than one-third of the people in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu, which scientists predict will be submerged by rising seas, have applied for a landmark climate visa to migrate to Australia, according to...

A solidarity success and a climate failure: Thousands of Tuvaluans seek new visa to Australia

More than a third of people from the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu are seeking to move to Australia through an unprecedented climate visa scheme that opened last week. Signed by the two countries in 2023, the Falepili Union provides a pathway...

One in three Tuvaluans has applied for a climate change visa

More than a third of the people of the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu have applied for the world’s first climate change visa, which will allow them to move permanently to Australia, the BBC reports. Applications for the visa began on the 16th of...

1/3 Of Tuvalu Citizens Seek Australian Climate Visas To Escape Rising Seas

"Almost a third of all of Tuvalu’s residents have put in requests for the first batch of climate visas from Australia, as scientists fear the Pacific nation will be uninhabitable within the next 80 years." "Nearly one-third of citizens in Pacific...

Facing Rising Seas, Thousands in Tuvalu Seek an Escape Through Australia

As rising sea levels gradually swallow the world’s low-lying island nations, many citizens will have no choice but to leave their homes behind. In Tuvalu, one of the world’s most climate-threatened archipelagos, the migration has already begun....

One-third Tuvalu nation apply for Australian climate visa amid rising sea threat

Nearly one-third of citizens in Pacific nation Tuvalu are seeking a landmark climate visa to live in Australia as rising seas threaten their palm-fringed shores, official figures obtained by AFP show. Australia is offering visas to 280 Tuvalu...

In four days, nearly a third of Tuvalu applied to live in Australia

Nearly a third of Tuvalu's citizens are seeking a landmark climate visa to live in Australia, as rising seas threaten the Pacific nation's palm-fringed shores. Australia is offering visas to 280 Tuvalu citizens each year under a climate migration...

Nearly a Third of Tuvalu Residents Seek Climate Visas to Australia as Sea Engulfs Their Home

With more than three weeks to go until the deadline for citizens of Tuvalu to apply for a limited number of visas as part of an agreement with Australia, nearly a third of people in the tiny Pacific island nation had registered by Thursday in...

Climate exodus begins: Thousands of Tuvaluans seek Australia's landmark visa

SYDNEY, June 27 — Nearly one-third of citizens in Pacific nation Tuvalu are seeking a landmark climate visa to live in Australia as rising seas threaten their palm-fringed shores, official figures obtained by AFP show. Australia is offering visas...

Nearly one-third of Tuvalu seeks Australian climate visa

CANBERRA Nearly one-third of citizens in Pacific nation Tuvalu are seeking a landmark climate visa to live in Australia as rising seas threaten their palm-fringed shores, official figures obtained by AFP show. Australia is offering visas to 280...

Nearly one-third of Pacific nation Tuvalu seeks Australian climate visa

Nearly one-third of citizens in Pacific nation Tuvalu are seeking a landmark climate visa to live in Australia as rising seas threaten their palm-fringed shores, official figures obtained by AFP show. Australia is offering visas to 280 Tuvalu...

Hundreds of Tuvalu islanders seek Aussie ‘climate visa’

PUBLISHED : 26 Jun 2025 at 12:45 SYDNEY - Nearly one-third of citizens in the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu are seeking a landmark climate visa to live in Australia as rising seas threaten their palm-fringed shores, official figures obtained by...

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

Almost 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...

Tuvalu unveils its first ATMs

Tuvalu, one of the world’s most remote nations, has unveiled its first ever ATMs, at the headquarters of the National Bank of Tuvalu in the village of Vaiaku on Funafuti, the country’s main island. Tuesday’s ceremony marked a historic shift for...

Scientists to study Rotuma's biodiverse deep-sea ecosystems

A team of scientists and filmmakers from National Geographic Pristine Seas begins its expedition this week in support of marine protections in Fiji and Rotuma. The crew, which is made up of local and international experts, will study the South...

Lost at sea: How Tuvalu’s plight holds lessons for the future

What happens when a country ceases to exist? Where do its people go, who no longer have a citizenship to protect them? Statelessness usually follows conflict, or the dissolution or unification of a country, such as occurred with the Soviet Union,...

Tuvalu Fights On For Global Shipping Levy

Tuvalu fought alongside an alliance of Pacific, Caribbean, African, and Latin American countries to keep alive a greenhouse gas levy on shipping emissions at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London this week. Attending the...