Citizenship promise: An entire country is shifting to Australia; first agreement of its kind

Nearly 9,000 Tuvalu citizens, representing 82% of the population, have applied for Australia’s new climate visa program. This initiative, part of the Falepili Union pact, aims to provide a pathway for mobility as climate impacts worsen. The agreement also commits Australia to defend Tuvalu and gives them a say in Tuvalu’s defense pacts. Nearly 9,000 Tuvalu citizens, representing 82% of the population, have applied for Australia’s new climate visa program. This initiative, part of the Falepili Union pact, aims to provide a pathway for mobility as climate impacts worsen. The agreement also commits Australia to defend Tuvalu and gives them a say in Tuvalu’s defense pacts.