The Falepili Union treaty stream visa ballot for Tuvalu citizens opened on 16 June 2025 and closed on 18 July. Registration cost A$25 (Tuvalu uses the Australian dollar) and 3,125 people applied in the first four days. In total, 8,750 or more than half of Tuvalu’s citizens applied by the close of the ballot — ... Read moreDisclosure This research was supported by the Pacific Research Program, with funding from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The views are those of the author...