Australia’s recent Pacific Engagement Visa has enabled up t o 3,000 workers and their families from the Pacific and Timor-Leste to migrate permanently to Australia each year.
- The Australia’s Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) is a new permanent resident visa for participating countries across the Pacific and Timor-Leste.
- It is aimed at building greater people, cultural, business, and educational links between Australia, the Pacific and Timor-Leste.
- The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme is a temporary migration program that will continue to help meet workforce shortages in rural and regional Australia, support the economic development of Pacific countries and Timor-Leste, and help workers build skills and experience.
