Pacific Engagement visa Country Ballot Status
The Pacific Engagement visa (PEV) ballot for Pacific Island and Timor-Leste nationals commenced on 3 June 2024 and closed in August 2024.
Countries participating in the first PEV ballot include:
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- Nauru
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
- Timor-Leste
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade publish PEV allocations for each participating country on their web page
Pacific engagement visa.
The PEV Country Ballot Status table below provides details of each ballot. This includes the open and close period for submitting a registration and the status of each ballot.
The ballot selection process will be conducted during the selection period as outlined in the PEV Country Status table below.
The ballot status may show as follows:
PENDING – The Ballot is pending commencement or opening.
Active – The Ballot is
open and you are able to submit your registration.
CLOSED – The Ballot period for participants to submit registrations is
closed. No further registrations can be submitted and the selection process is pending for this ballot.
EXPIRED – Selections have been finalised for this Ballot. No further selections will be made from this ballot.
PEV Country Ballot Status table
Country
| Registration Open Date | Registration Close Date
| Status |
|---|
Federated States of Micronesia
| 03/06/2024
| 16/08/2024
|
Expired
|
Fiji
| 03/06/2024 | 02/08/2024
|
Expired
|
Nauru
| 03/06/2024
| 02/08/2024 |
Expired |
Palau | 03/06/2024
| 16/08/2024 |
Expired
|
Papua New Guinea
| 03/06/2024 | 02/08/2024
|
Expired |
Solomon Islands
| 03/06/2024 | 02/08/2024 |
Expired |
Timor-Leste | 03/06/2024 | 02/08/2024 |
Expired |
Tonga | 03/06/2024 | 02/08/2024 |
Expired |
Tuvalu | 03/06/2024 | 02/08/2024 |
Expired |
Vanuatu
| 03/06/2024
| 02/08/2024 |
Expired
|
Ballot Selection Period
The ballot selection process will begin after the ballot registration period is closed.
The table below shows the ballot selection period (open and close dates) for when the random selection of registrations will occur for each participating country ballot.
Country
| Selection
|
|---|
Federated States of Micronesia
| 19/08/2024 to 28/02/2025
|
Fiji
| 14/08/2024 to 28/02/2025 |
Nauru
| 09/01/2025 to 28/02/2025
|
Palau | 19/08/2024 to 28/02/2025
|
Papua New Guinea
| 14/08/2024 to 28/02/2025
|
Solomon Islands | 14/08/2024 to 28/02/2025
|
Timor-Leste | 14/08/2024 to 28/02/2025
|
Tonga | 14/08/2024 to 28/02/2025
|
Tuvalu | 14/08/2024 to 28/02/2025
|
Vanuatu
| 14/08/2024 to 28/02/2025
|
We have completed the random selection process for the Pacific Engagement visa ballot for all participating countries. No further selections will be conducted for the 2024-2025 program year.
If we selected you in the ballot you would receive an email with instructions on how to apply for a visa. Your status in ImmiAccount will show as ‘Selected’. If we did not select you in the ballot your status in ImmiAccount may show as ‘Expired’.
Selected participants have 120 days from the date of notification of selection to complete their visa application and submit it online.
For more information see
After you register.
All remaining PEV ballot registrations submitted in 2024 expired on 28 February 2025. If you were not selected in the 2024-2025 program year, and continue to meet the eligibility requirements, then you may submit a new registration in the 2025-2026 ballot. Further details for the next PEV ballot period will be published on the Department’s website.
