On August 2, ballots for the Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) closed for eight participating countries, with the exception of the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau who each received a two-week extension. Whether this will go unchallenged as unfair by other participating countries, remains to be seen.
The absence of Samoa, Marshall Islands and Kiribati in this inaugural round also means that 300 visas remain unaccounted for from the initial 3000 PEV country quotas that opened . . .