About PIDC

The Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC) was established in 1996, and is a forum for official immigration agencies of the Pacific Region. 

 PIDC enables Heads of immigration agencies to discuss issues of mutual interest and to foster multilateral co-operation and mutual assistance aimed at strengthening members' territorial borders and the integrity of their entry systems.

PIDCs' approach and work in the region is underpinned by its core values of commitment, openness, family and teamwork, trust and respect, integrity, innovation and flexibility, good governance, rule of law and leadership. Members are at all times expected to uphold these values and inspire those they serve.

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Our Members

Membership of the PIDC is open to all official government immigration agencies within Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and includes Australia and New Zealand. Immigration departments that have signed the PIDC Memorandum of Understanding to become members include:

American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Republic of Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna. 

Our Vision

Secure international movement of people for safe and prosperous Pacific Communities. 
 

Our Mission

Strengthen Pacific border integrity and promote economic prosperity through regional collaboration, modernisation, facilitating secure, seamless, and efficient international movement of people.

What we do

The PIDC's strategic objectives are:

  1. Enhance national immigration border to contribute to international security;
  2. Facilitate cross border travel to support social and economic development; and
  3. Collaborate to create effective national immigration agencies.

Our Work

The PIDC coordinates Members’ activities in several key areas of work such as:

  • Developing and harmonising immigration policy and legislation across the region to meet international standards
  • Collating, exchanging and analysing targeted information to build a clear picture of regular and irregular migration in the Pacific and support evidence-based policy
  • Representing the views of Pacific immigration agencies at regional and international forums, and collaborating with partner agencies
  • Ensuring immigration officials are equipped with the skills and tools to manage borders in the region and prevent immigration and related crime
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