Ephendula ezindabeni zanamuhla zokuthi uNdunankulu wase-UK, u-Theresa May ngeke anikeze isizathu esifisweni saseNdiya sokufinyelela kalula i-visa e-UK yabasebenzi nabafundi, uTom Jenkins, oyi-CEO ye-ETOA, inhlangano yezokuvakasha yaseYurophu uthi:
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“Uma u-Theresa May efuna ukukhulisa izimpahla ezithunyelwa e-India, indlela elula nesheshayo yokwenza lokho ukwamukela izivakashi ezivela e-India ezizofika e-UK futhi zisebenzise imali yazo yangaphandle emahhotela, ezindaweni zokudlela, ematekisini, ezitolo nakwezinye izindawo ezikhangayo. Lokho kuzodala amathuba emisebenzi ngokushesha. Ama-visa ayisithiyo esikhulu sokuvakasha kwangaphakathi okuvela eNdiya. Lokhu kungabonakala ekuqhathaniseni ukusebenza kwezokuvakasha kwe-UK namanye amazwe aseYurophu adinga i-visa ye-Schengen.
I-visa yase-UK ingamakhasi ayishumi nambili ubude inikeza ukufinyelela emazweni amabili futhi ibiza u-£87. Kudinga ukuthi wonke umuntu abhale lonke uhambo lwamazwe ngamazwe kule minyaka eyishumi edlule, asho ubude besikhathi nenjongo. Ibuza imibuzo enjengokuthi: “Ingabe wake waveza imibono ethethelela noma ekhazimulisa ubudlova obuphekula nganoma iyiphi indlela, noma engase ikhuthaze abanye ezenzweni zobuphekula noma ezinye izenzo zobugebengu ezingathi sína? Ingabe zikhona ezinye izinto oye wazenza ezingase zibonise ukuthi ungase ubhekwe njengomuntu onesimilo esihle?”
Okucacayo wukuthi ukuba seSchengen kwenza izwe lidonse ukukhangwa ngomakhelwane balo. Imakwe kusukela ngo-2006, i-UK ibonise ukukhula kwedijithi eyodwa ezivakashini ezivela eNdiya, indawo ye-Schengen ibone ukukhula okungaba ngu-100%.
"Ngaphambi kokufika kwesivumelwano se-Schengen, noma yiliphi iNdiya elalihlela ukuya eholidini laseYurophu lalibhekene nezithiyo ezinkulu zeziphathimandla," kusho uKaran Anand, uSihlalo weKomidi eliphumayo le-Indian Association of Tour Operators. “Njengoba kwathatha amasonto ayisithupha ukufaka isicelo se-visa, akuzange kwenzeke ukuthi amakhasimende adlule izinyanga eziyisithupha efaka izicelo ukuze ahlele ukuvakasha. Ngakho-ke, i-Schengen ibe yintuthuko enkulu. Manje sesingakwazi ukuthengisa izinkambo ezinezindawo amakhasimende ethu afuna ukuzivakashela ngendlela ebingenzeki ngaphambilini. Ngisho nanamuhla inselele ephambi kwethu iwukuba silawule isidingo njengoba inani lamaNdiya avakashela indawo yaseSchengen likhula okungenani ngamaphesenti angu-25 unyaka nonyaka.”
“This is perfect example of comparative bureaucracy, “ said Tom Jenkins. “At the moment it is, obviously, politically impossible for the UK to enter the Schengen zone. But there is nothing stopping them emulating European levels of efficiency.
