Ukuphendula kwiindaba zanamhlanje zokuba iNkulumbuso yase-UK, uTheresa May akazukunika mhlaba kumnqweno waseIndiya wokufikelela lula kwe-visa e-UK yabasebenzi nabafundi, uTom Jenkins, i-CEO ye-ETOA, umbutho wezokhenketho waseYurophu uthi:
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"Ukuba uTheresa May ufuna ukonyusa ukuthunyelwa kwempahla eIndiya, eyona ndlela ilula nekhawulezayo yokuyenza kukwamkela iindwendwe ezisuka eIndiya eziza kufika e-UK kwaye zichithe imali yazo yangaphandle kwiihotele, iiresityu, iiteksi, iivenkile kunye nezinye izinto ezinomtsalane. Oko kuya kudala amathuba emisebenzi ngoko nangoko. Iivisa ngowona mqobo uphambili kukhenketho olungenayo olusuka eIndiya. Oku kunokubonwa ngokuthelekisa indlela ukhenketho lwase-UK oluqhuba ngayo namanye amazwe aseYurophu afuna i-visa ye-Schengen.
I-visa yase-UK inamaphepha alishumi elinesibini ubude inika ukufikelela kumazwe amabini kwaye ixabisa i-87 yeedola. Ifuna ukuba wonke umntu adwelise zonke iihambo zamazwe ngamazwe kule minyaka ilishumi idlulileyo, echaza ubude bexesha kunye nenjongo. Ibuza imibuzo enjengale: “Ngaba wakha wavakalisa iimbono ezithethelela okanye ezizukisa ugonyamelo lwabanqolobi okanye ezikhuthaza abanye kwizenzo zobugrogrisi okanye kwezinye izenzo ezinzulu zolwaphulo-mthetho? Ngaba ukhe wabandakanyeka kuzo naziphi na ezinye izinto ezinokubonisa ukuba akujongwa njengomntu onesimilo esihle?”
Okucacileyo kukuba ukuba seSchengen kwenza ilizwe litsale umtsalane wabamelwane balo. I-Benchmarked ukusuka kwi-2006, i-UK ibonise ukukhula kwedijithi enye kwiindwendwe ezivela eIndiya, indawo ye-Schengen ibone ukukhula malunga ne-100%.
Phambi kokufika kwesivumelwano se-Schengen, naliphi na i-Indiya eliceba ukuya kwiholide yaseYurophu lalijongene nemiqobo eyoyikekayo,” utshilo uKaran Anand, uSihlalo weKomiti ePhumayo yoMbutho wamaIndiya wabaSebenzi boKhenketho. “Njengoko kwathabatha iiveki ezintandathu ukwenza isicelo sephepha-mvume lokundwendwela, akuzange kwenzeke ukuba abathengi badlule iinyanga ezintandathu befaka izicelo ukuze benze amalungiselelo otyelelo. I-Schengen ke ngoko ibe luphuculo olukhulu. Ngoku singathengisa ukhenketho olubonisa iindawo abathengi bethu abafuna ukuzindwendwela ngendlela ebingenakwenzeka ngaphambili. Nanamhlanje umceli mngeni ophambi kwethu kukulawula imfuno njengoko inani lamaIndiya atyelela ummandla weSchengen likhula ubuncinane ngeepesenti ezingama-25 ngonyaka.
“Lo ngumzekelo ogqibeleleyo wothelekiso lolawulo,” utshilo uTom Jenkins. "Okwangoku, ngokucacileyo, akunakwenzeka ngokwezopolitiko ukuba i-UK ingene kwindawo yeSchengen. Kodwa akukho nto ibathintelayo ekulinganiseni amanqanaba aseYurophu okusebenza kakuhle.
