Fiji inciphisa imithethonqubo ye-visa ukuze kubhekwane nokushoda kwezabasebenzi okukhulayo. I UNgqongqoshe Wezokufuduka, u-Pio Tikoduadua, umemezele ukuthi izivakashi zebhizinisi ezivela emazweni angu-105 angenayo i-visa manje zingahamba futhi zisebenze eFiji izinsuku ezingu-14 ngaphandle kwesidingo sokufaka isicelo.
UNgqongqoshe Wezokufika uthe izinguquko zomthetho wama-visa zihlose ukunikeza amabhizinisi endawo ukufinyelela kubasebenzi bangaphandle abanamakhono. Ukusho lokhu ngesikhathi kwethulwa isizindalwazi esisha soMnyango Wezokufika, egcizelela ukuthi le ndlela entsha ivumela abantu bangaphandle abanolwazi ukuba bavakashele isikhashana.
"IFiji iyaqhubeka nokulahlekelwa amakhono abalulekile ngokufuduka unomphela nokwesikhashana," esho.
“Ngenxa yalokhu, amabhizinisi adinga ukufinyelela kakhulu kumakhono abantu bangaphandle ukuze aqinisekise ukusekelwa okungaphazamiseki kokuphatha, ezobuchwepheshe nokunye.
“Sekuyiminyaka ethile lokhu kuwuhlelo oluyinkimbinkimbi kungenasidingo. Kubambezela ukufika kwezinsiza ezidingeka kakhulu futhi kwenezela emsebenzini woMnyango Wezokufika.”
Kusukela ngo-November 15, 2023, izakhamuzi ezivela kuwo wonke amazwe angu-105 angenayo i-visa engena e-Fiji ngenxa yezizathu zebhizinisi zizothola izimvume zokuvakashela ibhizinisi lapho zifika. Ngaphansi kwesigaba 9(3) soMthetho Wokufika ka-2003, bavunyelwe ukubamba iqhaza ebhizinisini, ekutshaleni imali, ekufundeni, ekucwaningeni, noma emsebenzini wokubonisana isikhathi esingafika ezinsukwini eziyi-14.
Abantu abafisa ukwelulelwa isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinsuku eziyi-14 zokukhululwa kufanele bafake isicelo semvume yokusebenza yesikhashana, njengokusho kwesimemezelo.
Ukuze anikeze incazelo nokugcina inqubomgomo yamanje, uNgqongqoshe Wezokufika, uMnu. Tikoduadua, wathi abantu abavakashela eFiji ngemihlangano, izingqungquthela, imibukiso, izinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi, noma ukuqeqeshwa abahlukaniswa njengezivakashi zamabhizinisi. Bangaqhubeka nokwenza lokho besebenzisa imvume yesivakashi evamile, njengoba kuwumkhuba njengamanje.
