Ngonyaka owodwa kulandela ukuvulwa kabusha kwemingcele yase-US kubahambi bezindiza abangena ngaphakathi ngoNovemba 8, izikhathi ezixakile zokulinda zezinsuku ezingaphezu kuka-400 zabafake izicelo zama-visa ezivakashi zibambezela ukutholwa komkhakha wezokuvakasha obaluleke kakhulu wamazwe ngamazwe.
I-visa yase-US izikhathi zokulinda manje ziyisilinganiso esimangalisayo sezinsuku ezingama-400+ kwabafaka izicelo ze-visa yesivakashi okokuqala ngqa emazweni amakhulu ohambo lwangaphakathi. Izikhathi zokulinda zenhlolokhono ye-Visa zabahambi abavela e-Brazil, India nase-Mexico—manje ziyizinsuku ezingama-317, 757 nezingu-601 ngokulandelana kwazo. Lokhu kulibaziseka okweqile kulingana nokuvinjelwa kohambo, amandla okushayela Izivakashi zase-US ukukhetha amanye amazwe.
I-US Travel ilinganisela ukuthi i-US izolahlekelwa cishe izivakashi ezingaba yizigidi ezingu-7 kanye namaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-12 ekusetshenzisweni kwemali okulindelwe ngo-2023 kuphela ngenxa yezikhathi zokulinda ngokweqile.
OKUSHA: Isibikezelo sokuhamba esingena ngaphakathi siphakamisa isidingo esibalulekile sokunciphisa izikhathi zokulinda ama-visa
Ukuhlaziywa okusha kokubikezela okwenziwe yiTourism Economics kugcizelela isidingo esiphuthumayo sabaphathi be-Biden ukuxazulula inkinga ekhulayo yokucubungula ama-visa ezivakashi.
Uhambo olungena ngaphakathi kulindeleke ukuthi luhlale ngaphansi kwamazinga angaphambi kobhubhane ngo-2022 nango-2023-okuholela ekulahlekelweni kwezivakashi ezicishe zibe yizigidi ezingama-50 kule minyaka emibili kanye nama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-140 ekusetshenzisweni kohambo okulungisiwe kokwehla kwamandla emali. Lokhu kukhombisa ukwehliswa kwezivakashi eziyizigidi eziyi-8 ngo-2022 nango-2023 kuhlangene—kanye namabhiliyoni angama-28 emali esetshenziswa kwezokuvakasha—kusukela esibikezelweni sikaJuni 2022.
"Isibikezelo siwubufakazi obengeziwe bokuthi i-US ngeke nje ikwazi ukuxosha abahambi abasebenzisa imali eningi emazweni angaphandle."
UMongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-US Travel Association uGeoff Freeman wengeze wathi, "Yize ezinye izici zezomnotho zingase zingalawuleki, ukunciphisa izikhathi zokulinda ama-visa ezivakashi kulula kubaphathi beBiden uma nje bengakwenza kube yinto eza kuqala."
Umlayezo Oqondile: 'Bayalinda, Siyalahlekelwa'
Phakathi nesonto langomhla zingama-28 kuNovemba, i-US Travel izokwethula umzamo omusha wokugqamisa wona kanye amazwi athinteka kakhulu izikhathi zokulinda ama-visa ezimbi, okuhlanganisa abahambi okungenzeka ukuthi ukuvakasha kwabo e-US kubambezeleke ngenxa yokungasebenzi kahle ekucubungulweni koMnyango Wezwe, kanye nezintshisakalo zebhizinisi lase-US ukuzwa ubuhlungu bokulahleka kokuchitha uhambo ngesikhathi esidingeka kakhulu.
Lokhu kuzobandakanya iwebhusayithi yangokwezifiso, ngesiNgisi nezinye izilimi, ukuze ithwebule imibono yabangase babe izivakashi kanye namabhizinisi ase-US. Isizinda sizo:
1. Mema abahambi bomhlaba abathintekile ukuthi babelane ngobufakazi mayelana nokulinda i-visa yesivakashi sase-US;
2. Mema abanikazi bamabhizinisi amancane base-US nabaphathi ukuthi banikeze izitatimende zamathuba ebhizinisi aphuthelwe ahlobene nezivakashi ezimbalwa zamazwe ngamazwe;
3. Amaphepha amaqiniso okusingatha kanye nedatha enemininingwane yokulahlekelwa kwezomnotho kwase-US ngenxa yezikhathi zokulinda ngokweqile; futhi
4. Gqamisa izinto ezibalulekile zenqubomgomo ukuze usize ukunciphisa ukusilela emuva nokusheshisa ukucutshungulwa ezimakethe ezibalulekile zohambo oluya e-US
Izophinde ifakwe ezinkundleni zokuxhumana kuzo zonke izinkundla eziningi kusetshenziswa i-hashtag ethi #TheyWaitWeLose.
"Esikhathini esidlule, izithombe zezindiza nabahambi ababheke e-US zaziyimbangela yokugubha cishe iminyaka emibili yokuvalwa kwemingcele," kusho uFreeman. “Namuhla, unyaka ogcwele kusukela kuleso sikhathi esijabulisayo, ukusilela emuva okukhulu kwama-visa kugqugquzele izivakashi zethu eziningi ukuthi ziye kwezinye izindawo. Kuyisithiyo lapho abaphathi beBiden kufanele bazinikele ngokuphelele ekuxazululeni. ”
