Point System For Mauritians coming to UK
British Authorities intend to reintroduce Visas as entry prerequisites to the United Kingdom for all Mauritian citizens. This follows an increase in the number of illegal immigration cases.
This decision follows a Visa Waiver Test carried out last week by the British government which threatens to add Mauritius and nine other countries to the list of the 100 or so countries requiring an entry Visa to UK.
“We are closely monitoring the situation jointly with the Government of Mauritius and if by the end of this year, a notable decrease in the number of abuses and attempts of illegal immigration is not noted we will impose an entry Visa to Mauritian citizens,” John Murton, British High Commissioner said on Wednesday at the BHC.
According to Murton, there is a real problem concerning the security of official documents. “There are numerous cases of document forgeries such as birth certificates, marriage certificates and passports. Moreover a notable increase in the number of cases where Mauritian citizens have entered UK as students or tourists but have instead started working has also been observed,” he says.
In the same vein the British Vice-Consul, Steven Phettigrew, stated that many cases of forgeries have hopefully been uncovered. He added that a new digital recognition system will be set up to scan process every entry request to the UK.
John Murton also announced the introduction of a point system for those desiring to work or study in the UK. The aim is to ensure the transparency of procedures and allow every candidate to evaluate his own chances of obtaining a Visa.
What a load of rubbish!!!!
How many mauritians have you known to hit the headlines for murder, robberies, assault and rape??? Treated fairly??? Mauriritians have always been treated as cheap and people from low class here!!! Why don`t you ask the Bristish to queue up and get a visia to come to Mauritius where they show off??
Are you kidding me. I think it’s the best thing that the british authority can do. By doing so they can sort out those who are geuinely going to the UK as tourist or to visit their families or as students. because of illegaly and clandestine visitors,other genuine cases are being penalised and it was great time for thuis bullshit to cease.I don not advise anyone to stay illegal in a country because it always result in abuses by employesr and unscrupulous agents who explots the illegal aliens.I am thrilled at the idea that the genuine cases will be able to apply for a work visa. Think about it.when people from India Bangladesh, phillipines and you name go to Mauritius to work for less than what Mauritian would earn, it hurts..so stop bitching because the brits are also facing the same situation with illegal aliens working for peanut butter and living in precarious conditions..
one Mauritian was even linked to terrorism dude.so stop bullshitting….one mauritian is facing extradition for extortion and embezzlement…Mauritians are no angel….like you are pretending….
lol…so you think the brits would line up infront of the Mauritian embassy to get a visa to bring money to the Mauritian economy and sustain the tourism industry…are you nuts or something….if such were to be the case..they would all fly to the states and take a cruise to the caribean for much less cheaper than going to Mauritius…and dude….Mauritius is not the only country to have beautiful beaches..Nowadays you can easily get murdered or rape if you are a woman on your mauritian beaches even in broad day light…i just came back from there and i have never ever spent such a dull vacation in my whole life..It scared the shit out of me to roam the street of the Capital at night…and going to the beach on your own is not advisabe anymore…so stop talking shit…be grateful to the brits for sustaining our economy by buying our textiles, sugar and allowing nurses to work in the Uk for you to be able to while like you are right now…
i agree with kaushik
Kaushik,
U dont seem to be mauritian, so u dnt know how it feels!!! taking abt bullshit, i think u r a gud bullshitter!!
r26 pe dire….mo la grain in germer dan maurice…mais ca pa ve dire ki kan kikene koze gonaze mo applaudire li….si uk pe remette visa pou banne mauricien mo donne zotte 100% raison parseki akoze banne seki la bas illegal tou banne seki legale poingte du doigts….pas zisse mauricien ki abize…meme banne indien pas koner kotte alle gagne passport mauricien reusi rente la bas apres zotte fanner lerla blame alle lor mauricien….Mauritian noramlement ena bon reputaion dan uk as hard worker…banne kinne alle la bas pou faire nursing faire nou vraiment lhonneur alors pas akoze ene banne fatras ki refise pou travay dure maurice mais kan zotte dan uk zotte lave deriere banne anglais et pena la honte la dan mais zotte illegal…sa gate reputation le zotte mauricien ki legal dan uk et kinne travay dure pou seki zotte eter zordi…aster fauder lesprit inne gagne baizer sa pou dire embassade maurice impose visa lor banne Brits..zotte casse pou zotte et zotte kapave alle ailleur….maurice pas seul pays dan le monde kotte ena zoili la plage..aster ena maldives/seychelles/ et caraibes…apres ene lotte zaffaire encore…seki kontant ou pas kontant mo bie merde are zotte mais la verite blessant…nou bsin remerccier banne anglais ziska nou mort zotte inne tire nou banne ancetre depi linde emene zotte maurice sisnon zordi nou ti pou pe griller mailles vender dan linde ousois mort dan inondation ousois la famine…banne indians pas ti pe adore nou banne ancetre mais plitot ti pe maltriatre zotte sa meme zotte ti immigrer maurice…alors mo bien faire foute are linde et pou moi zotte pas big brother ene faire foute…mo croire mo assez poruver ki mo pas koze gonaze…et oui maurice inne vinne bien danzerer…sanne la ene tas kapave confirme sa…merci
i think mauritius must also impose a law that all tourist must have visa 2 come to mauritius. Because when we want to go to uk we need visa , we are treated as if we are terorist. Bane la bombarde nous are question. Nou gagne maltraiter.
La loi a maurice pas assez severe mo penser ti bizin renforci system immigration n visa !!!!!!
No you are not treated as terrorist….you are treated as a potential illegal alien becauase so many of your people do go their as student and ends up disappearing in nature and becomes illegal aliens…imposing visas on tourist from the UK…are you crazy….the brits could care less..they have money and can go elsewhere…mauritius is not the only country in the world that have beaches..yeah you can get raped on Mauritian beaches even in broad day light..or have all your personal belongings stolen…sorry to say …but the paradise is dead.
you know kaushik i haven’t met or heard such crap shit from any mauritian for a long time .and let me tell u that i am security agent with an international airline from the middle east been to uk several time and i live threee years of my life in uk but still i was traeted more like a terrorist at heathrow airport by your adopted motherland .for me you should not be even allowed to enter mauritius because for me somebody who doesn’t respect his own country are worse than a terrorist.lave derriere anglais ek meme suis li pour toi li parfait mais pas pour ene vrais mauritian .cheers buddy you are such a brits pet.
moi mo dacore avec zote tou except kaushik,maurice mo pays encore joli ci banne mauricien couma nous pas faire nou pays l`honner then i dont think kaushik u worth calling urself mauricien.ena beaucoup l`accassion qui mauricien been ill treaten in uk. At some point kaushik to p cause konnage
cheers
fier d`etre mauricien
Mo penser kaushik p koz nimporte. Li koz couma ene Mauricien kine lave derriere anglais pu li gagne so british. Mo sure ki sa droit rester line gagner la pane gagne facile, mais c pas a coz tone souffert pu gagner ki to bizin maltraite ban illegal. Ok zot ine frauder mais chak dimoune ena so raison. Kan Kaushik p dire line peur pu marcher dans city a soir et li peur pu al la plage, mo sure c a koz li ene mauricien ki fine naturaliser et line retourne Maurice p fer grand noir…a koz sa mem dimoune kitfois ine meprise li. Si to content to pays to conne to pays, to koz couma ene bon mauricien, nanier pas pu arrive toi dans Maurice. Ici immigration pena manier kozer r dimoune, traite toi couma ene suspect. Mo dire aussi ki Maurice besoin fer zot paye pu visa pareil couma mauricien payer pu al kot zot. Aster high commissioner li, li p dire ki mauricien ine perdi credibilite a coz sa mem pas p gagne visa facile. B si zot conner coume sa ki fer zot laisse dimoune apply, ferme visa service la. Non zot p gamble avek la vie dimoune, largent dimoune.. Mauricien pena credibiliter mais to laisse zot contigne apply pu visa??? to prend mem zot kas en conaissant bien ki pas pu donne zot visa…BHC p fer business r kas dimoune. Ferme visa service la mo dire ziska ki zot trouve mauricien credible, ARRET BEZ KAS MAURICIEN.
Ki credibiliter zot vine causer, ban british invahir partout, zot ine rentre dans la guerre ki pas pu zot. Zot ti vine prend Maurice, fer l’esclavage. Zot ine fer nu esclave, aster kan nu p envie al dans zot pays, zot p contigne trouve nu couma ban esclave zot pas le nu rente dans zot pays. Mais zot zot ti kpav donne nu ban encetre kot fouete…SA C CREDIBLE???? Credibilite…
Et zot zot vine maurice pu travail fer business tu. Dans Navy- Vacoas, zot gagne la kaz, chauffeur, jardinier, cuisinier, servante, babysitter….tu sa zot gagner facile. Toi Mauricien essaye al visite UK to gueter ki bez lor toi. Tone ramasse to kas, tone prend to ti conger pu al voir to ban fami, letan rentrer sa paker question imbecile zot poser la, fer toi peur, a koz sa ban question et zot manier cozer ki si ene dimoune ine ressi gagne rentrer li sauver parceki li calculer si mo bizin re passe par la bez sa, mo rester alors. Zot trop fer li difficile a koz sa meme dimoune sauver.
Eskize moi, mo gagne crise kan mo pense sa.
fuck off kausika…. espece de vendu… ta laire plus anglais que les anglais ,mais n’oublie pas que tu sera tjs un putain d’etranger pour les anglais …. xcusez moi pour ma vulgarite , mais ca me revolte de voire des trou duc pareil….
ps ps ( remember malcom x )
Dear friends,
In my view, it’s a very interesting debate and quite a “hot” one i would say. Visa or no Visa, i guess any countries should have some kind of control for those who are entering their land. Recently, i was burgled which means someone came into my property illegally. Well, at first it didn’t sink in until when i nothing few things were missing and breached of property. I call the police and had the forensic unit taking finger prints etc. If i felt i had the right to protect my property and my plot of land i acquired through hard labour why allow any outsiders to lurch into my home or as some of you call it ALIENS in a country that doesn’t belong to theirs. I personally doesn’t believe it is right to put boundaries to prevent others from achieveing good wills and contributing to a nation either locally or internationally. Recently, i have been to Ireland, possibly it’s another story. Why would Mauritians want to leave their country, paradise and specially mummy’s boys or daddy’s girls to share a bedroom with two or more other people! I am trying to make sense of what people really are after. Is it money, visa, status, pretentious?
In reality, every country has a right to make sure that they haven’t been exploited. Us as Mauritians we should try to understand and make sure that we allow others and ourselves the chances that come along without prejudice or bias. I really feel for most Mauritians who feel victimised by the procedures that they have encountered by the Embassy or immigration officers. If we are open-minded with a clear conscient why worrying about how people treated us. What goes round comes round! I’m a great believer that only a minority of people who makes us look like villian. I wish most of you who want to travel abroad to make sure that you are travelling for a purpose rather than a malicious one!
belive me friends kaushik is jealous may be he tried to abroad but i think he don’t have the chance that’s why he think uk should prevent anybody else u no why firnds he has the name of a man but he is like a shit as you no he is around 29 and yet never dated a girls as he fear the wrafth of his father as at this age to go to the shop he has to ask his father his father think thinks he is the clevest person in mauritius as he works in the bank so think friends what kind of shit he is
any body want to no where that shit leave just ask i will send his add on line
i believe that like evri destinations maurtian gov should impose visa requirements to ither nationalities and asked to pay for the visa.likewise if brits impose their law so should muritian law n authorities, enough of those days where we were looked down.if it continues we’ll never take a step ahead.moriz li 1 ile ou ena bcou lhorizon donc mo penc,peu importe visa ou pad visa nou pou prospere pareil.zot pou continuer vinn moriz pou investir ek en vacances.laisse apart angleterre mai ailleurs moriz considere com 1 perle,ki kote pa ena crime,le monde li pa parfait.ek kawshik mo penc ki its high time to be a proud mauritian,acoz sa mentalite la ki nou ban citoyen p kit nou pays,avc lidee ki moriz pa pou progresser,reste en bas li pied dimoune.couma to p dire lave fesse brits dan uk,si zot p faire li pou dipain diber dan moriz avc ban compagnie anglais mai kifer pa dan uk.
Depi mo la p ziste apprendre ek travail si ene coupe mo sorti avec camarade pou pub mauvais pense capave tombe dans lacole casino bien vite ici.bien bizin courage ek crois dans ene meilleur lendemain.Mo comense enbarase pou demande casse mo papa parce ki li travais mari dure maurice.comma pou dire mo p vine la main vide. govenrment ti bien capave aide nous ici au moins pou housing nous ti capave pay moins avec housing.si li capave aide asylum ki raport zero ici.
Apres mo fet conne zeleve p gagne problem avec lcbm ,sa p arrive depui 2006 ti p rode li maurice.Comma 2008 K d Gooriah encore principal ecole embete zotte prend casse.ene sausage comsa mo demande moi comment sa banne ki crois li pefer pou crasse.en tou ka bizin ena la main grand place depi ici ou maurice ki p gagne ene ti commision ar li li bien logik.
maurice ki bizin dimoune commerse pense grand en place guette societe ki pou dire avant zefant i content ki bizin.ek please change sa ministre la.
Depi mo la p ziste apprendre ek travail si ene coupe mo sorti avec camarade pou pub mauvais pense capave tombe dans lacole casino bien vite ici.bien bizin courage ek crois dans ene meilleur lendemain.Mo comense enbarase pou demande casse mo papa parce ki li travais mari dure maurice.comma pou dire mo p vine la main vide. govenrment ti bien capave aide nous ici au moins pou housing nous ti capave pay moins avec housing.si li capave aide asylum ki raport zero ici.
Apres mo fet conne zeleve p gagne problem avec lcbm ,sa p arrive depui 2006 ti p rode li maurice.Comma 2008 K d Gooriah encore principal ecole embete zotte prend casse.ene sausage comsa mo demande moi comment sa banne ki crois li pefer pou crasse.en tou ka bizin ena la main grand place depi ici ou maurice ki p gagne ene ti commision ar li li bien logik.
maurice ki bizin dimoune commerse pense grand en place guette societe ki pou dire avant zefant i content ki bizin.ek please change sa ministre la.
Ena osi example ene pilon plain verte li marrier vine la femme donne depent li p amuser
sarah ek pretty aparaman mo croire ki zot le mm.to cpv arrete coz nappa.eta nation manger , boire ferme discotec tou les weekend apres to dire gouvernment paye to housing… trouver mentaliter NATION pa pou changer
to kaushik: i guess u have gone nuts..i agree its dangerous to go in z capital at night but it has always been z case is it just today??as far as despite z fact i have been living in mauritius since 20 years no woman was raped in broad day cn u mention me a case plzzz because it might be my general knowledge is not updated(who knows)
i do think we should impose visa’s on britisher’s ,because britisher’s do take a piss when we come down here’ i agree we do need there money ,but when they end up in mauritius ages back they didnt asked before they came , i had my grand dad in the british army n he fought for them n i do bet if he come down to visit me down here’ it gonna be the same shit for him’ as we are classified as potiential alien in their land when we come down here’ i guess they forgot all the mauritians who fought for them in the second world war”’
it doesnt matter how much National insurance or taxes we pay them’to feed their beloved citizens on dol”those on benefit and all their single mums’ here” as far as illegal immigrant concern ,its only a small percentage of mauritian involve compared to indian or other africa origins countries”’ can they clarified how much illegal mauritian they got on their land???? i bet they wont bother to mention”’ watever britain is long gone” recession no jobs” illegal or legal dont give a crap about this county anymore”’
je me demande qui e c mec kaushik…tu parle creol te mauricien,mais comment ose tu parler des mauricien ainsi moi,je pense que tu conais pas vraiment qui sont vraiment les anglais ouvre les yeux bonne homme les anglais sont les pire persone qui exite sur cette terre..je prefer que maurice fait des j’affaire avec la france que l’anglaiterre..peu tu me dire par example que fond les nouvau membre de l’union europenne(poloin,lithuanie,estonie)a quoi ils contrubu dans l’union..alor que ‘ile maurice a des plu grosse revenue que c pays mais eu ils sont europeen e peuve travailler en europe sens visa alor que nou on galer cousin..ils fau que tous les mauricien sois solidaire e montre au europeen qui nous somme c pas en nous critiquand entre nous q’on va arriver a quel que chose..L’UNION MAURICINNE
every british citizen shuld apply for visa b4 they set foot on mauritius soil…i feel sorry for our mauritian …first time com to england and been interogated like criminal b4 let u in the united kingdom..moi ine bizin marier pu gagne papier et passport englais..age 21 got married..i learn my lessons..england is hell on earth..am not british but my 4 children it is..it shuld be fare.dan morice mo ti demande immigration pe stamp mo passport,,ki fer to laisse englais rentrer freely..li dir non ena mo deporter..mo dir li zot fer moricien danse toupi avan laisse rentrer..passport englais pass partout…sa mem lavie..
I do not think that imposing visa conditions on British tourists will solve the problem. We need to remember that tourism is an important source of income to our country and restricting Brits from coming to Mauritius will be be a hard blow to our economy especially now that we are getting drawn deeper into the mire of this worldwide economic downturn. We should in fact open up to global tourism because we want to grow and have a healthy economy. The Brits do not come to Mauritius to make money but to spend money while Mauritians go to the UK not to spend money but to make money. So we need to acknowledge this reverse dynamics. If the UK is thinking about imposing visas on Mauritian tourists, then its high time for Mauritians to rethink their conduct. I personally know a lot of people who “mistakenly” think that life in the UK is great and they put in place vicious and illegal strategies (coming as students, working on the black market etc.) to enter the UK and then they are caught and this damages the reputation of all other Mauritians who are genuine students and who study and work to partly finance their studies. Because of such conduct, honest people who have worked hard and adhered to straight values will have to bear the consequences of the visa requirement. I often travel to London for short period to visit family and it is convenient for me to go to London whenever I want but if i needed a visa, that would have stopped me from travelling so easily. We have been very lucky that for the past years, we were allowed (and still are) to visit the UK without visa requirement. So instead of bitching about the fact that the British authorities ask us questions about ourself, our financial means, the purpose, length and place of our visit (perfectly relevant questions), better be ready for it and as Rekha says go with a clear and honest purpose not a malicious and illegal one.
wht an amazin debate!!well, i think si nu bzin visa pu alle visite UK…i shuld be fair ki anglais aussi bzin visa pu vinne maurice..they are given tooo many facilities….law is law..everything shuld be fair….our Mauritian government is too lenient….
First of all sorry guys but this is the truth. Brits does not like anyone to come to the UK and most of all they are racist pigs. A personal story I was beaten up by some british tugs who can me a fucking paki and even wee on my face and that stupid kaustik is talking about Mauritius being dangerous what about the Uk. Here you can get kill because of your skin colour no matter what time of day. The second thing that I want to discuss about is yeah you do not need a visa to come to the uk as a tourist but on your arrival at Heathrow you will be bombarded with questions and still you will need an entry clearance to get in. Thirdly students are allowed to work 20 hours a week in the uk and fourth in Mauritius anybody may it be a tourist or Mauritian citizens everybody is entitled to free health care and medication this not the case in the uk where you have to pay for your own medication and whereas tax is concern you are allowed to claim back your income tax if you decide to leave this country but not your NI contribution so are they not making money on our head so stop bullshiting. Mauritian like kaustik makes me fume so go and clear the Brits ass and don`t you dare call yourself mauritian asshole. You are a fucking prick and hope to die in hell cunt.
hey
vijay quand tu dit NATION esqe tu fais refererence a la race cretiene? prsque je conais pas des creol qui s’appel pretty….boufon
Nazeem, you come across as being an extremely frustrated person with many bad experiences in the UK. These seem to be stopping you from thinking clearly about the important issues.
1. If the authorities “bombard” you with questions at the airport, its because they need to ensure that your case is genuine. I have been asked such questions and sometimes i thought that their suspicions were unjustified but not their questions.
2. “students” are allowed to work 20 hours because “students” study for the rest of their time. Time restriction on student visas help to distinguish genuine students from fake ones. If you have been a student, you must know that students can work full time during their vacation! what’s wrong with that? In any case, many countries impose working restrictions on students which is completely grounded, so whats wrong if the UK does it?
3. You cannot compare the NHS with the public medical services in Mauritius. In Mauritius, public doctors are extremely underpaid for what they do, medications are bought cheaply from India etc., one doctor deals with many more patients than does a British doctor, a Mauritian doctor does not have time to listen to your whole story or give you advice or address your concerns as does a British doctor. So I guess if you have to pay some money to get your medication and to see a doctor, you should be happy that you are getting better medical service than from a Mauritian hospital.
4. About the NI – i think you are forgetting that the standard of life in the Uk is much more expensive than Mauritius.
Seeing how bad your language is and the extent to which you “fume”, no wonder the Brits peed on your face. You dont just get killed walking in London “only” because of your “skin colour”. Thats bullshit.
yes van
mais la ce une question de dignite, si toi tu pense que l’ecomie maurienne depend des anglais bin c que te un boufon sens cervel, nous somme tous ego sur cet terre allor prquoi il impose temps de loi au gens,,maurice peux servive sens l’anglaiterre mais parent sont dans la politique a l’ile maurice est je sais de quoi je parle,,,,PAS BESOIN DES TOURISM ANGLAIS MERDE
Riki, il y a une distinction entre l’égalité des humains (qui est incontestable) et la souveraineté des états (qui est incontournable). Les états sont indépendents et donc libres à aménager leurs règles commes ils entendent. Si Maurice peut profiter du tourisme (que ce soit britannique, allemand, américain, australien – peu importe) pour faire progresser son économie, il faut qu’il rende les règles plus souples et si les Britanniques veulent contrôler l’immigration ILLEGALE, ils sont justifiés à rendre leurs règles d’entrée plus strictes.
On ne peut pas réfléchir en terme de réciprocité sur les conditions d’entrée car les enjeux pour Maurice sont différents de ceux du Royaume Uni. Il faut arrêter de réfléchir en terme de “Les anglais p imposent visa, donc maurice aussi bizin impose visa”. Les mauriciens doivent plutôt réfléchir sur ce qu’ils peuvent faire pour empêcher les autorités britanniques de commencer à imposer des visas sur les touristes mauriciens. Il faut vraiment qu’on arrête d’abuser des privilèges qui nous ont été accordés grâce à l’acharnement de notre gouvernement et après de très longues et difficiles négociations.
Pendant longtemps, beaucoup de mauriciens se sont rendus au Royaume Uni comme touristes et se sont installés définitivement comme des sans-papier. Aujourd’hui, cette attitude fait des mauriciens des “illegal immigrants” et par conséquent oblige les anglais à prendre des mesures plus strictes pour contrôler l’immigration illégale.
Moi je ne veux pas que les anglais imposent des visas sur des touristes mauriciens ou que Maurice impose des visas sur des touristes anglais (donc situation actuelle à perdurer). Ce que je veux c’est qu’on arrête de magouiller et de s’infiltrer comme des clandestins au Royaume Uni . Ce comportement nous coûtera très cher et fera de tous les mauriciens, sans distinction, des victimes.
bien van
tu reagie comme un vrai mauricien, c bien j’aimerai bien si tous les mauricien a la meme atutude que toi d’abutude je felicite persone mais la bravo,,,mais sinon il y a un truc a quoi je pense tu sais les mauricien qui reste en anglaisterre sens papier c vrai que c pas bien suis tous a fai conte,,mais quand tu regarde un pays comme l’ireland qui a 200,000 immigre sens papier en amerique que pourtemps l’ireland c un pays riche’ alor c difficile de comprende vraiment pourquoi les gens choisie d’autre terre pr s’instaler…je pense + que c un choix de vie, que l’economie d’un pays…A + GRO
Boff… fact is that mauritian are involved in many criminal offences in UK but dwellers in Mu are not aware.. i can mention that a certain ‘Hans’ student at university studying Law,(LLb) is involved in fraud. he lives in edmonton Green and Riv du Rempart in mauritius. Son of a police officer.. what a shame!! yet thats how mauritian behave!! others are involved in fake notes, well thats a couple of them.. but there are more.. try to be up to date people!!
The illegal immigrant situtation in the UK is beyond belief and taking a massive toll on the country’s resources. The UK needs to tighten it’s laws for all visitors whether they are Mauritian or not.
The majority of Mauritians that go to the UK as visitors return as planned, but a fair few do not. They stay illegally in the UK “pou sey trace un la vie”. This effectively ruins it for the rest of the legitimate Mauritians who only wish to study and visit the UK. Hence the endless list of questions and scrutiny at the immigration offices.
Someone above mentioned getting UK tourists to apply for visa etc. when they come on holiday. Why? About 99.9% of them have no wish to work illegally in Mauritius and they only come for the sand and beaches. Being more strict on tourists will tempt them to other destinations and ruin the tourist industry in Mauritius.
Whether one like it or not it will be introduced sooner or later to combat terrorism and safeguard jobs in the uk, for the Europeans .Few Mauritian have push their luck too far so that will make it difficult for others .Mauritian have a good standard of education with very few illiterate among the island population so you got to be proud what the government has acheived. We must not forget how we left the island searching for jobs abroad in the sixties in hospitals and post office working for £5.00 a month even then we sacrificed to send money home to Mauritius to support our large families . Mauritian families have received lot of financial help from us in the Uk and from others abroad . In this difficult time in the world, thing are changing so fast we have to accept changes and adapt, most of all respect the laws of a country and make us a good citizen, critisizing it dont get us anywhere . Student who want to study for Phd etc there is other countries offer better opportunities better education and cheaper too is up to the student to see what is available many informations is on the world wide web. As for tourist one must not rely on them. even my daughter after visiting her grandmother in vacoas after 20 years last september ,when Gran ask her when you are coming again, answered Gran there many places in this big world for me to visit ,now in marakesh, then planning 6 months in NEW ZEALAND , people make their own choices so is there ,if you need visa you will get visa in proper way by paying a fees at the moment Uk is losing money from the countries which dont need visa .If one is highly motivated enough it can create wealth and enhance resources . After all we are only a temporary visitor to this world or mother earth we must share and help others .
I’m British born but refuse to call myself British or even English-this is something my parents taught myself and my sister and brother. They went over to the UK in the late 60s to do nursing and have done well for themselves. After uni i got married to a guy born in Mauritius though with British nationality before marrying me as he spent over 10 yrs in the UK. We emmigrated to Mauritius over 5 yrs ago and as my husband says-he is like a lion in his country as there’s nothing better than being in one’s own homeland. For me it is different as i am truly divided. By the way i’m not from east London or from London itself but from the south coast where the area is exclusively white. I went to a renowned private school where everyone was white except me and i can tell you i spent the most horrific time of my life there amidst severe racism and bullying. I always longed for a close Mauritian friend as my culture had always been vastly important to me but grew up into a reclusive solitary person.
Now that i am in Mauritius however i am noticing to what an extent Mauritians on the whole (not all), are hell bent on trying their luck in the UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland etc and i ask myself WHY??? We have to build our country not slave away in another country which will never give us the respect and honour that is our due. My sister and her husband are wanting to emmigrate to Mauritius shortly and my little brother wants to be a pilot for MK! Can you believe the loyalty lol. We identify with our parents’ homeland, indeed they are returning soon themselves.
Unfortunately the UK is a known target for illegal immigrants, terrorist activities, you name it so there have to be law enforcements for this. In any case if you have nothing to hide then all is well but the more the few that spoil it for the rest persist, then ultimately the worse it gets.
One cannot simply reyalliate and say ok lets toughen Mauritian visa restrictions-i get properly scrutinized at immigration on arrival in Mauritius and the men sitting at the desks try to make me feel like an intruder but at the end of the day they’re just doing their jobs so i don’t take it personally, whereas at Heathrow its got to be done that way i’m afraid ( i should know, i used to work there).
We all know or have members of our families living ‘illegally’ in Europe and frankly that’s their choice but then again they have to be prepared to face the consequences. Where i live in Mauritius, there have been a number of Bangladeshis who having completed their work contract have goe into hiding but since they’re so verily easy to spot, they have been deported and rightly so-can you imagine how this country would become if all the Toms Dicks and Harrys would all put their mark here? Unfortunately this is what has happened to London, Leicester, Birmingham etc and it really doesn’t look good.
Britain should bring out the ID card asap and that alone will be the sole deterrant for those wishing to outstay their welcome. Indeed the British do not make anyone welcome; with their history of raping other countries of their wealth and accumulating these stolen goods and protecting their white territories- Australia, Canada etc, why on earth should we give them more???
Come on everybody lets all unite to make our Mauritius the best-we have the brains, the resources and the passion to stand on our own two feet.
Razia, there is racism and communalism in mauritius too. There are so many mauritian politicians who practise at their free will ‘scientific communalism’ to divide and rule in mauritius. It is only recently that the mauritian parliament has tried to adopt an Equal Opportunity Act inspired from the UK version but in this day and age there is no race relations legislation in force in Mauritius, a multicultural country.
I find it strange and hard to believe how a person like you who pretends to hold UK citizenship seems to be anti-british . Your parents and yourself although you hate Britain that much yet should be thankful and show some respect for a tolerant and democratic country like Britain. Britain is a Christian country with a majority of 97% and as non-christians , your parents had been welcomed into Britain to better themselves and as a result they could afford to give you a private education. Had they not migrated to the UK in the late 60′s as you mentioned , they would probably not able to manage to achieve anything.
The United Kingdom, a Christian country , has allowed people from all corners of the world and religious backgrounds to come and migrate here for a better life.
You have also mentioned terrorism!!! it is a good point to note that Britain has been too liberal and tolerant .. if a christian enters some parts of the world with a cross round his neck and worst with a Holy Bible in his luggage , he could be go to jail!!! but in tolerant Britain, there are people holding British Passport, using the generous housing and social benefits facilties yet they are anti-british, anti-christians and want to destroy this country!! What a shame!!
These responses are so typically Mauritian. You have no backbone. In life, you either take it or leave it. If you are treated like terrorists, don’t go to UK. There are thousands of Mauritians who are queuing up to take the next plane either legally or illegally. Let’s face it, they all do much better than in the rathole back home. So, Razia, wise up. How would you have attended an elite private school and who taught you how to think?
Make your choices and shut up.
The immigration officers at Heathrow are also making their choices eg to admit this fellow who has no return ticket and 100 pounds in his pocket or not. He hardly has the money to stay in a hotel for a few nights. By the way, there is a law in UK that nobody can be homeless. Accomodation must be found for all these immigrants who enter UK and got nowhere to stay.
Simple, if you don’t like it, don’t go.
No no no-you can’t undestand my point of view-probably as i’m from a different background expressing a viewpoint that certainly seems alien to you. How can i hate Britain-the country of my birth and for that matter my mother tongue? I spend 4-5 months over there every year as i miss it there and am fortunately able to divide my time between here and there- I don’t pretend to have a British passport though it is i understand seen to be one of the most highly valuable precious artefact for the lay mauritian. It seems that you cannot imagine or believe England has a disgused hypocrisy where it concerns non -whites. I am not anti-British and i am most grateful for the education that i have been priviledged and i might say entitled to. However coming from a part of England which is indeed predominantly white and Christian though Christianity in Britain i have to say is seriously waning, i aswell as all members of my family have experienced undeniably strong discrimination, racism and bullying which simply one would not encounter over here. By the way where does anti-christian come into this agenda???Unless one has experienced it one cannot perceive because these types of cases do not exist here. Myself ,my husband, my sister and bro-in law not to mention my parents have each and every one of us have and are paying taxes of around 1000 pounds stirling (each) every month and yet even though born over there remain as second class citizens in the whites’ eyes. Where is the respect that is our due? We drive luxury cars which the whites here cannot understand how that has come about- my mum tells them when she sees them looking disapprovingly: “we’ve worked hard for this.” We work damn hard-and have to prove ourselves constantly 10 times more than them. Betwen them when they ponder the spelling of a word they ignore us when we know the correct answer as on the whole we are more intelligent yet they deny the fact and always try to keep us ‘in our place’. As a doctor my sister faces racism daily whereby patients do not want to be seen to by her. As a Cambridge grad her peers treat her with indifference. Had that had been one of their own they wouldn’t be able to keep from bragging. There’s so much negativity, jealousy, contoversy etc. It is a white world, white supremacy is very much in your face. The area where we are from is voted no. 1 in the entire UK for its quaity of life, quality of education and boasts the top proffessionals aswell as a millionaires’ haven. When president Obama was elected i witnessed how there was an uproar between the whites in a local supermarket. They don’t hide their feelings over here. My sister and i were merely used as statistics in school as is my brother for the time being and were never acknowledged in the way that our counterparts were. By getting higher results, we were not presented with the prizes which had already been predestined for the others. My parents backed us up and attempted to take the matter further but no joy. We were not made to feel free to express our cultural identity-had we been brought up in London then you could say that would’ve been different. Not everywhere in Britiain is bad-quite the contrary but such places as these do exist and the injustices naturally unfair. Since my sister and i had no wish to date English guys and were not conformists to our peers we were then labelled as lesbians. Fasting the month of Ramadhan was something they found ridiculous-teachers and all. This is an elite private school with the kind of whites who are in powerful aristocratic positions who are intolerant of those not in the same league as them. And that is only the beginning. All this had ultimately made me want to give up my cultural heritage and want to be something i’m not-white. It wasn’t until i started
uni that everything was fine-but then again i went to king’s College London so some of the types i encountered earlier were also here.
I do not agree with the comment that all mauritians are doing better than the so called ‘rathole’ i presume you label your country with. I f you call it so then the reason for its being is your own-wise up yourself. A lot of the backward way of thinking about Mauritius is unfortunately from those people with little or no education who still believe this country should be under British rule. For them to show a bit of determination, hard work and effort to better themselves in their own homeland to thus prosper themselves and the country is not a notion they hold with as these types of people are most often lazy and ignorant. Jobs they wouldn’t dare to hold here they are yet willing to do in the UK or elsewhere thinking they’re going to make it big and come back here, splash the cash and then buy real estate-come on get real. Then there’s those who are leading good lives here but thinking the grass is greener, take off to Canada only to find themselves in the most remotest areas as these will be the places they are required to build infrastructurally-and not necessarily in the domain that they had hoped for-example: a teacher from a Loretto school and her husband a bank manager ending up doing basic babysitting(as no relevant course prior to this has been undertaken) and roadworks. 2 teachers at a private secondary school here are now cleaners in Alberta.They are too ashamed to come back so are making out that everything’s rosy. A relative of mine who owned 2 buses complete with drivers and conductors now waitressing in a shabby pakistani owned restaurant. His parents have to keep sending him money every month. His wife wants to come back with their child as she can’t get a job, so where is the progress? Another relative of mine who’s had restrictions imposed on him due to processing too many letters of invitiations to illegal mauritians whereby 2 recently were deported ( each married over here with kids yet married over there aswell without their families knowing over here) and who are hellbent on returning as they simply have no desire to do something with their lives over here. Then there is a cousin of mine here who was bragging to all that he’s going for good to the UK as he will claim benefits and get a council house and not work thinking he could cheat the system-he returned after 2 weeks as he couldn’t hack it.
Yes it is everybody’s choice to see if they can make a go of things but one should be aware as to the outcomes, so be prepared to face the consequences. The opportunities that once were do not exist anymore- it is simply too competitive, above and beyond over here. Having a degree means nothing as everyone does as indeed it is reaching this state over here. Illegal immigrants enter at their own peril and its no-ones fault if they don’t have enough money to support themselves when they knew the score to begin with. Accomodation for these have to be the designated asylums near the airports holding these illegal immigrants ready for deportation. Coming as students and outstaying their welcome by going into hiding is something else and should be tackled differently, they’ve paid for their respective courses but then the condition was that after the course they should return.The UK remains a soft touch compared to the likes of France
A lot of the British are aware of the fact that since they colonised 52 countries, it seems only fair that this country is fair in its tolerance in welcoming others and quite rightly so, but then by abusing the system the tolerance is weakening and you can’t blame for what’s happening.
When people like myself and my family have contributed to England in a major way and can reflect on what we’ve had to endure, we are now happy to contribute to Mauritius ina pro-active forward thinking way and that is a very rewarding fulfilling sentiment to have-perhaps still not understandable to some who remain still unappreciative and plain ignorant of the potential staring at them in their own country. How sad.
Slavery was long ago abolished-and by the British themselves, so i repeat why willingly enslave yourself for those whose only desire in you is none other than exploitation? Take all of us out of Britiain and Britain will cease to exist. Those like myself are fleeing from the UK-we’ve paid our dues thankyou very much.
I am a Mauritian student and i recently travelled to the UK on transit. They gave me a visa but bombarded with questions.They even asked me how many bones are there from the ankle to the toe. They seem to illtreat you in front of people from different countries. But in a way,i see that it will be good to reintroduce the UK visa system for Mauritians. At least,we are not going to get illtreated in front of the british people and other foreigners.
It’s a truth that Mauritians have always dreamt of going to Uk to make money and that too at any expense even without good knowledge of English language. I have met many mauritians in Uk , they sweep floors in the airports, some wash cars and some even clean toilets. This is a shame for Mauritians who illegally enter the Uk .They prefer to be the servants of the British than serving their own country.
Well done Rajeev!
keep it up………………..
Mr Kaushik Big Up man , I really appreciate your Posted views cause there’s a lot os shit things happening to this country and the people living there are so dumb to realise it , just by reading the daily headlines on the On-line News like defi-media, or even on this site its not a fucking Paradise As they say!!!! My Worst Holidays i Had for me and my friends heading to the French Caribbean Or Reunion Island Next Time
MOST MAURITIAN STUDENTS USE EUROPEANS TO GET VISA IN UK.
THEY PRETEND BIG LOVE , THEY WANT TO GET MARRIED QUICKLY AND AS SOON AS THEY GET RESIDENCE PERMIT BASED ON RELATIONSHIP WITH EU CITIZEN, THEY DISSAPEAR, THEIR LOVES ENDS IN ONE DAY, THEY CHANGE ADDRESS PHONE NUMBERS AND WORK AND SHOCKED EUROPEANS CRIES ALONE SLOWLY REALISING THAT IT WAS A SET UP.
MAURITIAN VISA FRAUDSTERS FROM UK AND IRELAND GET LOST FROM EUROPE.
MAURITIAN VISA FRAUDSTERS USE GOOD EUROPEAN CITIZENS TO GET VISA.
THEY PLAY ON PEOPLE’S EMOTIONS, NEVER TRUST THEM !!!
NEVER MARRY MAURITIAN, NEVER APPLY FOR ANY CIVIL PARTNERSHIP, BECAUSE YOUR MAURITIAN LOVE WILL DISSAPEAR NEXT DAY WITH NEW VISA IN PASSPORT.
EUROPEANS BEWARE PRIMITIVE MAURITIAN VISA FRAUDSTER WHO PRETEND WEAK AND HONEST PEOPLE AND WHEN U HELP THEM THEY STEAL ANYTHING U HAVE AND EVEN THEIR FAMILIES WILL NEVER WANT TO TALK TO U , NOBODY SAYS I AM SORRY… THEY R CHEATERS AND VISA FRAUDSTERS. PRIMITIVES.
REGARDS TO MAURITIAN VISA FRAUDSTERS FAMILY FROM RIVIERE DU REMPART.
VILLAGE MRKT SLUMS IS THE BEST.
NOW ITS TIME TO PAY BACK….LET ME GET FEW MAURITIANS PREGNANT AND DISSAPEAR.
AND FINALLY I DIDN’T MEAN THAT WHOLE NATION IS A NATION OF PRIMITIOVES, I BELIVE IT’S JUST A GROUP OF UNEDUCATED PEOPLE FROM LOWEST CAST, PRIMITIVES LIE AND CHEAT AND USE EUROPEANS TO GET VISA AND AFTER IMMEDIATELLY DISAPEAR TURNING THOSE EU CITIZENS LIFE INTO HELL.
ALSO I THINK THAT VISA FOR EUROPEANS WILL BE GREAT IDEA, U HAVE WONDERFUL BEACHES AND MANY BEAUTIFUL PLACES, AND MANY EUROPEANS WANTS TO SEE THEM, USE IT TO MAKE SOME MONEY PEOPLE…
MOST EUROPEANS DOESN’T NEED 5 STARS HOTELS…2,OR 3 STARS WILL DO EASLY FOR MOST OF US.
BUT, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE MENTALITY, MOST OF U R VERY LAZY AND HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO IN LIFE, JUST SLEEP AND EAT TAHTS IT.FUNNY. BUT MEANS NO ACHIEVEMENTS.
DO U PEOPLE KNOW WHAT FREE MEDIA IS?
FREEDOM OF SPEECH…. SO WHY ADMIN DELETED MY POST ABOUT MAURITIANS WHO PLAYS ON EU CITIZEN’S EMOTION USE THEM FORCE THEM TO GET MARRIED, THEN GET RESIDENCE PERMIT AND THEY DISSAPEAR FOREVER WITHOUT SAYING A WORD…
WHAT A VICTORY..VISA STAMP IN THE PASSPORT…AND SILLY EUROPEANS CRY ALONE COULDNT BELIVE THAT THAT POOR WEAK MAURITIAN WAS IN FACT PRIMITIVE STRONG ANIMAL WHO PLANNED EVERYTHING VERY CAREFULLY.
VISA FRAUD MARRIAGE FRAUD SEE MOVIES ON YOUTUBE, SEE HOW PEOPLE CRIES AFTER BEING SCAMMED BY INDIANS AND MAURITIANS.
WHY U DO IT THIS WAY?
WHY U HAVE TO USE AND DESTROY GOOD AND WEAK PEOPLE TO GET VISA ?
WORD OF ADVICE:
SAY IT FROM THE BEGINING..IT ‘S ABOUT VISA ONLY…. MANY PEOLE MAY HELP, SOME SAY NO THNX..
BUT AT LEAST U DONT HEART ANYBODY.
BE HUMAN NOT AN ANIMAL.
PEACE.