British Home Affairs committee to visit India and Bangladesh

London, Oct 1 (PTI) An influential committee of British
parliamentarians will visit India and Bangladesh shortly to
look at the new British Immigration System and the way it
affects workers coming over from South Asia to Britain.

These new laws mark a dramatic shift in Britain's
immigration policy.

The Home Affairs Committee will visit the VFS in Delhi
and Sylhet, have a tour of the Visa operation, visit the
ministry for Home Affairs in both countries and amongst others
will meet the Executive Director of Tata and representatives
from the business community at an open stakeholder meeting.

Rt Hon Keith Vaz M.P., Chairman of the Home Affairs
Committee has been apprised of these new regulations that will
cause enormous difficulties for people trying to come over to
work in Britain but also for British businesses trying to fill
vacancies for skilled positions.

It has been said that the minimum amount of money
required to be held in a person's bank account for many
positions is more than the "Prime Minister of India would
earn," Keith Vaz said in a statement.

Vaz said: "I am very pleased that the Committee is able
to visit India and Bangladesh to consider the way in which
these new rules will affect UK businesses, businesses from the
sub-continent who are often vital to the British economy, and
also the skilled workers that Britain needs to attract."

"We will be holding a stakeholder meeting during which
we hope to hear from a wide range of people including IT
experts, chefs, doctors, lawyers and more to begin to
understand any problems they foresee in occurring."