Indian chefs start polishing your culinary skills; you may get a one-year visa to the UK. This is what the UK based Indian eatery owners have requested from the Government.
The proprietors of the Indian restaurants across Britain have conjured a document comprising of 75 pages requesting the UK Government to give a nod for one year visas for Indian chefs. They want the help of the chefs from India, to take their businesses to better heights.
The document prepared on behalf of the Indian eatery owners has been presented to British Prime Minister David Cameron, employment minister Priti Patel and UK home Secretary Theresa May. The current Indian restaurants in Britain which deal with takeaways and curry cuisines are facing business jeopardy and fear they may close down. There are about 1200 restaurants working on this “curry cuisine” line in the UK and almost one third out of them are undergoing this “close-down” fear. The situation demands that the Government should make this visa as an exception for the Indian chefs who are trained in preparing Indian foods.
The Founder of the British Curry Awards, Enam Ali handed over the submission to the authorities. The document submitted claimed “We propose a tightly-controlled, 
where expert chefs from outside the European Union (EU) are allowed to enter the UK on very strict employment terms. These terms would limit their employment to a maximum of one year with no right of return, no chance of residency or out-of-work benefits. We know historically that immigration is a political exercise for any party who wants to use it to gain a political advantage, but sadly it is the curry industry that is paying the price for it.”
The document spoke about the current needs faced by the Indian restaurant owners and added “We therefore urge the government to help our industry and we strongly recommend that the immigration laws covering bringing in chefs from abroad be made, even on a temporary basis, more adequately flexible. One suggestion would be short-term visas, similar to Germany, the US and the Middle East, where they have to leave the country after their term. There would be no burden at all on the welfare system or the taxpayers.”
The Government authorities differ on this viewpoint and feel differently as they feel that the kids of the Indian restaurant owners may get trained in profession undertaken by their parents, but the 2nd and 3rd generation lineage shows a predisposition to other lucrative professions.
