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| February 07, 2007 | Wednesday | Muharram 18, 1428 |
Applications for World Cup visas expected to rise
ST JOHN’S (Antigua), Feb 6: Applications for special Caricom visa should increase as start of 2007 World Cup approaches. Rose Blenman, Public Education Coordinator, Caricom insisted closer to the event, view was that interest in visas would increase.
The issue of Pakistan's request for a quantity of visas to be set aside for their citizens was also addressed. Interest, from Pakistan was deemed as moderate.
“I cannot confirm this number, but we know there is a slow to medium increase in number of visa applications from Pakistan. In December last Pakistan requested placement of a visa issuing site in Pakistan, but research did not support request.
“Presently, visas for Pakistan are issued in London. Up to start of single domestic space on Feb 1, there were less than 20 visa applications originating from Pakistan. It is anticipated number of visa applications from Pakistan, like other countries in the ICC Cricket World Cup, may vary according to performance of team.”
The Pakistan Cricket Board recently made a request for a visa office to be placed in Pakistan. PCB made it clear it would be making representation to West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to have process amended.
“Nasim Ashraf, PCB chairman, talked to WICB chairman Kenneth Gordon, who has promised to help, as he knows Pakistan is a cricket-loving country and a lot of people would like to see World Cup matches,” PCB spokesman Ahsan Malik said.—Agencies
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