The. Reports say most Indians in Africa are considering settling in another country

- Numerous Indians showed interest in settling in the UK and Australia

- Indians are feeling insecure after the recent widespread violence and looting at Christmas

JOHANNESBURG: The recent racial violence in South Africa seems to have put the safety of Indians at risk, as large numbers of Indians have been fleeing their homeland of South Africa for hundreds of years and settling in other countries. Investigations and inquiries have been launched into whether a residency visa can be obtained. Violence in the recent past in the state of Christmas has burned down the houses and shops of Indians and looted them so heavily that Indians have now turned their backs on South Africa and feel desperate to leave this country forever and settle in another country permanently. Is.

Immigration consultants based in different cities in South Africa are being asked for a large number of visas from South African Indians. An estimated 1.5 million people of Indian descent have lived in South Africa for hundreds of years, and Indians make up one-third of the population at Christmas. Of course, the grandfathers and great-grandfathers of all these Indian-origin citizens came here during the British rule, around 150, in search of employment and farm labor, and later made South Africa their homeland, keeping their Indian culture intact. At present their sixth, seventh and eighth generation heirs live here.

Nicholas Avramis, owner of Beaver Canadian Immigration Consultants, said he had 10 per cent customers last July but expects it to grow to 50 per cent this year. "We have started inquiring about which countries in the world can get permanent visas from families where women are the head of the family and who have a business here and live in a joint family," Avramis said. Another visa consultant also said that people have shown more interest in settling in the UK and Australia. "We believe that a large number of Indians are considering leaving the country," said Robbie Regles, managing director of New World Immigration. A large number of Indians also showed interest in Europe, he added.