"Abemi baseNew Zealand abahamba ngeenqwelomoya ezikhethiweyo ze-Air New Zealand ukuya eLos Angeles kungekudala baya kuba namava aphuculweyo okuhamba ngenxa yeprojekthi edibeneyo phakathi kwe-US Customs kunye noKhuseleko lweBorder, iNkonzo yeCustoms yaseNew Zealand, kunye ne-Air New Zealand," watsho uMphathiswa weCustoms. UMaurice Williamson.
Le projekthi iza kubona ifom enye encinci ukuba igcwalise abantu baseNew Zealand abahamba eUnited States bedlula eLos Angeles.
"Enkosi ngentsebenziswano ye-US Customs kunye noKhuseleko lweBorder kunye neNkonzo yeCustoms yaseNew Zealand kunye ne-Air New Zealand, abakhweli akusayi kufuneka bagcwalise into eyaziwa ngokuba yi-I-94W yokufika."
INew Zealand lilungu leNkqubo ye-Visa yase-United States yokurhoxisa. Ukususela ngoJanuwari 2009, bonke abantu baseNew Zealand abaya eUnited States baye bacelwa ukuba bagcwalise isicelo sokungena kwi-Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).
Umnumzana Williamson uthe, “Esi sicelo sigqityiwe kwi-Intanethi kwaye sifuneka kubo bonke abahambi abasuka kumazwe eVisa Waiver. Ukuba abahambi ababhalisi kwi-intanethi, abayi kuvunyelwa ukuba bangene okanye bahambe nge-United States.
“Okwangoku, bonke abantu baseNew Zealand abahamba phantsi kwenkqubo yokurhoxisa i-visa nabo kufuneka bagcwalise iphepha (i-I-94W) xa befika e-United States. Le fomu iphindaphinda ulwazi olufanayo abayifakileyo kwiwebhusayithi yeESTA.
"Ukususa oku kuphindaphinda i-United States, ngokusebenzisa i-US Customs kunye noKhuseleko lweBorder, ifuna ukuqhuba iprojekthi yokulingwa ukususa ifom yephepha kunye nokuvavanya ukuchaneka kwenkqubo yewebhusayithi ye-ESTA."
Ngaphantsi kwelungiselelo lokulinga phakathi kwe-Air New Zealand kunye ne-US Customs kunye noKhuseleko lweBorder, abahambi baseNew Zealand baya kuba ngabokuqala emhlabeni ukufumana ukulungiswa lula yi-US Customs kunye noKhuseleko lweBorder ngokungagcwalisi ifom yephepha.
“IAir New Zealand neNew Zealand Customs Service ziye zasebenza nzima kwezi nyanga zili-12 zidluleyo ukuze zifezekise eli lungiselelo. Sakhethwa ukuba sibe ngumqhubi wenqwelomoya njengomzekelo obalaseleyo wentsebenziswano entle phakathi kwe-US Customs kunye noKhuseleko lweBorder kunye neNew Zealand. Ikwabonisa intembeko kunye nokuzithemba i-United States enayo kwiinkqubo ze-Air New Zealand.
“Ukukhetha iNew Zealand ukuba ibe yeyokuqala emhlabeni ukuvavanya le nkqubo intsha ngomnye umbonakaliso wobudlelwane obusondeleyo phakathi kwamazwe ethu amabini.
"Ngokusekelwe kwixesha langoku i-United States ayiyi kuhamba ngaphandle kwephepha kunye nayo nayiphi na enye inqwelomoya kude kube yi-2010", utshilo uMnu Williamson.
Eli linge liya kuqalisa nge-12 kaNovemba kwaye liza kuqhuba iintsuku ezingama-30. Iza kuhlawulela abahambi nge-Air New Zealand Flight NZ6 ukuya eLos Angeles kwaye ukuba iphumelele, inokwandiswa ukuya kwi-Air New Zealand transit Flights NZ1 kunye ne-NZ2.
Olunye ulwazi malunga ne-ESTA lufumaneka kwi-www.estanewzealand.com.
