I for one beg to differ with Pushpa Mam' when she mentions that Foreigners who helped make Goa what it is today are no longer welcome to stay" It's not a one sided traffic, but who ever and whereever an expat . invests in any part of the world he pumps in finance for his investments and if the business booms he would be transfering his foreign exchange to where he belongs. So a person invests and gets returns too.
Goa is not what it is today because foreigners have invested in Bakeries or restaurants , why not see it the otherway round since Goa is a hot tourist destination , its portuguese culture, temples churches mosques, beaches and its beautiful landscape it becomes conducive for an investor to invest in Goa. Its a common law if i am not mistaken (throughout the world )a tourist visa is purely for tourist purposes otherwise many tourists will open up business on tourist visas and then you have problems. This even applies to Indians on tourist visas be it UK/ITALY etc. Mam'Pushpa i don't know if you have travelled around or across the globe , no matter how wealthy or rich you are opening up businesses on tourist visa is illegal that's why they have business visas, work permits , resident permits be it 5 years /6 months it varies from country to country. There is a big difference on foreigners who want to invest in Goa if its Bill Gates/Macdonald/or any big chain then it would add yet another feather on Goa. I think foreigners on tourist visas should get their legal status legalised and not hop around on tourist visas and making a mess for themselves. Bonefacio _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
