[Old Pedant]

in Java even if u import a class in a package(namespace here) u have to still instantiate(create object of) that class to access its members

Not true.

If the members are *STATIC* members, you SHOULD NOT use an instantiated object to access them. *AT MOST* you would use the class name as a prefix.

In other words:

// This is simplified Java code:
class Foo 
{
    static void Zap( String s ) { ... }
}
...
// then you should *NEVER* do
Foo f = new Foo( );
f.Zap("xyz");

// yes, it works, but it is VERY VERY misleading to do so!  
// you should instead use
Foo.Zap("xyz");

The *SAME THING* applies with VB.NET (and with C# and with any other .NET language!).

You can *EITHER* do

System.Console.WriteLine("a message")

invoking the STATIC method WriteLine *OR* you can do

Imports System.Console
WriteLine("a message")

You need to keep the distinction between static and dynamic methods and members straight.