Nigerians may face limits on work and student visas, the UK warns

In response to what it called a misuse of the program by Nigerians in the UK, the British government has indicated that it may tighten the requirements for student and work visas.
The government is debating this action amid concerns regarding the number of relatives that immigrants from Nigeria bring to the UK after obtaining student and employment visas.

The number of relatives brought in by Nigerians, according to UK Home Office data, is almost equal to the percentage of student and work visas granted to the African nation.

It was found that citizens of these nations bring in less money than those of other nations like China, India, Pakistan, and the United States.

According to studies conducted by the UK Home Office, India is the only nation that is near to Nigeria. About 34,000 study visas were obtained by Nigerians for the UK, and they ultimately brought 31,898 dependents with them.
The same was true of work visas, as 8,576 relatives joined 8,972 other Nigerian immigrants who had received work visas and had traveled to the UK, according to research conducted by the UK government.
The UK government objects to this high figure since, in 2021, 114,837 Chinese immigrants who were given student visas in the UK brought in only 401 relatives.

About 24,916 of the Indian immigrants’ dependents traveled to the UK to join the 93,049 Indian students who had obtained student visas.

Between June of last year and June of 2022, family who traveled with international students made up 40% of the total.

This is true even though Nigerians made up 7% of all international students during the time period under study.

According to UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman, the UK government is considering strengthening visa regulations.

After countries like Bangladesh, Ghana, and Algeria, among others, saw visa rejection rates as high as 40%, Prime Business Africa also highlighted typical UK visa refusal reasons.