THE United Kingdom (UK) is expected to announce new restrictions that are likely to prevent Nigerian students and students from other nationalities studying in the country from bringing their families over. Under the proposed restrictions, all Master’s students and many other postgraduates would be banned from bringing their families. Notably, Nigerian students accounted for over 60,000 out of the total, bringing over relatives and the UK has been considering imposing restrictions on Nigerian migrants since October 2022. A total of 34,000 Nigerians were granted study visas, with 31,898 dependents accompanying them. Similar ratios were observed for work visas, with 8,972 Nigerians granted visas, bringing with them 8,576 dependents.

Source: The Times May 21, 2023 15:11 UTC