UK Plans New Visa Rules for Nigerians as 10 Students Bring at Least 9 Dependants, the Highest in the Country

CURSORY: The United Kingdom is contemplating setting up new restrictions in Visa’s issued to Nigerian students in the bid to curb the number of dependants accompanying overseas students.

According to Daily Mail, out of 34,000 Nigerians issued visas in 12 months, they came along with a total of 31,898 dependants.

This means that for every 100 students in the UK, at least there are 93 dependants.

A similar ratio was recorded for work visas, with 8,972 Nigerians issued, with one in the 12 months to June bringing with them 8,576 dependants.

The Times also reports that the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, was considering tightening the rules on dependants after Home Office immigration figures showed a “surprising inconsistency” across different nationalities coming to the UK to work and study.

The report reads:

“Based on the Home Office report, Nigerians accounted for 40% of all dependants who accompanied foreign students in the 12 months to June – despite Nigerian students making up just 7% of all foreign students in that period.

“By comparison, 114,837 Chinese students who came to the UK last year brought with them a total of 401 dependants – while 93,049 Indian students came to Britain with 24,916 dependants, the figures show.”

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