UK bars Nigerian students from bringing family

In a new development that will affect many Nigerians, the United Kingdom has put in place a new law on students immigration.

It was earlier reported that with this new policy, Nigerian students and others studying in the UK from bringing their family as dependents except “under specific circumstances.”

Under the new rule, the UK will remove the permission for international students to switch out of the student route and into work routes before their studies have been completed to prevent misuse of the visa system.

This new policy will come into operation in January 2024.

Going further, the government said there will also be a review of the maintenance requirement for students and dependents and a crackdown on “unscrupulous” education agents “who make use of inappropriate applications to sell immigration, not education”.