The UK is about to unveil new limitations that would likely prevent students from Nigeria and other countries studying in the UK from bringing their family with them.
The Sun UK reported exclusively that this crackdown, which is anticipated to be announced this week, will forbid all master’s students and many other post-grads from inviting family members to visit.
The UK media outlet claimed that PHD students, whose programmes typically run between three and five years and need a high level of expertise, will not be subject to the prohibition.
The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, was reportedly asked by Tory MPs to “get a grip on the rocketing numbers” following reports that net migration to the UK had risen to 1 million.
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The Sun reports that “Rishi Sunak is expected to come out fighting on immigration – pointing out they are figures he inherited as they date back to the year ending December 2022 – two months after he became PM. UK ministers are expected to announce the immigration clampdown on Tuesday or Wednesday.
“There has been an explosion in the number of people coming to Britain piggybacking on their relative’s student visa.
“Students brought 135,788 family members to Britain last year – nine times more than in 2019. Last year, 59,053 Nigerian students brought over 60,923 relatives.”
“We have got to get a grip,” a Tory MP said on Sunday.
