UK Prohibits Nigerian Students From Bringing Their Families By January

Suella Braverman 

A new law in the UK prohibits Nigerian students and other international students from bringing their families as dependents unless "under specific circumstances."

This is in an effort by the UK government to reduce immigration, which is now at about a million, according to Sky News.

In order to avoid abuse of the visa system, the UK will abolish the option for overseas students to convert from the student path to the employment route before their studies are finished under the new rule.

The new policy will be in place by January 2024, giving students beginning their studies in the UK time to prepare.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman  claimed in a written ministerial statement released on Tuesday and obtained by Sky News that recent immigration data had revealed a "unexpected rise" in the number of dependents arriving in the UK alongside foreign students