March 11, (THEWILL) – The United Kingdom (UK) has banned foreign health and care workers, including Nigerians, from bringing dependants to the country.
Earlier, the Home Office had banned overseas students from bringing in dependants via the study visa route.
Announcing the latest developments in a terse statement on Monday, UK Secretary of State for the Home Department, James Cleverly, in a post on X, said the measure was part of plans to reduce migration into the country.
The statement reads: “From today, care workers entering the UK on Health and Care Worker visas can no longer bring dependants. This is part of our plan to deliver the biggest ever cut in migration.”
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