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As part of efforts to reform its immigration system, the United Kingdom could soon restrict visa applications from nationalities whose citizens are most likely to overstay their approved stays.

First reported by the Times, the Home Office listed the affected countries as Pakistan, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka.

The report noted that nationals from these countries overstay their visas and later seek asylum.

Successful asylum requests allow the applicants to permanently remain in the country.

As a consequence, the Home Office said they may face tougher restrictions when applying to work or study in the UK.

“Our upcoming Immigration White Paper will set out a comprehensive plan to restore order to our broken immigration system,” a Home Office spokesperson said.

“To tackle abuse by foreign nationals who arrive on work and study visas and go on to claim asylum, we are building intelligence on the profile of these individuals to identify them earlier and faster.

“We keep the visa system under constant review and where we detect trends, which may undermine our immigration rules, we will not hesitate to take action.

“Under our plan for change, our upcoming Immigration White Paper will set out a comprehensive plan to restore order to our broken immigration system.”

Full details of the government’s plans are due to be published in the said paper later in May.

TOUGHER VISA RESTRICTIONS FOR NIGERIANS IN RECENT TIMES

Nigerians have been significantly affected by the UK’s immigration reform plans over the past two years, especially in the areas of student visas, work permits, and visa approvals.

Following tighter rules on dependents and post-study work opportunities introduced by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, international student applications to the UK have dropped drastically.

Many Nigerians have now turned to the US as a choice destination — but even that option has now proven unsustainable.

US President Donald Trump has also increased tighter restrictions, warning that even students with valid visas could be deported if the US believes they do not serve her best interest.

A 2024 report showed how Nigerian visa rejection rates to the UK rose from about 1 in 31 applications in late 2022 to 1 in 8 by late 2023.

This resulted in a 63 percent decrease in visas issued to Nigerians compared to the previous year.

The financial burden of non-refundable fees combined with higher rejection rates have intensified pressure on Nigerian applicants.

Last year, TheCable reported how the British government earned over N40 billion processing visas for Nigerian nationals between June 2023 to the same month in 2024.

African economists and development experts have urged nationals of developing nations not to seek greener pastures abroad but to stay back and contribute to the development of their countries.

Source: https://www.thecable.ng/uk-to-restrict-visa-applications-from-nigeria-pakistan/

Nobe their fault naa!

Saw this news on BBC this morning Nigerians and Pakistanis just full UK dey do CoS for mostly caregiver job that is not available, using it scam people.

Nigerians are one of the major countries that violates immigration laws . The suffering in the country is too much, hence the japa syndrome, and overstaying without proper documents.

Heard things are somehow in UK for now.

It's well.

Tinubu will make Nigeria great again

When will Nigerians learn to abide by the rules?
Shameful

Good

Na see finish cause am

Lol..



To adhere to ordinary rules dey hard our people...

Giant of Africa my ass

AmalaAtiEwedu:
Tinubu will make Nigeria great again

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Please wait for me to enter before placing the visa restrictions

Many of them are there just constituting a nuisance

In other words, they are tired of Nigerians and Pakistanis flooding their space

Yet we blame the white for the slave trade...


Now we pay money to be taken as skave

The only option is to vote a competent leader to help this country reverse it negative Economic trend since 2015.

damiloladuke:
Who still dey go UK when Luxembourg 🇱🇺 dey

No let them chop ur money oh. There is nothing like Luxembourg work visa

Arabanibabagang:
This is what happens when some people will not only eat from a plate and leave but break and shatter plate thereby denying others from using the plate.

Shabi una de say that once u leave Nigeria u won't return... So when their visa expires they overstay n seek Asylum thereby making it hard for others to get same visa.
Again, A lot of Nigeria who couldn't pay fees, get kicked out from school end up as asylum seekers before they use to cross to republic of Ireland through Belfast before the route was closed

We will all stay here to enjoy TPAIN.

People who don’t obey any rules in the world! They are only obidient to their selfish interest.

This is what happens when some people will not only eat from a plate and leave but break and shatter plate thereby denying others from using the plate.

SonOfWords:
What are Nigerians even looking for in that shit-hole of a country?! I'll rather relocate to Cotonou than waste my money on a UK visa.

Country wey you go dey share kitchen utensils with rats the size of a toddler's head.

Between Zoogeria and UK, which one shit-hole pass? Dey playyy

Overdue. Charity begins at home. Up till last night, a couple still fought. The husband was filming the wife each time they had issues, whenever she had the uniform of her employer on. She got to the UK via same employer on a work permit visa. The moment they had a heated argument, the useless man forwarded all those pictures taken during each fight to his wife's employer. Now, they both face deportation.
Some would fast,pray and turn mountain residents when they're looking for visa. The moment God answered their prayers and they left Nigeria, they turned into something else in a foreign land. Some of them would carry their cultism madness enter UK and Canada, terrorising everyone.

very soon its UK and all these countries maltreating us that would be queuing to get our visa.

yinkus6750:
Nigerians are one of the major countries that violates immigration laws . The suffering in the country is too much, hence the japa syndrome, and overstaying without proper documents.

Even before u were born, they done dey over stay their entry.