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FULL LIST: ‘Pilots, biologists’ — UK removes over 100 occupations from skilled worker visa list

The United Kingdom has struck out more than 100 occupations from its skilled worker visa list, a shake-up that could shut out thousands of foreign applicants seeking to work in the country.

The update was made in July, two month after the Keir Starmer-led British administration published an 82-page white paper on immigration.

At the time, the British government said it would terminate the social care work visa routes and reduce reliance on international recruitment.

In a statement on Saturday, the Home Office said “a fairer, skills-focused system is now taking shape”.

“More than 100 occupations are no longer eligible for overseas recruitment – opening up more jobs for British workers,” the statement added.

Among the roles affected are delivery operatives, beauticians, hairdressers, air traffic control assistants, army officers, and construction operatives — some popular choices among immigrants.

Find the full list of ineligible jobs via this link: https://www.thecable.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ineligible-jobs-2-2.pdf

Source: https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-pilots-biologists-uk-removes-over-100-occupations-from-skilled-worker-visa-list/

Imagine. You're trying to stuff out life of those that migrated legally to your country and trying to extend their stay legally but welcoming those coming illegally through the sea with open arm. If not because of the useless Africans especially Nigerian scamming people with offer of COS and those with uncontrolled mouth diarrhea spewing rubbish on social media on immigration route and so on, the British govt would not have been too harsh on immigrants like what we are facing now.

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Never marry a nurse or else, one of your children MOST look like the most influential and most intelligent doctor in the hospital where she works.

Lol Caregiver dey if Caregiver go dey like this... Omo people go too suffer...

Na their palava be that. I will just line to fly in and out at my own time.

Na their palava be that. I will just line to fly in and out at my own time.
Lagos, Nigeria is sweet ooo

Apart from the cold weather and snow, Wetin make U.K better pass Lagos?

Thy Lord will restore our loss glory, Nigeria gat all resources to be great

badoh:
Imagine. You're trying to stuff out life of those that migrated legally to your country and trying to extend their stay legally but welcoming those coming illegally through the sea with open arm. If not because of the useless Africans especially Nigerian scamming people with offer of COS and those with uncontrolled mouth diarrhea spewing rubbish on social media on immigration route and so on, the British govt would not have been too harsh on immigrants like what we are facing now.

This has nothing to do with Africans or Nigerians. This is a right wing policy that aims to reduce migration of professionals and prioritise British citizens.

Very soon, the same professions they listed as ineligible might be eligible again, when they realize they still have shortage of workers. The UK is always going back and forth on these things...

Good, good to the extent that the time has come for we Africans to get serious and intentional on developing our continent, this same Nigeria used to attract international students, investors, expatriates, tourists and international sporting events but see where we are today, when the same British left after independence the structure they left behind and the first generation of leaders they handed Nigeria to ran the country fairly well but the second and third generation are currently running the country aground, SAD.

I hear say UK Nigerians too stingi! They calculate everything based on the prevailing FX before they can spend!

Nigeria, India and Pakistan have overwhelmed them , their infrastructure and social life is overstretched, I keep saying it, any country that born more than they can cater for Will have big problems, even UK iand Canada is filling the pressure of uncontrollable migrants. Will Nigerians learn.

themosthigh:
Abeg, make una stop dey rush go UK. Wetin dey there? Na pure hunger and sufferhead. If no be say you dey sick, no near that place. Na only hospital dem sabi, because healthcare na the only free thing wey still dey work there.

If na better life you dey find, japa go USA sharp-sharp, or at least Australia. But me na USA alone and no where else. UK na scam and dem go squeeze all your sweat, use am take pamper their citizens for welfare, while you go dey wash nyash, scrub toilet, and do all the yeye hard work.

I no sabi one person wey make am legally for that obodo. Dem dey squeeze inside small-small cubicle house, wear one kain stingy tweed coat with nonsense hat, and dey ride bicycle and bus like say na achievement. Abeg, na which kain life be that one?

Na wa oo, this japa thing na by force Toilet make U no go ever wash 4 9ja na im u japa go dey do.

If the citizens are willing to the jobs or have experience in those jobs.

Na wa o...but this shouldn't be news for us. We are a country of progressives and Nigeria is now better that UK so it is UK people that will be migrating to Nigeria under the mandate we are standing ooo...

If you are a supporter of the mandate and are also bothered about this then you are a hypocrite

badoh:
Imagine. You're trying to stuff out life of those that migrated legally to your country and trying to extend their stay legally but welcoming those coming illegally through the sea with open arm. If not because of the useless Africans especially Nigerian scamming people with offer of COS and those with uncontrolled mouth diarrhea spewing rubbish on social media on immigration route and so on, the British govt would not have been too harsh on immigrants like what we are facing now.

Cho cho cho especially Nigerians, other countries are doing thier things quietly, it's on us that want to be content creators, saying things on social media platforms that are supposed to be top secret.
Now e don happen thousands with graduate visa currently will end up not getting COS ... those that have sold everything and left jobs before japa , plenty may not get COS, the thing don scarce.
Na we cause am.
E no end there, New UK law if you be woman wey your husband carry come UK, if you cause trouble and divorce the man, na next flight UK 🇬🇧 government go put you back to Nigeria 🇳🇬.
If you want do that go U.S or Canada go dey fight and divorce your husband.

themosthigh:
Abeg, make una stop dey rush go UK. Wetin dey there? Na pure hunger and sufferhead. If no be say you dey sick, no near that place. Na only hospital dem sabi, because healthcare na the only free thing wey still dey work there.

If na better life you dey find, japa go USA sharp-sharp, or at least Australia. But me na USA alone and no where else. UK na scam and dem go squeeze all your sweat, use am take pamper their citizens for welfare, while you go dey wash nyash, scrub toilet, and do all the yeye hard work.

I no sabi one person wey make am legally for that obodo. Dem dey squeeze inside small-small cubicle house, wear one kain stingy tweed coat with nonsense hat, and dey ride bicycle and bus like say na achievement. Abeg, na which kain life be that one?

stop spewing thrash for likes. Nor be everybody dey do those kind jobs. Some Nigerians in the UK are sought after highly skilled professionals.

As of now the difference between UK and Nigeria is like night and day.

themosthigh:
Abeg, make una stop dey rush go UK. Wetin dey there? Na pure hunger and sufferhead. If no be say you dey sick, no near that place. Na only hospital dem sabi, because healthcare na the only free thing wey still dey work there.

If na better life you dey find, japa go USA sharp-sharp, or at least Australia. But me na USA alone and no where else. UK na scam and dem go squeeze all your sweat, use am take pamper their citizens for welfare, while you go dey wash nyash, scrub toilet, and do all the yeye hard work.

I no sabi one person wey make am legally for that obodo. Dem dey squeeze inside small-small cubicle house, wear one kain stingy tweed coat with nonsense hat, and dey ride bicycle and bus like say na achievement. Abeg, na which kain life be that one?

Make I tell you one person wey make am here. Peter Obi.

It is a racist xenophobic agenda. Ordinarily no foreigner will get a job if an equally qualified British white man applies for same job. I am 99% sure of that. The only 1% situation is when the employer wants to pay lower wages which a British would not accept, or where the employer prefers black man for their hard work and dedication.

themosthigh:
Abeg, make una stop dey rush go UK. Wetin dey there? Na pure hunger and sufferhead. If no be say you dey sick, no near that place. Na only hospital dem sabi, because healthcare na the only free thing wey still dey work there.

If na better life you dey find, japa go USA sharp-sharp, or at least Australia. But me na USA alone and no where else. UK na scam and dem go squeeze all your sweat, use am take pamper their citizens for welfare, while you go dey wash nyash, scrub toilet, and do all the yeye hard work.

I no sabi one person wey make am legally for that obodo. Dem dey squeeze inside small-small cubicle house, wear one kain stingy tweed coat with nonsense hat, and dey ride bicycle and bus like say na achievement. Abeg, na which kain life be that one?

I swear you are right, if not that ausie is very costly to travel to, it would've been my one and only travel zone

The earlier the better. With the way AI is going, practically everyone who has Japa will return in the near future. The jobs that AI will not threaten, will become very competitive and the whites will first consider their people before immigrants.

themosthigh:
Abeg, make una stop dey rush go UK. Wetin dey there? Na pure hunger and sufferhead. If no be say you dey sick, no near that place. Na only hospital dem sabi, because healthcare na the only free thing wey still dey work there.

If na better life you dey find, japa go USA sharp-sharp, or at least Australia. But me na USA alone and no where else. UK na scam and dem go squeeze all your sweat, use am take pamper their citizens for welfare, while you go dey wash nyash, scrub toilet, and do all the yeye hard work.

I no sabi one person wey make am legally for that obodo. Dem dey squeeze inside small-small cubicle house, wear one kain stingy tweed coat with nonsense hat, and dey ride bicycle and bus like say na achievement. Abeg, na which kain life be that one?

China is now opening doors for skilled workers..

Folks should leave UK alone.

badoh:
Imagine. You're trying to stuff out life of those that migrated legally to your country and trying to extend their stay legally but welcoming those coming illegally through the sea with open arm. If not because of the useless Africans especially Nigerian scamming people with offer of COS and those with uncontrolled mouth diarrhea spewing rubbish on social media on immigration route and so on, the British govt would not have been too harsh on immigrants like what we are facing now.

As in....Nigerians can not keep things discreet. UK that Indians have been japa to for years.It reached our turn,we became Jakpa advocates on social media

E no end here oo. Another New UK 🇬🇧 law na for Nigerian women. If your husband do papers carry you enter UK and you go cause wahala divorce the man, na the next flight back to Nigeria 🇳🇬, Home Office go package you go back. Learn how to resolve issues with the men. If you dey plan to divorce man wey carry you go overseas, that one now only happens in U.S and Canada and other European countries. UK 🇬🇧 say them no want am again. especially Nigerian nurses wey dey see money pass husband here, na disrespect go start be that, person wey them be the respect for Nigeria before.

Dogalmighty17:
The earlier the better. With the way AI is going, practically everyone who has Japa will return in the near future. The jobs that AI will not threaten, will become very competitive and the whites will first consider their people before immigrants.

Hmmmmm………
The solemn truth. Hast there been anything truer?

This is on a very scary level for many, opportunities are shrinking.