UK considers tightening the rules for dependants of those issued work and student visas

BRITAIN is considering tightening the rules on how many relatives migrants can bring into the country after the home secretary erroneously declared that the Nigerian community has the highest number of dependants in the country.

Faced with the cost of living crisis and an energy conundrum in the wake of the Russia/Ukraine war, the UK has decided to scapegoat migrants. Earlier this week, home secretary Suella Braverman said it was discovered that the Nigerian community has the highest number of dependants compared with other migrant groups.

Mrs Braverman's wild claims are hotly disputed buy the Nigerian UK diaspora, however,  especially given the fact that she is from the Asian community where dependants dwarf those from Nigeria. In contrast, Nigerians tend to send money back to dependants, which is why the Nigerian diaspora remits a whopping $25bn back to the country every year.

According to the Daily Mail, the 34,000 Nigerians issued visas over the last 12 months came along with a total of 31,898 dependants. It added that a similar ratio was recorded for work visas, with 8,972 Nigerians issued in the 12 months to June and those who were given them brought along 8,576 dependants.

As a result, the he UK government is considering changing the rules with Ms Braverman, contemplating tightening the regulation on dependants. She said this is because Home Office immigration figures showed a surprising inconsistency across different nationalities coming to the UK to work and study.

This report read: "Based on the Home Office report, Nigerians accounted for 40% of all dependants who accompanied foreign students in the 12 months to June, despite Nigerian students making up just 7% of all foreign students in that period. By comparison, 114,837 Chinese students who came to the UK last year brought with them a total of 401 dependants, while 93,049 Indian students came to Britain with 24,916 dependants, the figures show."