UK Imposes Ban On Nigerian Health Workers Bringing Dependents

Eko Hot Blog reports that the United Kingdom (UK) has implemented a controversial ban on health and care workers from Nigeria and other foreign nations.

According to the UK government, this move aims to curtail migration and reduce strain on public services. Overseas care workers, who brought an estimated 120,000 dependants to the UK in the year ending September 23, are now affected by this policy change.

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Effective immediately, care workers entering the UK on Health and Care Worker visas are prohibited from bringing their dependants with them.

File Image of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

The government frames this decision as a crucial step in achieving its ambitious goal of achieving the largest migration cut in history.

The Home Secretary, James Cleverly, has spearheaded efforts to introduce new legislation aimed at reducing migration.

Among these proposed legislation is an increase in the minimum salary criteria for skilled worker visas, raising it from £26,000 to £38,700.

Cleverly informed parliament that the previous year’s application of similar restrictions potentially led to a decrease of 300,000 migrants annually.

File Image of UK Home Secretary James Cleverly

Despite the heightened wage requirement for skilled worker visas, individuals with health and social care visas will be exempted.

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However, they will no longer have the option to bring dependants such as spouses and children with them to the UK.

This stringent policy shift reflects the UK government’s determination to reshape its immigration landscape, albeit at the expense of separating families and imposing additional barriers on healthcare professionals seeking to work in the UK.

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