Anastasia Okechukwu ReportingÂ
The United Kingdom is set to announce, what is described as an “immigration crackdown”, a new restriction that will most likely stop other nationalities including Nigerian students studying in the UK from bringing over their families.
In an exclusive report by The Sun UK, it said that the crack down which will be annocued this week will see all masters students and many other post grads banned from bringing their family over, except for PHD students, whose courses usually last between 3 and 5 years and are very highly skilled.
The crackdown comes in response to claims that the net migration to the UK has surged to 1 million, prompting Tory MPs to call on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak “to get a grip on the rocketing numbers.”
UK ministers are reportedly planning to unveil the immigration crackdown on Tuesday or Wednesday in an effort to stem the tide of rising numbers.
According to The Sun, “Rishi Sunak is anticipated to come out fighting on immigration, pointing out that these are numbers he inherited as they go back to the year ending in December 2022, two months after he was elected prime minister.
“There has been an explosion in the number of people coming to Britain piggybacking on their relative’s student visa.
“Students brought 135,788 family members to Britain last year – nine times more than in 2019.
“Last year, 59,053 Nigerian students brought over 60,923 relatives.”
“We have got to get a grip, a Tory MP told The Sun on Sunday.