According to the Liz Truss-led British government, immigrants from Nigeria bring the most relatives as dependents to the country.
The UK Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, reportedly told the Times UK that the government was thinking about strengthening the laws governing dependents.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, the Home Office immigration statistics revealed inconsistencies among the many countries traveling to the UK to work and study.
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In spite of the fact that Nigerian students made up just 7% of all foreign students during that time, analysis of the Home Office information reveals that Nigerians made up 40% of all dependents who traveled with foreign students in the year leading up to June 2022.
The UK granted study visas to 34,000 Nigerians, who brought with them 31,898 dependents in total.
In the year leading up to June, 8,972 Nigerians were granted work visas, and they brought 8,576 dependents with them.
Comparatively, the data reveals that 24,916 dependents were brought to the UK by 93,049 Indian students who arrived there last year, while 114,837 Chinese students brought 401 dependents with them.
It said: “There were 117,965 grants to Indian nationals in the year ending June 2022, an increase of 80,569 (+215%) compared to 2019. Chinese nationals were the second most common nationality granted Sponsored study visas in the year ending June 2022, with 115,056 visas granted, 4% lower than the number seen in 2019 (119,825).”
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“In the other top 5 nationalities, Nigerian nationals saw the largest relative increase in Sponsored Study grants compared with 2019, increasing by 57,545 (+686%) to a record high of 65,929, making them the third largest nationality group in the latest year,” Home office said.
A Home Office official told Newsmen: “This is the highest on record in our time series, with the substantial increase representing both a recovery from lower numbers during the Covid-19 pandemic but also an increase on the pre-pandemic period.”
According to Anaedoonline.ng, many Nigerians migrate abroad in pursuit of better living conditions.
The phrase “Japa,” which Nigerians use to signify leaving the nation, is now widely used on social networking sites.
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