Canada Approves Extension Of Work Permit For Spouses Of Nigerian Students, Days After UK Ban

Just a few days after the UK government barred students from Nigeria and other foreign nations on study visas from bringing their families into the country, the Canadian government on Friday unveiled a new policy to expedite the clearance of family reunion applications.

Sean Fraser, Canada’s minister of immigration, announced the news and said that the country has implemented additional steps to support family reunification.

According to PG, the new approach will make it easier for spouses, kids, and parents of recent immigrants to move to Canada and be with their loved ones.

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The new policy, according to the ministry of immigration, combines cutting-edge technology and analytics to process Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) requests for family members of citizens and permanent residents within 30 days.

He also said that 98% of applications for TRV from spouses and their children had been accepted well in advance.

Additionally, he unveiled a new initiative that will provide open work permits to spouse applicants and their dependent children, regardless of whether they submitted an application under the Family class as an overseas applicant or as an applicant for a spouse or common-law partner in Canada.

Nigerians and other foreign nationals with study visas to the United Kingdom will no longer be permitted to bring in their families beginning in January 2024, according to a new policy unveiled by the British government on Tuesday to decrease migration.

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Only a small proportion of foreign students who study in the UK will still be allowed to bring heir partners or children with them starting in January of next year, according to the new policy.

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