UK to ban foreign students from bringing families

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Foreign students will be banned from bringing family members to the United Kingdom, a report by The Sun has stated. The UK, one of the world’s top economies, has become a global talent magnet by being a top choice of study for Nigerians. Seeking higher education abroad has become a major means of permanent emigration. An immigration crackdown is to be announced this week. By this announcement, it means the UK will limit the number of dependant visas for international students from Nigeria and other countries The crackdown will see all masters students and many other post grads banned from bringing family over. The ban will not apply to PHD students, whose courses usually last between 3 and 5 years and are very highly skilled. There has been an explosion in the number of people coming to Britain piggybacking on their relative’s student visa. This follows the reports that net migration into the UK has skyrocketed to 1 million with Tory MPs asking the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, “to…