Health and care workers from Nigeria and other foreign countries have been banned from bringing dependants to the United Kingdom.
The UK government in a terse statement via the UK Home Office verified X handle on Monday, March 11 said the measure was part of its plan to reduce migration into the country.
According to the statement, overseas care workers brought an estimated 120,000 dependants to the UK in the year ending September 23.
The statement reads: “From today, care workers entering the UK on Health and Care Worker visas can no longer bring dependants.
“This is part of our plan to deliver the biggest ever cut in migration.”
