Nigerians and Others Face Deportation as Two UK Departments Compete for Immigrant Students.

Nigerians and Others Face Deportation as Two UK Departments Compete for Immigrant Students.

Nigerian and other immigrant students in the UK now face a significant danger of deportation after completing their education due to a dispute between the UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman and the Department of Education.

According to Jevibe News, international students who come to the UK to study are now allowed to stay for two years after they graduate. However, Braverman is currently working to reduce this period.

Nigerians and Others Face Deportation as Two UK Departments Compete for Immigrant Students.

“Braverman has committed to cut immigration and ‘substantially reduce’ the number of unskilled foreign workers coming to Britain, from 239,000 to the ‘tens of thousands.

“As part of that, she wants to reduce the number of international students who can apply for a graduate post-study work visa, which allows any student who has passed their degree to remain and work in the UK for at least two years.

“But education officials fear this will make the UK less attractive to foreign students, who pay far more than UK students for their courses and are a major source of income for universities,” the media house stated.

Recent data released by the home office of the UK revealed that the number of study visas released to Nigerians increased by 222.8 percent, with 65,929 issued as of June 2022 as against 20,427 in the same period in 2021.