Nigerians and other foreigners who use colleges as a ‘back door to a British work visa’ may not be able to do so again soon.
After gaining admission into a UK school, some students use visas as an easy way to enter the UK to get a job, claim benefits…and if lucky, obtain a citizen visa.
But it looks like that trend is coming to an end.
Daily Mail UK reports that students will be banned from working in Britain under a fresh immigration policy.
Also, when their course finishes, they will have to leave the country before reapplying to return for a job.
That’s not all. Home Secretary Theresa May has taken action against 870 bogus colleges, banning them from taking foreign students.
Under the new rules, non-EU students will be denied the right to work while in the UK and will not be able to apply for a visa extension when their course finishes. Students will have to leave the country before applying to return under a work visa.
The length of stay is also expected to be cut to two years when the plans are unveiled this week.
Official figures show that 121,000 non-EU students entered the UK in the 12 months to June last year, but only 51,000 left – a net influx of 70,000.
The government also estimates that the number of foreign students coming to the UK will rise by more than 6 per cent a year up to 2020.
The foreign rejection is getting high day by day, Nigeria government should try and create employment for graduates to avoid unnecessary undergrading