The United Kingdom (UK) has implemented a ban on health and care workers from Nigeria and other foreign countries from bringing their dependents to the country.
According to a post by the UK Home Office on Monday, this decision is aimed at reducing migration into the country.
The government stated that in the year ending September 23, overseas care workers brought around 120,000 dependents to the UK.
It wrote: “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.”
It was previously mentioned that the UK Home Secretary, James Cleverly, suggested new laws to decrease migration in the United Kingdom.
A BBC report explained that the UK plans to increase the minimum salary needed to qualify for a skilled worker visa. Currently set at £26,000, the new requirement will be raised to £38,700.
Cleverly informed parliament that the restrictions implemented the previous year may have led to a decrease of 300,000 migrants annually.
Reports indicate that individuals with health and social care visas will not have to meet the higher wage threshold.
However, foreign caregivers will no longer be allowed to bring their dependents, like partners and children.
This means that a UK citizen who marries a non-UK citizen cannot bring them to live in the UK until their new spouse earns £38,700.
