The United Kingdom has banned Health and Care Workers from bringing dependants to the country as part of a move to checkmate migration.
The ban was announced by the UK Home Office via its verified X handle (formerly Twitter) on Monday.
The Home Office 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.”
This decision, which comes into effect immediately, marks a shift in the UK’s immigration policy, particularly impacting healthcare professionals seeking to relocate to the country for employment opportunities within the health and care sector.
The United Kingdom is one of the favourite destinations of young Nigerian professionals regularly trooping out of the country (Japa) to seek greener pastures.
