{"id":101466,"date":"2022-11-20T19:04:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T18:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=101466"},"modified":"2022-11-20T19:04:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T18:04:33","slug":"why-nigerian-visa-applications-are-rising-uk-envoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/why-nigerian-visa-applications-are-rising-uk-envoy\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Nigerian visa applications are rising \u2013 UK envoy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1750034293131277729\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said the number of Nigerians applying for visas to the United Kingdom has increased in recent times.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nLaing made the disclosure on Sunday in Abuja when she featured at the News Agency of Nigeria Forum.<\/p>\n<p>She noted, however, that the UK government was mindful of the situation and was in talks with the Nigerian government to avoid causing brain-drain, especially in the health sector.<\/p>\n<p>The High Commissioner expressed her delight that the UK had become an attractive destination for Nigerians, especially students, adding that the UK was ready to welcome talents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, there\u00a0is obviously people of Nigerian origin in the UK. So, people like to go where they have family or\u00a0where\u00a0they have friends. Secondly, the English language obviously makes it a lot easier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThirdly is\u00a0the education; and people who\u00a0have studied, they will want to return.\u00a0And I think you know,\u00a0we are a welcoming country and we want to welcome talents, whether it\u2019s people coming to study, or people coming to work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, a lot of Nigerians will be tuned to the UK and we\u00a0have seen actually a very big increase in requests for Nigerian student visas. That\u00a0is partly because we\u00a0have changed our policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo\u00a0it is now easier for Nigerians,\u00a0students to remain after their studies,\u00a0they can stay for, I think, up to two years if you have done\u00a0a masters or a PhD, which will enable people to look for work after\u00a0they have studied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have labour shortage in the UK at the moment. But we have to balance that because we do\u00a0not also want to be responsible for a massive brain-drain from Nigeria because you also need talented people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the health sector\u00a0is an example where\u00a0there is\u00a0a lot of Nigerian medics, both nurses and doctors in the National Health Service,\u201d Laing said.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nResponding to why the UK is sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, Laing said it was to enhance migration in partnership with Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a policy we\u00a0have designed, to\u00a0enhance migration\u00a0in\u00a0partnership with the government of Rwanda. But it\u00a0is actually under legal challenge at the moment.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cSo that is\u00a0just one element of trying to deal with what is frankly a huge problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike you\u00a0see in the news, each day, these boats are coming across the channel with migrants from many different countries, and it\u00a0is\u00a0a huge, huge problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause\u00a0when they arrived\u00a0they have to find\u00a0accommodation, it takes a long time to process their applications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we absolutely recognise there are many genuine refugees from countries like Syria;\u00a0in Africa, it is\u00a0mostly Eritrea, South Sudan \u2013\u00a0the\u00a0people who are fleeing horrible persecution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the\u00a0Rwanda\u00a0policy is just one component of many that we\u00a0are trying to put in place to address this very challenging problem,\u201d Laing said.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said the number of Nigerians applying for visas to the United Kingdom has increased in recent times. 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