The United Kingdom government has banned overseas “Health and Care Workers” including Nigerians from bringing dependants to the country.
This was made known by the UK Home Office via its verified X handle (formerly Twitter) on Monday.
“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 wrote.
This comes barely a year after the same ban was placed on international students schooling in the UK.
The ban which took effect in January 2024, affected all foreign students – apart from those on postgraduate research programmes.
The ban was effected due to an “unexpected” spike in the number of dependents and its effects of the UK’s economy.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has placed a ban on leave of absence for doctors, nurses, and other health professionals relocating abroad.
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa, who disclosed this on Saturday in Abeokuta said that health workers going abroad to seek greener pastures must “henceforth resign their appointment before embarking on such journeys”.
The Minister who spoke during his visit to the Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Aro, said the directive was contained in the Executive Order issued by President Tinubu.
He said the decision was taken to combat the challenge of brain drain fondly called ‘Japa Syndrome’ confronting the health sector.
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