By Miracle Ogunde
The United Kingdom, UK, High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, says Nigeria is a major beneficiary of the UK’s visa policies, which accounts for about 10% of visas granted by the UK in the last two years.
According to him, the UK granted 300,000 new visas to Nigerians in the last couple of years.
Montgomery said this today ON Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily, while responding to claims in some quarters that the UK’s immigration policies are harsh,
The British High Commissioner said, “I have to contest this picture because the UK in the last couple of years has granted around 300,000 new visas to Nigerians, which far exceeds any other visa of relationship which Nigeria has with any other country.
“The trends have been really positive post-Brexit. Nigeria has been a major beneficiary of the post-Brexit migration visa rules.
“And if you look at say the number of people getting work visas in the UK, these people play an incredibly important role in certain sectors, particularly our social care sector.
“So I would like to emphasize how huge the relationship is. It outstrips any other visa relationship that Nigeria has with any other single country in my understanding.”
He emphasised that Nigeria accounts for about 10% of visas granted by the UK in the last two years.
He hailed the contributions of Nigerians in the UK and described their efforts as “incredibly important”.
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