AbuadStudent:
Potential Nigerian students who want to school in the United Kingdom (UK) will be denied the opportunity to work while in the country.

A new rule proposed by the British government is aimed at denying non-EU residents the right to work while in the UK even as they will will also not be able to apply for a visa extension when their course comes to an end.

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The rule also states that students will have to leave the UK before applying to return under a work visa, Daily Mail UK reports.

The length of stay is also expected to be maximum of two years when the plans come on stream later this week.

Britain’s Immigration Minister, James Brokenshire said the rule was “part of our plan to control immigration for the benefit of Britain’”

“Immigration offenders want to sell illegal access to the UK jobs market and there are plenty of people willing to buy.
‘Hard-working taxpayers who are helping to pay for publicly funded colleges expect them to be providing top class education, not a back door to a British work visa,” he concluded.

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But universities in the country have kicked against the government’s plans, they warned that the new rule could damage the sector and business leaders and rob Britain of vital skills from foreign students.

But the government seem hell-bent on going ahead with its plans. According to them, they want to stop student visas being used as an easy way to enter the

http://naijafire.com/index.php/2015/07/13/uk-government-set-to-ban-nigerian-students-others-from-working-with-students-visa/

TheSonOfMark:

In essence they are scared of Nigerian students who tenancity and craving for success make them take up odd jobs and work their way to the top.

Who says the whites can't be intimidated?

kodded:
some thing similar is happening in lagos, you know [/b][/i]

Mogidi:
So those trips Buhari made to the UK are all in vain abi?

jcross19:
if the news is real , then, why nigerians? Because nigerians are not only foreign or international students in uk.