07-05-2025 03:06 via vanguardngr.com

UK to restrict visa applications from Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

By Nkiruka Nnorom, with agency reportsAs part of efforts to reform its immigration system, the United Kingdom would soon restrict visa applications from nationalities whose citizens are most likely to overstay their approved stays.First reported by the Times, the Home Office listed the affected countries as Pakistan, Nigeria and Sri Lanka.The report noted that nationals from these countries overstay their visas and later seek asylum and successful asylum requests allow the applicants to permane
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