Report: UK planning on restricting visas from certain nationalities

NAMPA / DPA

2025-05-06

London (PA Media/dpa) - The UK is planning on restricting visa applications from nationalities considered most likely to overstay and claim asylum, a report has suggested. Applications for work and study visas from nationalities such as Pakistanis, Nigerians and Sri Lankans are among those that could be curbed by the Home Office, according to the Times newspaper. The paper reported that the plans will be announced as part of the Immigration White......

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