The United Kingdom says only international students coming in for their Doctor of Philosophy studies were eligible to bring in dependents to the country.
Dr. Richard Montgomery, British High Commissioner to Nigeria, revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday.
The Envoy said the educational system policy changed earlier this year for international students in higher education not to bring dependents into the UK was to curb the increase of foreign students bringing in dependents.
He explained that the huge surge in dependence was putting an unsustainable pressure on many universities, adding that it was the reason these changes were introduced.
Montgomery added that before his posting as High Commissioner to Nigeria, he had spoken to some of these universities on the policy change, which had been in the pipeline for some time.
He noted that the universities Chancellors had complained of the huge student population, highlighting that accommodation was a huge challenge, access to medical services under the National Health Service and access to school if they brought in dependents.
