Migrant care workers still bringing dozens of family members to UK despite clampdown

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New Home Office figures have revealed migrant workers are ignoring restrictions by bringing in family members at a ratio as high as 15 for every worker.The new statistics have revealed a total of 180 visas were issued to family members of migrants from Cameroon, despite just 12 health and care visas being issued to workers from the central African country.Meanwhile, there were 257 health and care worker visas issued to workers from Ghana in the same period, and 2,131 visas issued to family members.According to the figures, 2,395 workers from India were joined by 10,504 family members, with 139 Bangladeshis granted visas and 747 family members joining main applicants.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say A total of 1,029 skilled worker visas were issued to workers from Pakistan, who in turn brought in 6,155 dependants, while Nigerians had nearly five times as many dependants as main applicants, 1,114 family members joining 230 workers on skilled worker visas.Care workers were officially...

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