UK rejects 1.34 million Nigerian visa applications in 21 years

The United Kingdom turned down 1,344,595 visa applications submitted by Nigerians between 2005 and the first quarter of 2026, according to official figures released by the UK Home Office.
The data, analysed from the UK government’s immigration statistics, showed that Nigeria recorded the second-highest number of visa refusals worldwide, behind only India. The country also accounted for 44.4 per cent of all UK visa refusals involving African applicants during the 21-year period.
Despite the large number of refusals, Nigerians remained among the biggest beneficiaries of UK visas. The Home Office approved 2,723,558 visas for Nigerian applicants over the same period, making Nigeria the th...