UK Rejects 1.34m Visa Applications By Nigerians

The United Kingdom rejected at least 1.34 million visa applications submitted by Nigerians between 2005 and the first quarter of 2026, according to official data from the UK Home Office.
Analysis of the Home Office entry clearance visa outcomes dataset showed that 1,344,595 Nigerian applications were refused during the 21-year period, making Nigeria the second-highest nationality globally for UK visa refusals after India.
The figures, obtained from the UK government’s immigration statistics covering 2005 to Q1 2026, indicated that Nigeria accounted for 15.2 per cent of the 8.83 million visa refusals recorded worldwide during the period.
Despite the high rejection rate, Nigerians als...