France’s new immigration rules imposes restrictions on foreign students (including Nigerians) with new legislation barring them from bring along dependents to the country.
The law which was passed by the French parliament on Friday provides a new toughening immigration policy that makes it more difficult for migrants to bring family members to France and delays their access to welfare benefits.
It also banned detaining minors in detention centres while leaders of a third of French regions said they would not comply with certain measures in the law.
A controversial provision discriminates between citizens and migrants, even those living in the country legally, in determining eligibility for benefits.
This is coming after the United Kingdom imposed similar immigration rules on foreign students and skilled workers migrating to the country.
Earlier in December, new Home Secretary, James Cleverly, unveiled a set of new rules that raised the minimum salary requirement for obtaining a skilled worker visa from £26,000 to £38,700.
The figure itself is more than the existing median average salary of a full-time worker in Britain.
