58 Nigerian Doctors Stopped At MMIA Had Visa Waivers From UK

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Fresh details emerged on Saturday as to why the 58 Nigerian medical doctors stopped from travelling to London Friday, were at the Lagos Airport for the trip, despite not in possession of UK Visas.

It was gathered that the medical doctors were going to the UK for recruitment at NES Healthcare.

According to a letter from the recruitment director currently in circulation, the medical doctors had visa waiver letters arranged by the NES Healthcare Recruitment Director.Visa

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A message on the firm’s site says: “For over 20 years, NES has been a leading name in the provision of Resident Medical Officer (RMO) services at independent hospitals in the UK. We now work with over 150 private hospitals and clinics across the country.”

Meanwhile, the letter from the Director to the Nigerian medical doctors read: “I am the Recruitment Director with NES Healthcare and I will like to inform you of an important update.

“As you are aware, the TLSContact Visa centres are currently closed and there is no guardiance as to when they will be reopening. In addition, we are aware that there are no immediate plans to reopen Nigeria’s airspace to international commercial flights.

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“We have therefore been in discussion with UKVI ( UK Visa and Immigration ) about a potential solution that would allow you to travel to the UK”.

“With their agreement, we will issue you a visa waiver letter— this will enable you to travel to the UK and then apply for a visa once you are here.

“We are also planning to arrange for a private charter flight to the UK, leaving from Lagos w/c 6th July ( exact date to be confirmed but this will most likely be 10th or 11th July.

“The cost of the flight will be heavily subsidised by NES Healthcare so we will only ask for a contribution of £500 towards this.

“To put  this into action, I do need the following confirmation from you by 9a.m. tomorrow morning ( June 19):

“You are able to join the flight leaving from Lagos w/c 6th July. You understand that you will contribute £ 500 towards the cost of the flight.

“The UK address that you will be staying at UK (this will be the address that we will use for your visa.)”.

Spokesman, Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. Sunday James had on Friday said only two of the 58 doctors had valid entry documents into the UK, added that NIS reserves the right to deny or allow people from coming into the country or leaving.

“The Nigeria Immigration Service has refused departure of fifty-eight (58) Nigerian Doctors who attempted traveling aboard a UK bound aircraft flight number ENT 550, registration number SP-ES that flew in from London,” he said in a statement.

'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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