
<p>According to reports, some Nigerians who paid con artists posing as United Kingdom (UK) skilled worker visa agents for fictitious jobs are now stranded in the UK. </p>



<p>According to a Sky News investigation, these job seekers paid these agencies significant sums of money to arrange their travel to the UK on skilled worker visas.</p>



<p>Blessing, one of the victims, whose name has been altered to protect her identity, revealed to the media on the cramped hallway of a food bank that despite being promised a job, she is today homeless in the UK.</p>



<p>She claimed to have paid a Nigerian &#8220;agent&#8221; £10,000 to find her a job before she came in the UK three months ago.</p>



<p>Upon entering the nation, she found, however, that there was no employment for her.</p>



<p>Blessing, who now lives on handouts from a food bank in Nigeria, claimed she did not submit the application herself because it is challenging to distinguish between genuine and false in that country.</p>



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<p>She stated:</p>



<p>&#8220;I feel like a fool because of it. Since there are so many scams on the internet [in Nigeria], I wouldn&#8217;t have done it myself.</p>



<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve always taken care of myself. I&#8217;m a highly conscientious and hardworking individual. Therefore, I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s appropriate for me to be here relying on others to feed me or to visit the food bank to buy food.</p>



<p>There are numerous. Dozens. Numerous people who I met here are still arriving long after I left. There is a significant scam ongoing.</p>



<p>The founder of the Nigerian Community Center in the Greater Manchester borough of Rochdale, Mary Adekugbe, told Sky News that the recent expansion has overwhelmed her.</p>



<p>She stated:</p>



<p>&#8220;Only 15 of the 35 to 40 regular visitors to the weekly food bank have visas for skilled workers. The situation is dire; we are overburdened. It really worries me.</p>



<p>The UK government costs between £625 and £1,423 for a skilled worker visa, depending on the applicant&#8217;s location and intended length of stay.</p>



<p>There is also a £624 yearly healthcare fee and a £1,270 availability requirement for the applicant to demonstrate their ability to maintain themselves in the UK.</p>



<p>Direct applications to the UK government are required, along with supporting documentation, from interested parties.</p>
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