by In more Nigerians, British visas for their specialist knowledge in fashion were granted than people from another country, as the telegraph analysis of the official data shows.
The Nigerians have by far have applied for the highest number of global talent visa, the fashion designers in Great Britain offer access to the UK and the most permits are given.
The British Fashion Council-a non-profit corporate company-maintained the authority to support applications on behalf of the Interior Ministry, which then have the final submission to the granting of the visas.
Every year the Council receives around £ 2 million from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to promote British fashion.
In the Nigerian fashion expertise in fashion, the country has the way to grant British visa – Sunday Alamba/AP, which is leading the way
The organization has actively tried to increase ethnic diversity in the fashion industry, especially after Black Lives Matter protests in 2020.
From 2019 to 2024 there were 291 Nigerian applications for modes visa, much more than any other country. The second highest number came from Chinese designers who had submitted 67 applications.
The number of fashion applications from Nigeria rose from only three in 2019 to 145 in 2024.
During the same period, 71 Nigerian applications were approved by the moderately – more than any other nationality.
The word of the Visa route has spread online, and in the telegraph numerous videos on social media with Nigerian designers were listed, offering advice on the Great Britain on the global talent modes visa.
You advise spectators who “want to stay in Great Britain”: “Do not limit yourself to work after work after your studies, there are so many options.”
Nigerian fashion is so popular There were 145 Visa applications for the sector in 2024 – Sunday Alamba/PA
The Visa route has a number of criteria for applicants who are commissioned to prove their talent or YouTube promise. This includes the provision of proof of sales and “attention from the international media”.
Some designers who offer advice online have found that criteria for this media attention from local newspaper stories from their home country can be met. One said they just shared a screenshot of a blog in which their work was mentioned.
Another said that in their application they used discussions on Instagram to prove sales.
The increase in application for the global talent fashion brick visa results from a growing interest in African designers.
In 2022-23, the Victoria and Albert Museum organized a popular exhibition entitled African Fashion.
Naomi Campbell
The Arise Fashion Week in Lagos has been running for 13 years, and the showcase of African fashion was approved by the British supermodel and designer Naomi Campbell.
There was also a broader increase in applications for Talentvisa from Nigeria.
The Telegraph previously revealed that people in Nigeria on the global talent visa -route for “literature” provided most applications for entry in the UK that covers with the well -known “poets” and oral “storytellers”,
Since 2019, the Nigerians have been in second place in artistic global talent categories – dance, fashion, music, film and television, theater, theater, art and visual arts.
Despite the application volume, the Nigerians have approved only 59 percent of them – the lowest country except Ghana.
More than 5,000 applications have been made of all nationalities since 2019, with 3,600 being approved by the Arts Council.
The Home Office does not reduce figures on how many of these notes then lead to the visa of Whitehall officials.
