Yesterday, all across the UK, voters in their thousands flocked to their local polling stations to vote in both local and parliamentary elections. Already the ballot papers have been collected and the numbers are coming in. And at this stage, it seems a strong possibility that the Conservative party have gained the majority of votes.

Should the Tories take power, this could mean significant changes to the current immigration system. Their manifesto clearly stated that they feel immigration numbers are too high. Under a Conservative government, we can certainly expect to see caps on yearly immigration and more stringent criteria for entering the UK.

Foreign nationals who want to study at a new institution or a university, or one that isn’t recognised by Companies House will have to pay a bond in order to take a course in the UK. They’ll also have to prove they can support themselves financially while in the UK and if they want to change their course or get a work permit, they’ll have to leave the country to do so.

The Conservatives also feel that the UK should stop taking immigrants who work in professions that could easily be carried out by British nationals. This means that job lists for immigrants will no doubt become more restricted and people hoping to move to the UK may find their hopes frustrated in the future.

Do you think that the changes proposed by the Conservatives are fair or will a change make the immigration process too complex?