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At the time of writing almost all the results have come in for the UK General Election. As expected there have been significant gains for the Conservatives who are expected to increase their MPs in parliament by about a hundred. The Labour Party will lose about ninety seats and the Liberal Democrat will lose about five seats. No single political party will have enough of a majority to form a Government by themselves. This means that for the first time in over thirty years there will be a Hung Parliament. The percentage share of the vote is as follows:

The Conservative or Labour Party will have to reach an agreement with the Liberal Democrats on power sharing. The Liberal Democrats have more liberal views on immigration issues than the other parties. Overall, this may benefit immigrants who wish to come to...

On Tuesday 11 May 2010 David Cameron leader of the Conservative Party became the new UK Prime Minister in a new Conservative and Liberal Democrat Coalition Government. The Conservatives are the biggest Party in Parliament with 306 seats; However, they did not gain enough seats to achieve an overall majority on their own. After the General Election results of 7 May 2010 the Liberal Democrats seeing an opportunity to be part of a new Government started negotiations with the Conservatives and after a few days reached an agreement on forming a Coalition Government. Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats has become the Deputy Prime Minister with five of the top twenty Government Cabinet posts going to the Liberal Democrats. The New Home Secretary Theresa May had the following to say about immigration policy: "...an annual limit on the number of economic migrants from outside the European Union...".

Australian Immigration...

US H-1B visas are still available to start work in the US from 1 October 2010. There are 65,000 H-1B visas available each year with an additional 20,000 available for those with an US master’s degree or higher. USCIS announced that on 21 May 2010 19,600 out of the 65,000 visas available for those without an advanced degree had been used and that 8,200 visas out of the 20,000 available for those with a US Masters Degree or higher had been used.

Australian Immigration Minister Chris Evans has said recently that that there are still a number of immigration options available for highly qualified chefs and cooks. Immigration Minister Evans went onto say: "The removal of the classifications for chefs and cooks from the Skilled Occupation List will not affect the ability of restaurateurs to bring in qualified staff to meet demand in the industry." ‘We have reformed the...