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Federal immigration policy changes are taking effect in October 2025, including potential DACA reopening for new applicants after four years, a more challenging citizenship test starting October 20, and new restrictions on public benefits for lawful immigrants. Over one million people could be affected by these policy shifts.
Major visa policy changes take effect in October 2025, including the EU's new biometric Entry/Exit System launching October 12, significant green card priority date movements for employment and family-based categories, and ongoing H-1B visa restrictions with the $100,000 fee requirement that began September 21, 2025.
October 2025 brings significant immigration policy changes including DACA reopening for new applicants, streamlined H-2A agricultural worker petitions, and major advances in employment-based visa bulletin dates. These updates affect over 1 million potential applicants across multiple visa categories.
Major immigration policy changes are reshaping the U.S. immigration landscape in October 2025, including the reopening of DACA applications for the first time in four years, a controversial $100,000 H-1B visa fee, and significant movement in employment-based green card priority dates. These changes affect hundreds of thousands of immigrants, employers, and visa applicants nationwide.
Major immigration policy changes take effect in October 2025, including DACA reopening to new applicants for the first time in four years, new H-2A agricultural worker processing rules, and increased fees for I-94, ESTA, and other immigration applications affecting over 1.1 million potential applicants nationwide.
Major visa policy changes take effect in October 2025, including the EU's biometric Entry-Exit System launching October 12, updated US Visa Bulletin reducing diversity visa allocations, and Canada's continued implementation of reduced immigration targets. These changes affect millions of travelers and visa applicants worldwide.
Major immigration policy changes took effect in October 2025, including new visa interview waiver rules (October 1), streamlined H-2A agricultural worker petitions (October 2), Hungary's restored ESTA eligibility, and the first government shutdown in seven years affecting E-Verify and DOL services while USCIS operations continue.
Starting October 1, 2025, U.S. travelers face major visa policy changes including nearly doubled ESTA fees ($40), new $30 EVUS charges for Chinese nationals, mandatory in-person interviews for most applicants, and significant increases to land border I-94 fees that will impact millions of international visitors.
Major immigration policy changes take effect in October 2025, including a more rigorous citizenship test starting October 20, streamlined H-2A agricultural worker visa processing effective October 2, and ongoing DACA developments. These changes impact millions of immigrants, agricultural employers, and citizenship applicants across the United States.
The U.S. has implemented sweeping visa policy changes in October 2025, including new H-1B restrictions with a $100,000 fee, mandatory in-person interviews for nearly all visa applicants, and country-specific application requirements. These changes affect millions of visa applicants worldwide as the new fiscal year begins.
October 2025 brings significant immigration policy changes including streamlined H-2A agricultural worker visa processing effective October 2, potential DACA reopening for 400,000+ new applicants, and a federal government shutdown affecting certain immigration services. These changes impact agricultural employers, Dreamers, and millions awaiting visa processing.
Major immigration policy changes take effect in October 2025, including a new U.S. citizenship test starting October 20, significant fee increases for I-94 and ESTA applications, and the potential reopening of DACA for new applicants after four years. These changes affect millions of immigrants, travelers, and visa applicants worldwide.
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