immigration

Einwanderung, Immigration

Das Übersiedeln in ein anderes Land als das Geburtsland, um dort dauerhaft zu leben.

In einfachem Englisch: Moving to a country where you were not born, intending to live there permanently.

• Immigration has changed this city.
• The government announced new immigration rules.
• Her research focuses on immigration to Canada.

So benutzt man es: immigration to somewhere (Immigration to Australia increased during that period.); immigration from somewhere (The book examines immigration from Italy.)

Gegenteile: emigration

Häufige Wendungen: immigration policy, immigration laws, immigration to something

Passkontrolle, Einreisekontrolle

Die Prüfung von Pässen und Einreiseberechtigungen, wenn Menschen an der Grenze eines Landes ankommen.

In einfachem Englisch: Checks of passports and permission to enter a country when people arrive at its border.

• We waited at immigration.
• The immigration officer checked my passport.
• How long did it take to get through immigration?

Synonyme: passport control

Häufige Wendungen: go through immigration, immigration officer, immigration desk

Einwanderung, Zuwanderung

Das Zuziehen von Menschen oder Tieren in ein Land oder Gebiet, um dort zu leben.

In einfachem Englisch: The movement of people or animals into a country or area to live there.

• Immigration increased the town’s population.
• Animal immigration can change the balance of a local ecosystem.
• The study measured immigration into the region over ten years.

So benutzt man es: immigration into/to somewhere (Immigration into the region increased after the railway opened.); immigration from somewhere (Immigration from nearby areas helped the town grow.)

Synonyme: inward migration

Gegenteile: emigration

Häufige Wendungen: immigration into something, animal immigration, immigration from something