immigration

Universal Words noun [U] 1 the process of coming to live permanently in a country that is not your own; the number of people who do this: laws restricting immigration into the US * a rise / fall in immigration * immigration officers compareEMIGRATION 2 (also immigration control) the place at a port, an airport, etc. where the PASSPORTS and other documents of people coming into a country are checked: to go through immigration