EnglishMain Dictionary
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
