Examples of “immigration” in a Sentence

noun The act of moving into a country you were not born in, in order to live there permanently.

• Her grandparents' immigration from Poland happened just after the war.
• The country's immigration policy changed after the election.
• Immigration has shaped the food and music of many large cities.

noun The passport and border checks travelers go through when entering a country.

• The queue at immigration took almost an hour.
• At immigration, an officer checked my passport and asked why I was visiting.
• Have your documents ready when you reach immigration.