immigration
/ˌɪmɪˈɡreɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण इमिग्रेशन
आप्रवासन, दूसरे देश में आकर बसना
Core wordPYP · asked 5 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[U]
the process of coming to live permanently in a country that is not your own; the number of people who do this
आप्रवासन, दूसरे देश में आकर बसना
- Immigration from Bangladesh has changed the character of some border districts.
- strict immigration laws
- Immigration to big cities is rising every year.
+ 2 more examples
- The government plans to change its immigration policy.
- Immigration officers checked every visa carefully.
Synonyms settlement influx migration
Opposite emigration
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[U]
the place at an airport or a border where officials check the passports and documents of people entering a country
(हवाई अड्डे पर) आव्रजन जाँच, पासपोर्ट जाँच
- We queued for an hour at immigration.
- Passengers lined up at immigration with their passports ready.
- Please keep your passport ready at immigration.
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- The queue at immigration was very long after the flight landed.
- We cleared immigration quickly and collected our bags.
Synonyms passport control border control
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
immigration (uncountable) = process
Immigration as a process is uncountable and takes no article.
प्रक्रिया के रूप में 'immigration' uncountable है और इसके साथ article नहीं आता।
- Immigration has increased since the war.
- The government plans to control immigration.
immigration to/into + country
Immigration to or into names the country people are coming to.
'Immigration to' या 'into' उस देश को बताता है जहाँ लोग आ रहे हों।
- Immigration to Canada from India has risen.
- Strict laws limit immigration into the country.
immigration (place) = checkpoint
At an airport, immigration is the counter where officials check passports; it often takes no article.
हवाई अड्डे पर 'immigration' वह काउंटर है जहाँ अधिकारी पासपोर्ट जाँचते हैं; इसके साथ प्रायः article नहीं आता।
- We waited an hour at immigration.
- Please go through immigration before collecting luggage.
immigration + noun (law, officer, control)
Immigration before another noun describes rules and officials connected with entry.
दूसरी संज्ञा से पहले 'immigration' प्रवेश से जुड़े नियमों और अधिकारियों का वर्णन करता है।
- The immigration officer stamped her passport.
+Collocations 4
adjective + immigration
illegallegalmassrecentcontrolledunregulated
- Illegal immigration is a concern for many governments.
verb + immigration
controlrestrictencouragelimitallowdebate
- The Parliament debated a bill to restrict immigration.
immigration + noun
officerlawpolicycontroldepartmentservice
- The immigration officer asked for her visa.
at/through immigration
at immigrationthrough immigrationclear immigrationpass through immigration
- We cleared immigration quickly at Delhi airport.
“More examples 5
- Radhika waited at immigration with her passport in hand.
राधिका हाथ में पासपोर्ट लिए आव्रजन काउंटर पर प्रतीक्षा करती रही।
- Immigration to Gulf countries has increased among Indian workers.
भारतीय श्रमिकों में खाड़ी देशों में आप्रवासन बढ़ा है।
- New immigration rules were announced yesterday.
कल आप्रवासन के नए नियम घोषित किए गए।
- The family applied for immigration to Australia.
परिवार ने ऑस्ट्रेलिया में आप्रवासन के लिए आवेदन किया।
- The immigration department checks every visa carefully.
आव्रजन विभाग हर वीज़ा की सावधानी से जाँच करता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The immigrations to the USA has risen.
✓ Immigration to the USA has risen.
Immigration as a process is uncountable and has no plural.
प्रक्रिया के रूप में 'immigration' uncountable है और इसका बहुवचन नहीं होता।
✗ We stood for an hour in the immigration.
✓ We stood for an hour at immigration.
The checkpoint is called at immigration, without the article and with at.
जाँच-स्थान के लिए 'at immigration' कहा जाता है, article के बिना और 'at' के साथ।
✗ He works in the immigration of Delhi airport.
✓ He works in the immigration department at Delhi airport.
Immigration alone names the process or checkpoint, not an organisation; add department or office.
'Immigration' अकेले प्रक्रिया या जाँच-स्थान है, संस्था नहीं; 'department' या 'office' जोड़ें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Immigration and emigration describe the same movement from opposite sides.
'Immigration' और 'emigration' एक ही आवागमन को विपरीत पक्षों से बताते हैं।
Coming into a country to live there.
किसी देश में रहने के लिए आना।
- Immigration to Canada has grown.
Leaving your own country to live elsewhere.
अपना देश छोड़कर कहीं और रहने जाना।
- Emigration from the village increased after the drought.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
im·mi·gra·tion
Double m and one g (not 'imigration' or 'immigation'); emigration has one m.
दो m और एक g ('imigration' या 'immigation' गलत है); emigration में एक m।
?Which word?
Keep apart: immigration (into), emigration (out of), migration (movement generally).
अलग रखिए: immigration (अंदर), emigration (बाहर), migration (सामान्य आवागमन)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Coming into a foreign country to settle.
'विदेश में आकर बसना' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।
General knowledge
The Bureau of Immigration; the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.
GK: Bureau of Immigration (भारत में आव्रजन से जुड़ा सरकारी विभाग) और Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 (विदेशियों के आने-जाने और ठहरने से जुड़ा कानून)।