immigration

Definition(s)

• In the global context, the act of arriving in a State with the intention to remain for a period exceeding one year.
• In the EU context, the action by which a person establishes their usual residence in the territory of an EU Member State for a period that is, or is expected to be, of at least 12 months, having previously been usually resident in another EU Member State or a third country.

Source(s)

• Global context: UN Recommendations on Statistics of International Migration
• EU context: Art. 2(b) and (f) of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 (Migration Statistics Regulation)

Translations

• BG: имиграция
• CS: přistěhovalectví / imigrace
• DE: Zuwanderung (EU acquis); Einwanderung / Immigration
• EL: μετανάστευση
• EN: immigration
• ES: inmigración
• ET: sisseränne
• FI: maahanmuutto
• FR: immigration
• GA: inimirce
• HU: bevándorlás
• IT: immigrazione
• LT: imigracija
• LV: imigrācija
• MT: Immigrazzjoni
• NL: immigratie
• PL: imigracja
• PT: imigração
• RO: imigraţie
• SK: prisťahovalectvo / imigrácia
• SL: priseljevanje
• SV: invandring
• NO: innvandring

Synonym(s)

• Immigration

Broader Term(s)

• migration

Narrower Term(s)

• EU Immigration Portal

Related Term(s)

• emigration
• immigrant