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Migration and Home Affairs

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.

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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
  • KA: იმიგრაცია
  • UK: імміграція

Synonym(s)

  • Immigration

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