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Deportation

Meaning in immigration & visas, with examples

/ˌdiːpɔːrˈteɪʃən/nounCommon term

In immigration & visas, deportation means: The official act of forcing a foreign citizen to leave a country, usually because they have no right to stay or have committed a serious crime.

In Turkish: sınır dışı etme, sınır dışı edilme

How it is used

The verb is deport, and the person may be called a deportee. Official US and UK texts often use removal for many of these cases. A deportation order can include a ban on returning for a number of years.

Example sentences

  1. He faced deportation after his visa was cancelled.

  2. The lawyer asked the court to stop the deportation while the appeal was pending.

Common collocations

  • face deportation
  • deportation order
  • be deported
  • removal
  • stop a deportation
  • overstayTo stay in a country longer than your visa or permission allows.
  • appealA formal request to a higher authority or a tribunal to change a decision, such as a visa refusal or a deportation order.
  • deny entryTo refuse to let a person into a country at the border, even if they have a visa or come from a visa-free country.
  • undocumentedDescribing a person who lives in a country without valid legal permission to be there, for example after a visa has expired.
  • immigration lawyerA lawyer who specialises in visas, residence, citizenship, asylum and appeals, and who advises clients and represents them before authorities or courts.

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