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Immigration officer

Meaning in immigration & visas, with examples

nounCore term

In immigration & visas, immigration officer means: A government official who checks travellers' documents at the border and decides, or helps decide, whether they may enter or stay.

In Turkish: göç memuru, pasaport polisi, sınır görevlisi

How it is used

Countries use different job titles, such as Border Force officer in the UK or CBP officer in the United States, but immigration officer is understood everywhere. Officers ask short questions about your trip and may ask to see supporting documents.

Example sentences

  1. The immigration officer asked how long I was staying and where.

  2. An immigration officer checked our passports and waved us through.

Common collocations

  • immigration officer
  • border officer
  • speak to an immigration officer
  • questioned by an immigration officer
  • border controlThe checks that officials make at a country's borders on people, documents and goods entering or leaving, and the area where these checks happen.
  • passport controlThe place at an airport, port or land border where officials check your passport and visa before you enter or leave a country.
  • purpose of visitThe main reason for your trip, such as tourism, business, study or visiting family, which forms ask for and border officers often check.
  • entry stampA mark printed in your passport by a border officer showing the date and place you entered a country.
  • 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.

More terms: Border Control & Entry

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