出入国(しゅつにゅうこく)

しゅつにゅうこく
noun
immigration and emigration; entry and exit of a country
1. immigration and emigration; entering and leaving a country
The process of entering and exiting a country, encompassing passport control, visa checks, and border procedures. Commonly encountered at airports and ports.
出入国(しゅつにゅうこく)審査(しんさ)に並(なら)んだ。
I lined up for immigration inspection.
出入国(しゅつにゅうこく)管理(かんり)が厳(きび)しくなっている。
Immigration control has become stricter.
空港(くうこう)の出入国(しゅつにゅうこく)手続(てつづ)きは自動化(じどうか)が進(すす)んでいる。
Automated systems are increasingly being used for airport immigration procedures.
出入国(しゅつにゅうこく)カードに必要(ひつよう)事項(じこう)を記入(きにゅう)してください。
Please fill in the required information on the immigration card.

Compound of 出国(しゅっこく) (leaving a country) + 入国(にゅうこく) (entering a country). In practice, the combined form 出入国(しゅつにゅうこく) is used when referring to border control processes as a whole.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 出入国(しゅつにゅうこく)管理(かんり): immigration control
  • 出入国(しゅつにゅうこく)審査(しんさ): immigration inspection
  • 出入国(しゅつにゅうこく)手続(てつづ)き: immigration procedures
  • 出入国(しゅつにゅうこく)カード: arrival/departure card
  • 出入国(しゅつにゅうこく)在留(ざいりゅう)管理庁(かんりちょう): Immigration Services Agency of Japan

USAGE:
The full official name of Japan's immigration authority is 出入国(しゅつにゅうこく)在留(ざいりゅう)管理庁(かんりちょう) (Immigration Services Agency), often abbreviated as 入管(にゅうかん). Signs at airports typically read 出入国(しゅつにゅうこく)審査(しんさ) (Immigration) or 入国(にゅうこく)審査(しんさ).

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 入国(にゅうこく): entering a country — one direction only (arrival)
  • 出国(しゅっこく): leaving a country — one direction only (departure)
  • 渡航(とこう): overseas travel — broader concept covering the journey itself
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