移民局

yímínjú

noun #8,761

Measure Word

一个移民局 gè

Meanings

1 immigration bureau; immigration office
2 immigration authority

Characters

to move; to shift

people; citizen

bureau; office; department

Move + people + bureau - the government office handling the movement of people (immigration).

Examples

HSK 4

我明天要去移民局办签证。

Wǒ míngtiān yào qù yímínjú bàn qiānzhèng.

I need to go to the immigration office tomorrow to process my visa.

HSK 4

移民局的工作人员要求看我的护照。

Yímínjú de gōngzuò rényuán yāoqiú kàn wǒ de hùzhào.

The immigration office staff asked to see my passport.

HSK 4

他在移民局排了两个小时的队。

Tā zài yímínjú pái le liǎng gè xiǎoshí de duì.

He waited in line at the immigration bureau for two hours.

Tips

usage

In China, the full official name is 国家移民管理局 (National Immigration Administration). In daily speech, people just say 移民局. In the US context, it may refer to USCIS (美国公民及移民服务局).

Stroke Order

移 yí

民 mín

局 jú