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to enter a country
To legally cross the border of a country in order to stay there. This typically happens at official border crossings with passport control.
Als EU-Bürger kann man ohne Visum in die meisten europäischen Länder einreisen.
As an EU citizen, you can enter most European countries without a visa.
Since 'einreisen' (to enter a country) describes movement across a border, the perfect tense is formed with the auxiliary verb 'sein'. A common mistake is using 'haben'.
Sie ist gestern ohne Probleme in die Schweiz eingereist.
She entered Switzerland yesterday without any problems.
'Einreisen' (to enter a country) is a separable verb. The prefix 'ein-' is separated from the verb in a main clause and placed at the end of the sentence.
Der Tourist reist mit einem gültigen Visum ein.
The tourist enters the country with a valid visa.
Movement into a country is expressed with the preposition 'in' and the accusative. You enter a country or a region.
Um in die USA einzureisen, benötigen viele Menschen ein Visum.
To enter the USA, many people need a visa.
The word is almost always used in the official context of border control. It often appears together with words like 'Pass' (passport), 'Visum' (visa), 'Grenze' (border), or 'Zoll' (customs).
An der Grenze müssen Sie Ihren Pass vorzeigen, um einreisen zu dürfen.
At the border, you must show your passport in order to be allowed to enter the country.
to arrive
Einreisen emphasizes legally crossing into a country, often with passport control. Anreisen focuses on traveling to and reaching a destination, whether or not a national border is crossed. Use einreisen for checks at a border crossing and anreisen for traveling to a place.
Nach der Passkontrolle durfte die Familie legal in das Land einreisen.
After passport control, the family was allowed to legally enter the country.
Die Familie reiste am Morgen mit dem Zug zur Konferenz an.
The family traveled to the conference by train that morning.
