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to immigrate
To move to a foreign country in order to settle and live there permanently; to immigrate.
Ihre Familie ist vor zwanzig Jahren aus der Türkei nach Deutschland eingewandert.
Her family immigrated from Turkey to Germany twenty years ago.
'Einwandern' (to immigrate) is a separable verb. In a main clause, the prefix 'ein-' stands at the end of the sentence. In a subordinate clause, the whole verb stands at the end.
Viele Menschen wandern jedes Jahr nach Europa ein.
Many people immigrate to Europe every year.
Since 'einwandern' (to immigrate) describes movement from one place to another, the perfect tense is always formed with the auxiliary verb 'sein' (to be), not with 'haben' (to have).
Sie ist vor zehn Jahren in die Schweiz eingewandert.
She immigrated to Switzerland ten years ago.
To indicate the destination of immigration, use 'nach' with most countries and cities, or 'in + accusative' with countries that take an article. The place of origin is given with 'aus + dative'.
Er ist aus Polen nach Deutschland eingewandert.
He immigrated from Poland to Germany.
to enter a country
Einreisen refers to the specific, legal act of entering a country. Einwandern means more: a person moves their center of life there in order to live there permanently. Use einreisen for an individual border crossing and einwandern for a permanent move with a new long-term future there.
Nach einigen Besuchen beschloss sie, dauerhaft in das Land einzuwandern.
After several visits, she decided to immigrate to the country permanently.
Nach der Passkontrolle konnte sie ohne Probleme in das Land einreisen.
After passport control, she was able to enter the country without any problems.
