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CEFR B1 Immigration and Borders

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➡ Across 15 Words

2. Past tense: He ___ for asylum last year
4. A place where people and vehicles are stopped and checked, especially at a border
8. To force someone to leave a country, usually because they have no legal right to stay
10. Past tense: She ___ the country with a student visa
12. The illegal movement of people or goods across borders
15. An official document that allows you to enter a country
18. Preposition: ___ economic migrants, refugees are protected by international law
19. Preposition: Many refugees wait ___ the official border crossing
21. An official pardon for people who have broken immigration laws
22. A person who has been forced to leave their country because of war or danger
25. To give someone the legal rights of a citizen of a country
26. Preposition: They traveled to Europe ___ Turkey and Greece
27. Past tense: They ___ the border illegally at night
29. Past tense: The gang ___ people across the border in trucks
30. Adverb: ___ speaking, it is difficult to get a work visa without a job offer

⬇ Down 15 Words

1. A small book with your photo and nationality that you need to travel abroad
3. A legally recognized member of a country
5. To become part of a group or society, often used for immigrants
6. Present participle: Many people are ___ war and poverty
7. Past tense: The officer ___ his entry because his passport was invalid
9. An official document that allows you to do something, such as work or stay in a country
11. A strong dislike or fear of people from other countries
13. The fact of living in a particular place, often used for permission to stay
14. Present participle: They are ___ in a new country after leaving their homeland
16. To come to live permanently in a foreign country
17. Past tense: The authorities ___ the migrants at the detention center
20. The state of being kept in a place, often a camp, while waiting for a decision about your immigration status
23. A fixed maximum number of people allowed to enter a country
24. The line that separates two countries
28. A person who illegally takes goods or people across a border

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