Immigration Act
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An Immigration Act is a law regulating immigration
. A number of countries have had Immigration Acts including:
Immigration
Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
. A number of countries have had Immigration Acts including:
- Canada
- The Immigration Act, 1906
- The Chinese Immigration Act of 1923
- The Immigration Act, 1952
- The Immigration Act, 1978
- The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2002Immigration and Refugee Protection ActImmigration and Refugee Protection Act is an Act of the Parliament of Canada, passed in 2001 as Bill C-11, which replaced the Immigration Act of 1976 as the primary federal legislation regulating Immigration to Canada....
- Hong Kong
- The Immigration Ordinance 1971
- New Zealand
- The Immigration Act 1987
- The Immigration Act 2009
- United Kingdom
- The Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962The Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.Before the Act was passed, citizens of British commonwealth countries had extensive rights to migrate to the UK...
- The Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968
- The Immigration Act 1971Immigration Act 1971The Immigration Act 1971 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning immigration.The Act, as with the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962, and that of 1968, restricted immigration, especially primary immigration into the UK....
- The British Nationality Act 1981British Nationality Act 1981The British Nationality Act 1981 was an Act of Parliament passed by the British Parliament concerning British nationality. It has been the basis of British nationality law since 1 January 1983.-History:...
- The Immigration Act 1986
- The Immigration Act 1988
- The British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990
- The Asylum and Immigration Act 1996
- The Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997
- The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It received Royal Assent on 7 November 2002....
- The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004The Asylum and Immigration Act 2004 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It set various rules for immigrants to the United Kingdom...
- The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It is the fifth major piece of legislation relating to immigration and asylum since 1993.-Commencement Orders:...
- The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.Prior to the Act, residents who had spent five years living in the United Kingdom were able to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain...
- The Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962
- United States
- 1882 Immigration Act1882 Immigration ActOn 3 August, 1882, the US Congress passed a new Immigration Act that stated that a 50 cents tax would be levied on all immigrants landing at United States ports. The money collected was to be used to defray the expenses of regulating immigration and for the care of immigrants after landing...
- 1907 Immigration Act
- The Immigration Act of 1917Immigration Act of 1917On February 4, 1917, the United States Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1917 with an overwhelming majority, overriding President Woodrow Wilson's December 14, 1916 veto...
- The Immigration Act of 1918Immigration Act of 1918The United States Immigration Act of 1918 was enacted on October 16, 1918. It is also known as the Dillingham-Hardwick Act.-Enactment:...
- The Immigration Act of 1924Immigration Act of 1924The Immigration Act of 1924, or Johnson–Reed Act, including the National Origins Act, and Asian Exclusion Act , was a United States federal law that limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from that country who were already...
- The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
- The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
- The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986The Immigration Reform and Control Act , , also Simpson-Mazzoli Act, is an Act of Congress which reformed United States immigration law.In brief the act:* required employers to attest to their employees' immigration status....
- See also List of United States Immigration Acts
- 1882 Immigration Act
- Other
- European Union Asylum and Immigration Act
- French Immigration Act