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- Immigration law refers to national government policies which control the phenomenon of immigration to their country.
- Immigration law, regarding foreign citizens, is related to nationality law, which governs the legal status of people, in matters such as citizenship.
- Immigration laws vary from country to country, as well as according to the political climate of the times, as sentiments may sway from the widely inclusive to the deeply exclusive.
- Immigration law regarding the citizens of a country is regulated by international law. The United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights mandates that all country|countries allow entry to its own citizens.
- Certain countries may maintain rather strict laws which regulate the right of entry and internal rights once established: such as the duration of stay, the right to participate in government.
- Most countries have laws which designate a process for naturalization, by which immigrants may become citizens.