border opening
International passage checkpoint
Border opening refers to a government allowing passage across its national boundaries, typically after a period of closure or restriction.
The phrase gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic as countries lifted travel bans: Thailand announced a border opening for vaccinated tourists.
It also describes policy shifts allowing freer movement of people or goods: The border opening brought an influx of migrants.
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- checkpointInspection station on route
- passport controlBorder document verification point
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- crossing pointDesignated passage between areas
frontier · no man's land · visa · customs · passport · gate · barrier · entry · travel · free movement · migration · freedom · reform · policy · flow · movement · reunion · welcome
border openingborder closure
Barring passage between countries
closed border · hermetic seal · travel ban · immigration ban · border wall
border openingisolationism
Policy avoiding foreign alliances
protectionism · travel restriction · nativism · travel ban · immigration ban
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