the UK Border Agency
/ðə ˌjuː keɪ ˈbɔːdər eɪdʒənsi/
/ðə ˌjuː keɪ ˈbɔːrdər eɪdʒənsi/
- a former British government organization, part of the home office, that was founded in 2008 and was responsible for controlling who entered and left the country and for dealing with applications for permission to stay in Britain and to become a British citizen. The Agency was closed in 2013 and its work is now carried out by departments of the Home Office: UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and UK Border Force.
英国边防局：前英国政府组织，是内政部的一部分，成立于2008年，负责控制谁进入和离开该国，以及处理许可在英国居留并成为英国公民的申请。该机构于2013年关闭，其工作现在由内政部各部门负责：英国签证和移民，移民执法和英国边境部队。