asylum seeker
Protection-requesting migrant
An asylum seeker is someone who has fled their home country and is seeking international protection but whose claim for refugee status has not yet been determined.
The term distinguishes those in the application process from refugees, whose claims have been formally recognized: Asylum seekers waited months for their hearings.
The phrase often appears in debates about immigration policy and border enforcement.
Protected sacred space
- shelterProtected place or structure
- havenShelter from danger
- safetyFreedom from harm
- protectionGuarding against harm
harbor · safehouse · refuge · church · mosque · temple · humanitarian · aid
Flight from captivity
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
- borderOuter edge or limit
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
exodus · displacement · smuggler · trafficking · undocumented · voyage · trek · odyssey
One who relocates
- displacedShifted from proper location
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- deporteePerson forcibly removed abroad
stateless · war-torn · conflict · violence · ethnic cleansing · genocide · political dissident · religious persecution
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- traumaLasting psychological wound
fear · uncertainty · adversity · detention · legal battles · isolation · stigma · rejection
Favorable circumstance for advancement
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- integrationCombining into a whole
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
new life · prosperity · ambition · aspiration · resilience · determination · courage · belonging
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
protection · harbor · safehouse · refuge · church · mosque · temple · humanitarian · aid · resettlement
escape
Flight from captivity
persecution · exodus · displacement · smuggler · trafficking · undocumented · voyage · trek · odyssey · transit
migrant
One who relocates
- displacedShifted from proper location
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
deportee · stateless · war-torn · conflict · violence · ethnic cleansing · genocide · political dissident · religious persecution · climate
hardship
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
trauma · fear · uncertainty · adversity · detention · legal battles · isolation · stigma · rejection · hostility
opportunity
Favorable circumstance for advancement
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- integrationCombining into a whole
- acceptanceConsent to receive
new life · peace · prosperity · ambition · aspiration · resilience · determination · courage · belonging · citizenship
- UK ImmigrationBritish citizenship, British passport, Home Office, immigration law, immigration officer
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, citizenship, deportation
- migrationmigration, immigrants, refugees, immigration, emigration
- applicantscandidate, visa applicant, loan applicant, hopeful, prospect
- border controlvisa requirements, passport control, guard, border crossing, border security
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
asylum seekercitizen
Legal national member
native · national · naturalized citizen · permanent resident · legal resident
asylum seekerdeportee
Person forcibly removed abroad
immigration officer · repatriate · returnee · emigrant · expellee
asylum seekertourist
Traveler visiting attractions
vacationer · holidaymaker · business traveler · expat · expatriate
seek, refugee, asylum, seeker, seekers, asylums, asylum seekers