emigrates
Moves abroad permanently
Emigrates is the third-person singular of emigrate, meaning to leave one's country to settle permanently in another.
The word emphasizes departure from the home country—you emigrate from somewhere: She emigrates to Canada next month.
Compare immigrate, which emphasizes arrival in the new country.
Person fleeing danger abroad
- asylumShelter from persecution
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- displacementRemoval from usual location
persecution · banishment · stateless · diaspora · fugitive · defector · sanctuary · haven
Act of going away
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
- homelandOne's native land
- motherlandOne's native country
fatherland · origins · roots · behind · abandon · sever · ties · family
Establish residence elsewhere
- resettleMove to live elsewhere
- immigrateMove to another country
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- uprootRemove from the ground
newcomer · settle · establish · arrive · destination · opportunity · homestead · pioneer
Citizen living abroad
- foreignerNon-native person
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- citizenshipStatus as state member
naturalization · assimilation · acculturation · remittance · overseas · integration · settlement · documentation
refugee
Person fleeing danger abroad
- asylumShelter from persecution
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- expulsionForced permanent removal
displacement · persecution · banishment · stateless · diaspora · fugitive · defector · sanctuary · haven · extradition
leaving
Act of going away
motherland · fatherland · origins · roots · behind · abandon · sever · ties · family · nostalgia
relocate
Establish residence elsewhere
- resettleMove to live elsewhere
- immigrateMove to another country
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
uproot · newcomer · settle · establish · arrive · destination · opportunity · homestead · pioneer · integrate
expat
Citizen living abroad
citizenship · naturalization · assimilation · acculturation · remittance · overseas · integration · settlement · documentation · residency
emigratesimmigrates
Enters new country permanently
enters · arrives · repatriates · moves in · comes in