expat
Overseas citizen, briefly
An expat is someone living outside their native country, typically for work or lifestyle reasons rather than as a refugee or immigrant.
The term carries connotations of choice and often privilege—retirees in Costa Rica, executives in Singapore, writers in Paris.
She's been an expat in Barcelona for fifteen years.
Short for expatriate.
In foreign territory
- overseasIn foreign countries
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- residencyState of dwelling somewhere
- sojournerOne dwelling temporarily
transplant · nomad · globetrotting · wanderlust · adventure · exploration · travel · journey
Non-native person
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- nonnativeNot indigenous to a place
- strangerPerson not yet known
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
emigrant · settler · displaced · uprooted · bicultural · adaptation · assimilation · acculturation
Travel authorization stamp
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- alienNon-native being
sponsorship · registration · documentation · overstay · deportation
Scattered population sharing origins
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- compatriotsFellow citizens of homeland
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
abroad
In foreign territory
- overseasIn foreign countries
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- residencyState of dwelling somewhere
sojourner · transplant · nomad · globetrotting · wanderlust · adventure · exploration · travel · journey · sojourn
foreigner
Non-native person
immigrant · emigrant · settler · displaced · uprooted · bicultural · adaptation · assimilation · acculturation · belonging
visa
Travel authorization stamp
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
alien · sponsorship · registration · documentation · overstay · deportation
diaspora
Scattered population sharing origins
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- compatriotsFellow citizens of homeland
newcomer · meetup · multicultural · integration · belonging
- migrationmigration, immigrants, refugees, immigration, emigration
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- abroadoverseas, foreign, abroad, international, study abroad
- wandererswanderer, hikers, vagabond, wanderers, drifter
- emigrationemigrant, emigration, economic migrants, emigre, political refugees
- expatrelocation, overseas posting, foreign assignment, foreign posting, overseas job
expatimmigrant
One who resettles abroad
refugee · migrant worker · economic migrant · asylum seeker · guest worker
- expat communityRelocated citizens abroad together
- expat communitiesTransplanted nationals abroad
- expatriate communityNationals residing overseas together
- expat bubble
- expatriate lifeLiving in a foreign land
- expatriate workersPersonnel employed outside homeland