expatriates

diaspora

Scattered population sharing origins

• homelandOne's native land
• heritageInherited cultural legacy
• rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers

ancestry · transnational · bicultural · identity · belonging · nostalgia · longing · hyphenated · motherland · fatherland

assignment

Allocated work or duty

• postingPublishing content online
• secondmentTemporary work transfer
• multinationalOperating across multiple countries

diplomatic · NGO · contractor · consultant · transfer · corporate · allowances · benefits · career · professional

exile

Banishment from homeland

• banishmentForced removal from place
• expulsionForced permanent removal
• refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad

outcast · persecution · displaced · defector · emigré · flight · sanctuary · haven · unwilling · statelessness

relocation

Permanent change of residence

• adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
• homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
• accommodationShelter or housing provided

cost-of-living · R&R · cross-cultural

visa

Travel authorization stamp

• residencyState of dwelling somewhere
• naturalizationLegal path to belonging
• citizenshipStatus as state member

alien · immigration · documentation · sponsor · overstay · deportation · stateless · consulate

emigrant

Person resettling in another nation

• immigrantOne who resettles abroad
• migrantOne who relocates
• settlerOne who colonizes territory

relocator · transplant · departure · resettlement · outflow · sojourner

• migrationmigration, immigrants, refugees, immigration, emigration
• workforceworkers, employee, employees, labor force, employer
• 1920s AmericaCharles Lindbergh, Jazz Age, Spirit of St. Louis, flappers, transatlantic flight
• migrantsmigrants, arctic tern, monarch butterfly, caribou, humpback whale
• diasporaAfrican diaspora, exiles, Irish diaspora, emigrants, Jewish diaspora
• global workforceexpats, virtual teams, foreign workers, remote teams, overseas employment