expatriating
Departing one's country
Expatriating is the act of leaving one's native country to live elsewhere, or of renouncing citizenship.
A person expatriates themselves by moving abroad permanently: She's expatriating to Portugal for the lower cost of living.
Governments can also expatriate someone by stripping their citizenship, though this is rare.
The noun expatriate (often shortened to expat) describes someone who has done this.
Leaving homeland permanently
- departureAct of going away
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
passport · visa · naturalization · homeland · border · customs · immigration · abroad
Forced removal from place
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
asylum · stateless · outcast · persecution · fugitive · extradition · proscription · disownment
Emotionally affecting
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- transferMove between locations
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- transitionChange from one state
uprooting · transplantation · homemaking · integration · community-building
Adopting another group's customs
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
- integrationCombining into a whole
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
cross-cultural · bicultural · intercultural · homesickness · belonging
emigration
Leaving homeland permanently
- departureAct of going away
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- citizenshipStatus as state member
renunciation · passport · visa · naturalization · homeland · border · customs · immigration · abroad · overseas
banishment
Forced removal from place
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- displacementRemoval from usual location
refugee · asylum · stateless · outcast · persecution · fugitive · extradition · proscription · disownment · defection
moving
Emotionally affecting
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- transferMove between locations
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
transition · uprooting · transplantation · homemaking · integration · community-building
acculturation
Adopting another group's customs
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
- integrationCombining into a whole
orientation · cross-cultural · bicultural · intercultural · homesickness · belonging
expatriatingrepatriating
Sending back to homeland
returning home · returning · staying · going back · homecoming
expatriatingstaying
Continuing in place
remaining · staying put · settling · rooting · residing