foreign nationals
Citizens of elsewhere
Foreign nationals are people present in a country where they are not citizens.
The term appears frequently in legal, diplomatic, and immigration contexts: The embassy issued a warning to foreign nationals in the region.
It emphasizes legal status rather than cultural difference—a foreign national may have lived somewhere for decades while remaining technically a citizen of elsewhere.
- immigrantsThose settling abroad
- undocumented immigrantForeigner without legal residency
- expatriatesPeople living outside homeland
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- visaTravel authorization stamp
foreigners · tourists · stateless persons · aliens · noncitizens · consulate · guest workers · migrant worker · overstay · passport · visa overstay · non-residents · nonnatives · legal status · deportation · embassy · diaspora · outsiders
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- Expatriatesexpats, emigres, permanent residents, green card holders, work visa holders
- expat taxesdouble taxation, tax treaty, offshore income, residency status, exit tax
- travel termsnonstop, direct, airline, one-way, round-trip
- entitiesentity, being, object, thing, item
- airport arrivalspassport control, customs, baggage claim, immigration desk, arrivals hall
foreign nationalscitizens
Members of a nation
nationals · countrymen · compatriots · naturalized citizens · subjects
foreign nationalsnatives
Original local population
locals · native-born · native population · indigenous people · insiders