immigrate
Settle somewhere new
To immigrate is to move to a new country to live there permanently.
The word emphasizes arrival: you immigrate *to* a place, while you emigrate *from* one.
My grandparents immigrated to the United States in 1920.
An immigrant is someone who has immigrated.
Establish residence elsewhere
passage · voyage · transit · embark · homeland · destination · leave · uproot
Travel authorization stamp
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
petition · sponsor · quota · lottery · status · residency · permit · application
Person fleeing danger abroad
- asylumShelter from persecution
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
asylee · resettlement · displaced · flee · shelter · protection · UNHCR · oppression
Absorb and incorporate fully
- integrateCombine into unified whole
- adaptModify for new conditions
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
community · roots · establish · homestead · residence · neighborhood · belonging · adjustment
Scattered population sharing origins
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- alienNon-native being
- foreignerNon-native person
- nonnativeNot indigenous to a place
newcomer · outsider · first-generation · hyphenated · heritage · homeland · motherland · ancestry
Favorable circumstance for advancement
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
- reunificationRestoring divided unity
- employmentPaid occupation status
- educationSystematic development of mind
freedom · escape · prosperity · safety · livelihood · persecution · poverty · war
relocate
Establish residence elsewhere
border · passage · voyage · transit · embark · homeland · destination · leave · uproot · transplant
visa
Travel authorization stamp
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
documentation · petition · sponsor · quota · lottery · status · residency · permit · application · eligibility
refugee
Person fleeing danger abroad
- asylumShelter from persecution
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
humanitarian · asylee · resettlement · displaced · flee · shelter · protection · UNHCR · oppression · haven
assimilate
Absorb and incorporate fully
- integrateCombine into unified whole
- adaptModify for new conditions
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
newcomer · community · roots · establish · homestead · residence · neighborhood · belonging · adjustment · permanent
diaspora
Scattered population sharing origins
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- alienNon-native being
- foreignerNon-native person
nonnative · newcomer · outsider · first-generation · hyphenated · heritage · homeland · motherland · ancestry · origin
opportunity
Favorable circumstance for advancement
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
- reunificationRestoring divided unity
- employmentPaid occupation status
education · freedom · escape · prosperity · safety · livelihood · persecution · poverty · war · famine
- rightscivil liberties, constitutional rights, right, rights, human rights
- movingmoving, moving truck, move out, move in, movers
- relocationrelocation, transfer, relocate, resettle, move
- movement verbsgo, walk, run, move, walked
- homophoneshomophones, hear, here, see, sea
- immigrant familiesKin relocated from abroad
- undocumented immigrantsMigrants without legal papers
- immigration controlRegulating who enters a country
- immigration quotasCaps on permitted newcomers
- illegal immigrantForeign national present unlawfully
- Canadian immigrationEntering Canada to stay
immigrant, immigration, immigrating, immigrants, immigrated, immigrates, immigrations, nonimmigrant, nonimmigrants