non-citizen
Lacks national membership
A non-citizen is a person who is not a citizen of a particular country—whether a tourist, immigrant, refugee, or undocumented resident.
The term is administrative and neutral, used in legal and policy contexts: Non-citizens may be ineligible for certain benefits.
It defines by exclusion rather than describing any particular status.
One who resettles abroad
- migrantOne who relocates
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- deporteePerson forcibly removed abroad
undocumented · stateless · displaced · naturalization · residency · documentation · amnesty · DACA
One excluded from group
- foreignerNon-native person
- otherDistinct from those mentioned
- alienNon-native being
- strangerPerson not yet known
nativist · xenophobia · discrimination · profiling · scapegoat · second-class · disenfranchised · voiceless
Permitted by statute
- documentedPreserved in official records
- undocumentedNot officially recorded
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
- illegalForbidden by statute
status · eligibility · application · petition · adjustment · deportable · removal · parolee
Citizen living abroad
- overseasIn foreign countries
- abroadIn foreign territory
- secondmentTemporary work transfer
- relocationPermanent change of residence
assignment · posting · repatriate · embassy · consulate · sojourner · transplant · remittance
immigrant
One who resettles abroad
deportee · undocumented · stateless · displaced · naturalization · residency · documentation · amnesty · DACA · permit
outsider
One excluded from group
stranger · nativist · xenophobia · discrimination · profiling · scapegoat · second-class · disenfranchised · voiceless · marginalized
lawful
Permitted by statute
- documentedPreserved in official records
- undocumentedNot officially recorded
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
illegal · status · eligibility · application · petition · adjustment · deportable · removal · parolee · conditional
expat
Citizen living abroad
- overseasIn foreign countries
- abroadIn foreign territory
- secondmentTemporary work transfer
relocation · assignment · posting · repatriate · embassy · consulate · sojourner · transplant · remittance
tourist
Traveler visiting attractions
- visitorShort-term guest
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- H-1BSpecialty occupation work authorization
exchange · seasonal · bracero · travel · entry · admission · overstay · extension · sponsor · duration
- Non-membersex-member, nonsubscriber, non-resident, banned user
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, asylum
- citizenshipnationality, passport, birthright, denaturalization, renunciation
- Roman LawRoman law, Corpus Juris Civilis, Justinian Code, Twelve Tables, Digest
non-citizencitizen
Legal national member
national · naturalized citizen · subject · passport holder · denizen
non-citizencitizen
Legal national member
member · insider · native · countryman · compatriot