Some important Terminologies about Migration

Absentee: According to the census of 2011:Any member of a household who has been abroad for six or more months prior to the time of enumeration. Migrants are counted at the destination and, hence, are all living within the country whereas absentees, although enumerated at the place of origin, denote only external migrants. The census deals with immigrants as a separate category.

Asylum seeker – An individual who is seeking international protection. In countries with individualized procedures, an asylum seeker is someone whose claim has not yet been finally decided on by the country in which he or she has submitted it. Not every asylum seeker will ultimately be recognized as a refugee, but every recognized refugee is initially an asylum seeker.

Place of destination – In the migration context, a place that is the destination for a person or a group of persons, irrespective of whether they migrate regularly or irregularly. Place where the people live after recent migration.

Place of origin – In the migration context, a place of nationality or of former habitual residence of a person or group of persons who have migrated abroad, irrespective of whether they migrate regularly or irregularly. Immediate place of living. Place where migrant was born and nurtured in his/her early existence.

Country of transit – In the migration context, the country through which a person or a group of persons pass on any journey to the country of destination or from the country of destination to the country of origin or of habitual residence.

 

Displacement – The movement of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters.

Emigration – From the perspective of the country of departure, the act of moving from one’s country of nationality or usual residence to another country, so that the country of destination effectively becomes his or her new country of usual residence.

Emigrant: From the perspective of country of origin, a person who has migrated from his/her country of nationality or usual residence to another country so that the country of destination effectively becomes his/her new country of usual residence.

Expulsion – A formal act or conduct attributable to a State by which a non-national is compelled to leave the territory of that State.

Immigrant – From the perspective of the country of arrival, a person who moves into a country other than that of his or her nationality or usual residence, so that the country of destination effectively becomes his or her new country of usual residence.

Immigration – From the perspective of the country of arrival, the act of moving into a country other than one’s country of nationality or usual residence, so that the country of destination effectively becomes his or her new country of usual residence.

Refugee (1951 Convention) – A person who, owing to a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former habitual residence as a result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it.

Remittances (migrant) – Private international monetary transfers that migrants make, individually or collectively. Remittances are primarily sent to people in countries of origin with whom migrants maintain close links, although, in some cases, they are also sent to relatives in other countries   of destination. 

 Adobted from: https://www.iom.int/key-migration-terms