One who moves from his/her native country to another with the intention of settling for the purpose of forging a better life or for better opportunities. This may be for a variety of personal, politic [..]

a person who has come to live permanently in a country that is not their own immigrant communities/families/workers illegal immigrants compare emigrant, migrantCheck pronunciation: immigrant

"one who immigrates," 1792, American English, perhaps based on French immigrant, from Latin immigrantem (nominative immigrans), present participle of immigrare "to remove, go into, move [..]

/ˈɪməgrənt/ noun plural immigrants immigrant /ˈɪməgrənt/ noun plural immigrants Learner's definition of IMMIGRANT [count] : a person who comes to a country to live there Millions of immigrant [..]

person who moves to a new country or region.

a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there (immigration) migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to sett [..]

n. A foreigner who enters a country to settle there.

A person who moves from one country to another to live permanently.

An individual who moves into a new country from another country.

imigrant

A person who leaves his or her homeland to live in another country. Learn more.

Personne qui quitte son pays d'origine pour aller s'installer et vivre dans un autre. Pour en savoir plus.

See Permanent Resident Alien.

someone who moves into an area from elsewhere.

Native somewhere else, but having arrived in the area specified of its own accord, by walking flying, swimming, rafting, or hitchhiking (adjective). European people are immigrants to Florida (USA); so [..]

(see Frank and McCoy 1990, 1995, following textbooks on ecology and Sailer 1978).

was established first in the 18th century and applied only to humans. It was used in the 20th century in all or almost all ecology textbooks for all organisms, and then (Sailer 1978) specifically for [..]

a person arriving in a country or region to live (for at least a year)

Immigrants are persons who depart from ones’ native land and get settled at another place. Usually, persons immigrate to another place for finding a permanent residence. Immigrants are regulated in th [..]

a person who comes to a country from another country to live permanently.

(n) a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there

        A person who migrates from one place to another.

This is a technical legal term which means a foreign national who has been granted permission to remain in the United States permanently, that is a “legal permanent resident” or “green card holder” and as such is distinguished from a “non-immigrant” who comes to the United States on a temporary visa. The term “immigrant” is often used more broadly [..]

Commonly, permanent resident aliens and those who have been naturalized as U.S. citizens are referred to as immigrants. However, the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) defines an immigrant as any a [..]

See Permanent Resident Alien.

A person who intends to live permanently in the U.S.

a legal foreign national in the United States other than those in the specified class of nonimmigrant aliens such as temporary visitors for pleasure or students. Immigrant is also used synonymously wi [..]

A person coming to the United States for the purpose of permanent residence.

See Permanent Resident Alien.

An immigrant is an individual who leaves their country of origin to settle permanently in another country. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Mexico has been the leading source of new United States residents for over two decades; and since 1998, China, India and the Philippines have been in the top four sending countries every y [..]

See Permanent Resident Alien

An alien admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident. Immigrants are those persons lawfully accorded the privilege of residing permanently in the United States. They may be issued immigrant visas by the Department of State overseas or adjusted to permanent resident status by the Immigration and Naturalization Service in the United [..]

An individual who seeks residence in another country.

An alien who comes to the U.S. to live permanently. Once an immigrant, their worldwide domicile has been moved to the United States.

A person who intends to live permanently in the U.S.

A person who is (or has been) a landed immigrant, that is, a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by Canadian immigration authorities. In the Census, immigrants are the total count of those resident in a geographic area; data is available by country of birth, period of immigration to Canada, and age at time of immigra [..]

Person who has been permitted by immigration authorities to live in Canada permanently.

a person who leaves one country to live permanently in another country. Important Bird Area (IBA)