Migration Terms

Immigration

• When an individual or family leave their country.

• When an individual or family move to a new country.

• When individuals or family go on a long holiday

• A person who is waiting approval for refugee status.

Migration

• When people are forced to leave their home.

• A person who is waiting for approval for refugee status.

• Going on a holiday to a different country.

• When an individual or family move from one place to another.

Push Factors

• Factors which force people to leave their home.

• A person relocating for a job.

• Going for a better education

• Climate

Factors that make a place attractive to move to.

• Push factors

• Pull Factors

• Leaving due to war of conflict.

• People who are persecuted.

Economic immigration

• Relocating to avoid natural disaster.

• Moving closer to family and friends.

• Relocating for a career promotion.

• Relocating to avoid war and persecution.

Social immigration

• Moving closer to family and friends.

• Relocating to avoid war and persecution.

• Relocating to avoid natural disaster.

• Relocating for career promotion.

Political immigration

• Relocating to avoid natural disaster.

• Relocating for a career promotion.

• Relocating to avoid war or persecution.

• Moving closer to family and friends.

Environmental immigration

• Moving closer to family and friends

• Relocating to avoid natural disaster.

• Relocating for a career

• Relocating to avoid war of persecution.

A person who has fled their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution.

A person who is waiting approval for refugee status in a new country.