What is the term for people who move to another country to live permanently?

Illegally or legally.. I hope legally….

Barb, And emigrants become immigrants when they reach their destination.

Player #150811298, And became an immigrant somewhere else?

The worst rubbish I ever saw. Remove barriers and the sick, those unable or unwilling to work, the unskilled and criminals will all head to countries with good benefit systems ( like the UK ) and totally overwhelm us as we sink into bankruptcy. Its happening know with people smugglers extorting money from desperate people and landing them on our beaches in their _thousands_. Their home countries (esp China) dont want them back and so delay and delay issuing new passports (they often destroy their own before arriving) which gives them many months to "disappear" and get false papers. Many are exploited by the traffickers and end up in virtual slave labour conditions. The traffickers often keep their ID papers and wont return them, forceing them to work for a pittance. The only answer is to aid their countries so they dont want to leave - but that would mean overthrowing harsh regimes,, military dictatorships and corrupt politicians - a totally impossible interference in sovereign countries. Those unpleasant countries are those who benefit - they get rid of their ' burdensome' citizens.

I'm not a immigrant!! ( kinda sounds like a mean name to call someone!! but it's not!!)

I left the UK. I emigrated.

invaders or regulars

Barb, I came here to say that. Moving out, emigration. Moving in, immigration

People who leave their country for another are emmigrants