> Expats are typically people living outside their country on a non-permanent basis (on assignment or some temporary basis), with no intention to permanent emig

> Expats are typically people living outside their country on a non-permanent basis (on assignment or some temporary basis), with no intention to permanent emigrate to the country. > Immigrants however are people who move to a country with the intention of settling there permanently. I think those are the textbook definitions, but in reality expat is usually applied to those from higher income countries only. Do this quick experiment, do an image search "expats in <destination_name>" vs "migrants in <destination_name>" and compare the pictures: See what their income appears to be, clothing, skin color and circumstances. Dubai: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=expats+in+dubai&t=h_&iax=images&ia https://duckduckgo.com/?q=expats+in+dubai&t=h_&iax=images&ia... https://duckduckgo.com/?q=migrants+in+dubai&t=h_&iar=images& https://duckduckgo.com/?q=migrants+in+dubai&t=h_&iar=images&... Costa Rica: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=migrants+in+costa+rica&t=h_&iar=im https://duckduckgo.com/?q=migrants+in+costa+rica&t=h_&iar=im... https://duckduckgo.com/?q=expats+in+costa+rica&t=h_&iar=imag https://duckduckgo.com/?q=expats+in+costa+rica&t=h_&iar=imag... For example, for 'expats in Costa Rica' I got shown a couple in an outdoor hotel, and for 'migrants in Costa Rica' I got shown the Immigration Police detaining a group from Africa and a dozen people sharing a bed.