Editing Human migration (section)

== Definition ==
Depending on the goal and reason for relocation, migrants can be divided into three categories: migrants, [[Refugee|refugees]], and [[asylum seeker]]s. Each category is defined broadly as the combination of circumstances that motivate a person to change their location. As such, ''migrants'' are traditionally described as persons who change the country of residence for general reasons. These purposes may include better job opportunities or healthcare needs. This term is the most widely understood, as anyone changing their geographical location permanently is a migrant.<ref name="migration-vs-immigration" />

In contrast, [[refugee|''refugees'']] are defined by the [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|UNHCR]] as "persons forced to flee their country because of violence or persecution".[https://www.unrefugees.org/refugee-facts/what-is-a-refugee/] The reasons for the refugees' migration usually involve war actions within the country or other forms of oppression, coming either from the government or non-governmental sources. Refugees are usually associated with people who must unwillingly relocate as fast as possible; hence, such migrants are likely to relocate undocumented.<ref name="migration-vs-immigration" />

[[Asylum seekers]] are associated with persons who also leave their country unwillingly, yet, who also do not do so under oppressing circumstances such as war or death threats. The motivation to leave the country for asylum seekers might involve an unstable economic or political situation or high [[Crime statistics|rates of crime]]. Thus, asylum seekers relocate predominantly to escape the degradation of the [[Quality of life|quality of their lives]].<ref name="migration-vs-immigration" />

[[Nomad]]ic movements usually are not regarded as migrations, as the movement is generally [[Seasonal human migration|seasonal]], there is no intention to settle in the new place, and only a few people have retained this form of lifestyle in modern times. Temporary movement for travel, tourism, pilgrimages, or the commute is also not regarded as migration, in the absence of an intention to live and settle in the visited places.<ref name="migration-vs-immigration">{{cite web |url=https://thewordpoint.com/blog/migration-vs-immigration |title=Migration vs. Immigration: Differences and Similarities |date=27 August 2020}}</ref>