An asylum seeker is an individual who is seeking international protection from their home country. A REFUGEE is someone who has been forced to flee their home country due to persecution, war, or violence. An emigre is a person who has left their home country in order to settle in another. An ALIEN is a foreign national who is not a citizen of the country they are residing in. An IMMIGRANT is a person who has come to a new country to settle permanently. Emigres are people who have left their home country in order to settle in another.