From: Migrant experiences of sexual and gender based violence: a critical interpretative synthesis
Migrant type | Definition | Source |
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Documented migrant | A migrant authorized to enter and to stay pursuant to the law of that State or to international agreements to which that State is a party and who is in possession of documents necessary to prove his or her regular status in the country. | International Organisation for Migration (IOM) [9] |
Undocumented migrant | A non-national who enters or stays in a country without the appropriate documentation. | |
Asylum-seeker | An individual who is seeking international protection. In countries with individualized procedures, an asylum seeker is someone whose claim has not yet been finally decided on by the country in which he or she has submitted it. | |
Refugee (prima facie) | Persons recognized as refugees, by a State or the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, on the basis of objective criteriaa related to the circumstances in their country of origin, which justify a presumption that they meet the criteria of the applicable refugee definition. | |
Family reunification (dependent) migrant | In the migration context, any person who is granted entry into a State for the purpose of family reunification on the basis of being supported by a “sponsor” with whom the individual has a proven family relationship.b |