Immigrate or emigrate

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Under the CECA, visa regulations for Indian professionals in medicine, engineering, finance and information technology were relaxed, making it easier for them to work and immigrate to Singapore.

Shouldn’t it be “emigrate” instead?

Thanks

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Yes.that would be the right word.

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Alan, am I right when I say you are an emigrant when you are leaving your own country for another, and you become an immigrant after you have entered the foreign country and settled there?

(PS: If so, in my view, the Singapore authority could use the term immigrate when the regulations are relaxed by Singapore and published in or spoken about from Singapore, since the professionals are going to be in Singapore as immigrants)

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