Glossary
The EMN Glossary – as one of the key products of the EMN - improves comparability by enabling a common understanding and use of terms and definitions relating to asylum and migration. The Glossary draws on a variety of sources, but primarily on the legislation of the EU asylum and immigration acquis, and makes terms available in the majority of EU Member State languages.
The online version is regularly updated and available in various languages.
- BG: временна миграция
- CZ: dočasná migrace
- DE: temporäre Migration
- EE: ajutine sisseränne
- EN: temporary migration
- ES: migración temporal
- FI: tilapäinen maahanmuutto
- FR: migration temporaire
- GA: imirce shealadach
- GR: προσωρινή μετανάστευση
- HU: ideiglenes migráció
- IT: migrazione temporanea
- LT: laikina migracija
- LV: īslaicīga migrācija
- MT: Migrazzjoni temporanja
- NL: tijdelijke migratie
- NO: midlertidig migrasjon (b) / mellombels migrasjon (n)
- PL: migracja tymczasowa
- PT: migração Temporária
- RO: migraţie temporară
- SE: tillfällig migration
- SK: dočasná migrácia
- SL: začasna migracija
Migration for a specific motivation and / or purpose with the intention that afterwards there will be a return to the country of origin or onward movement.
With regard to the development of EU policy, this may be seen in the context of inter alia circular migration and / or seasonal workers.
- BG: сезонен работник
- CZ: sezónní pracovník
- DE: Saisonarbeiter
- EE: hooajaline (võõr)töötaja
- EN: seasonal worker
- ES: trabajador de temporada extranjero
- FI: kausityöntekijä
- FR: travailleur saisonnier
- GA: oibrí séasúrach
- GR: εποχικός μετανάστης
- HU: szezonális munkavállaló migráns
- IT: lavoratore stagionale
- LT: sezoninis darbuotojas
- LV: sezonas strādnieks
- MT: Ħaddiem staġjonali / tal-istaġun
- NL: buitenlandse seizoensarbeider
- NO: sesongarbeider (b) / sesongarbeidar (n)
- PL: migrant (pracownik sezonowy)
- PT: migrante trabalhador sasonal
- RO: lucrător / muncitor sezonier
- SE: säsongsarbetare
- SK: sezónny zamestnanec / sezónny pracovník
- SL: sezonski delavec
A third-country national who retains their principal place of residence in a third country and stays legally and temporarily in the territory of an EU Member State to carry out an activity dependent on the passing of the seasons, under one or more fixed-term work contracts concluded directly between that third-country national and the employer established in that EU Member State.
This term is specifically referring to a third-country national, although it is known that other types of seasonal workers exist, e.g. for nationals within the same country, as well as intra-EU seasonal workers.
- BG: мигрант
- CZ: migrant
- DE: Migrant
- EE: sisserändaja
- EN: migrant
- ES: persona migrante
- FI: maahanmuuttaja / siirtolainen
- FR: migrant
- GA: imirceach
- GR: μετανάστης
- HU: migráns
- IT: migrante
- LT: migrantas
- LV: migrants
- MT: Migrant(a)
- NL: migrant
- NO: migrant
- PL: migrant
- PT: migrante
- RO: migrant
- SE: migrant
- SK: migrant
- SL: migrant
In the EU/EFTA context, a person who either:
(i) establishes their usual residence in the territory of an EU/EFTA Member State for a period that is, or is expected to be, of at least 12 months, having previously been usually resident in another EU/EFTA Member State or a third country; or
(ii) having previously been usually resident in the territory of the EU/EFTA Member State, ceases to have their usual residence in the EU/EFTA Member State for a period that is, or is expected to be, of at least 12 months.
2. Under the UN definition, those travelling for shorter periods as tourists and business persons would not be considered migrants. However, common usage includes certain kinds of shorter-term migrants such as seasonal workers.
3. The term 'migrant' is usually understood to cover all cases where the decision to migrate is taken freely by the individual concerned for reasons of 'personal convenience' and without intervention of an external compelling factor; it therefore applies to persons, and family members, moving to another country or region to better their material or social conditions and improve the prospect for themselves or their family.
4. This definition does not include intra-EU mobility of citizens or residents, even though national concepts of international migration may include mobility, as will national statistics on international migration.