alien

Definition(s)

• In the global context, a person who is not a national (native or citizen) of a given State.
• In the EU context, a person who is not a national of an EU Member State.

Source(s)

• Global context: Derived by EMN from IOM Glossary on Migration, 2019.
• EU context: Schengen acquis

Translations

• BG: чужденец
• CS: cizinec
• DE: Ausländer
• EL: αλλοδαπός
• EN: alien
• ES: extranjero
• ET: välismaalane
• FI: ulkomaalainen
• FR: étranger
• GA: eachtrannach
• HR: stranac
• HU: külföldi
• IT: straniero
• LT: užsienietis
• LV: ārzemnieks
• MT: Persuna barranija / għariba
• NL: vreemdeling
• PL: cudzoziemiec
• PT: estrangeiro
• RO: străin
• SK: cudzinec
• SL: tujec
• SV: utlänning
• NO: utlending / utenlandsk borger (b); utlending / utanlandsk borgar (n)
• KA: უცხოელი
• UK: іноземець
• HY: օտարերկրացի

Synonym(s)

• foreigner
• non-citizen
• non-national

Related Term(s)

• non-EU national
• third-country national

Note(s)

• The more frequently used term in the EU context is third-country national.