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Relocate

Meaning in immigration & visas, with examples

/ˌriːˈloʊkeɪt/verbCore term

In immigration & visas, relocate means: To move to a new place to live or work, often because of a job and often with help from an employer.

In Turkish: taşınmak, yer değiştirmek, başka bir yere yerleşmek

How it is used

Common in HR and business English: relocate to Berlin, relocate the family. The noun relocation appears in relocation package, relocation allowance and relocation agent, a person who helps newcomers find housing and complete registration.

Example sentences

  1. We're relocating to Amsterdam in March, and the company is paying for the move.

  2. The relocation agent helped us find a flat and open a bank account.

Common collocations

  • relocate to
  • relocation package
  • relocation allowance
  • relocation agent
  • expatShort for expatriate: a person who lives outside their own country, often for work and often for a limited number of years.
  • emigrateTo leave your own country in order to live permanently in another one.
  • tenancy agreementA written contract between a landlord and a tenant that sets out the rent, the length of the rental and the rights and duties of both sides.
  • open a bank accountTo become a customer of a bank by starting an account, usually after showing your ID, proof of address and sometimes your immigration status.
  • address registrationThe official recording of where you live with the local authorities, which many countries require soon after you move in.

This word in other fields

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