Migration is all about relocating from one place to another. Usually, there might be diverse push and pull factors at work, either working on their own or together.

Pull factors – that is, factors that draw a newcomer to a specific country – are primarily social and economic. Economic migration is where an individual moves abroad to find work or for following a carefully laid down career path for themselves.

Social migration, on the other hand, is when an individual relocates overseas for either a better quality of life, or to be closer to family.

Generally, the top three reasons believed to be the motivating factors for migrate overseas are –

• Increased earning potential,
• More job opportunities, and
• Better healthcare and education.

According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), there were an estimated over 232 million international migrants globally.

An international migrant is a person living outside the country that they were born in. Crossing borders in search of work, education and new horizons, a migrant is primarily driven by the search for new opportunities and better livelihood.