Introduction of

Expatriation
and Repatriation

Aashi Noor Muhamad

Expatriation/
Expat
• An Expatriate is an employee who has left their country of citizenship
and is working and temporarily residing in a foreign country.
• An expatriate can also be an individual who has relinquished
citizenship in their home country to become citizen of another

• Expatriates returning to their home countries are called repatriates. In

other words, you are an expatriate when you enter a new country for
a work assignment, and you are a repatriate when you return to your
home country after the international assignment.
Repatriation
• Is a return of someone and something to its native country
• Reverse Cultural Shock
• Less Home Country Attraction
• Hiring of repatriation in home Countries
• Repatriation is challenging
• No benefit and allowance
Repatriation Adjustment
Expatriation & Repatriation of
Employee