You had to have sponsors and close relatives in the place you were immigrating to. This is the sentence i wrote. Is the correct word immigrating or emigrating?
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Emigrating. You are emigrating when you leave your original country to go to another. You are immigrating when you enter your new country.
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Emigrating.
You are emigrating when you leave your original country to go to another.
You are immigrating when you enter your new country.
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I've read some information that I think it would be useful for you: Immigrant is used to talk about people coming to a country, especially when this is being considered as a current political or social issue, Emigrant is used to talk about people leaving a country, especially when this is being considered in a historical context.