Translator: nope you are wrong. Expats traveling to other counties for work , are categorized as skilled immigrants ( Again those are further classified in to a whole range of different types, for example ( permanent / temporary skilled immigrants etc) An expatriate is what a country call its citizens that live in other counties. this term is similar to an "emigrant". An Immigrant comes to live/ work (some do that temporarily while others have been living and working here for many years) in this country from another country.