Filipacchi emigrant category issue   This is a tricky and interesting matter of definition which Ive been discuss with ObiWan Kenobi We decided to move it over here  Filipacchi is currently in the category of French emigrants to the United States But is Filipachi an emigrant Given that she was an American citizen at birth because of her mothers American citizenship  Hope its okay to print our discussion as a dialogue Certainly its dramatic  ME Heres the legal definition of immigrant and emigrant is just the inverse of course  An Immigrant is a person who has citizenship in one country but who enters a different country to set up a permanent residence Just entering another country does not make you an immigrant In order to be an immigrant you must have citizenship in one country and you must have gone to a different country with the specific intention of living there  It seems clear that Filipacchi does not qualify as an immigrant since she already had citizenship For this reason she cant be an emigrant either  Agreed I dont want to revert your edit myself  as it looks like an editing war Ill leave it to you to do the reversion if were in accord here   OBIWANKENOBI I dont think emigrant is a legal term in our category structure  it really is more about what happened She grew up in paris speaking french and then moved leaving paris behind for NY I think calling that emigrant is fair  regardless of citizenship status emigrant a person who leaves one place or country esp a native country to settle in another  Also you can be an immigrant and an emigrant at the same time  its really a question of perspective   ME Yes you in fact HAVE to be an immigrant and an emigrant at the same time You cant be one or the other Hence the definition of immigrant is all that matters My problem is that to call Filipacchi an emigrant is in fact incorrect looked at from the perspective of the US government It doesnt have to be a legal matter  Im simply regarding this as the most rigorous definition that we have This is taken from a legal site that advises UK citizens on how to emigrate to America  The US government considers an immigrant to be someone who is not a US citizen but who has received clearance to permanently reside in the US httpwwwimmigrationassistcoukimmigrationusimmigration   What this suggests is that it is logically impossible to emigrate to the US if you are already a US citizen   OBIWANKENOBI Emigrant doesnt have the same legal definition  and it arguably applies because france was just as much her country as the US is wed probably best bring this to her talk page in any case  Thats where it stands now Currently she is in the emigrant category  Thoughts