Immigrant status of person

Status: This was the recommended standard from May 08, 2013 to March 20, 2016.

Definition

Immigrant status refers to whether the respondent is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.

Classifications

• Classification of immigrant status May 08, 2013 to March 20, 2016

Relation to previous version

• Immigrant status of person March 21, 2016 to current

  September 24, 2021 - The definition of 'non-permanent resident' has been modified in the Classification of immigrant status.
  
  March 21, 2016 - This standard has been updated by adding a derivation section. The classification has been revised for greater precision in the category definitions.

• Immigrant status of person May 08, 2013 to March 20, 2016

  This was the recommended standard from May 08, 2013 to March 20, 2016.