Who is a Refugee?

Refugees are those individuals who are no longer living within their home nations because they have some credible fear of living in their home nations, or they are otherwise unable to do so. A refugee is not necessarily the same as an asylum seeker, as an asylum seeker generally is attempting to create a new home in another country, while a refugee will ostensibly return to his or her home once the condition which required his or her departure no longer exists.