immigrant.
The movement of people from one country to settle in another country is called immigration.
An emigrant is a person who leaves their country to settle in another country.
The Dutch settled in what later became South Africa. There was no "country" as such when they arrived.
emigrate
That is to emigrate
they settle there because they knew there was another country there
"emigrate" means to leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.
A migrant
Immigrants
A person who leaves their own country or region to settle in another is called an expatriate or an immigrant, depending on the reason for their move and their legal status in the new country.
typhoon
native