"Emigrate" vs. "Immigrate"?

To emigrate is to leave your country to settle in another.

To immigrate is to enter a new country and settle there.

An example of how these words are used

My grandmother emigrated from France. She immigrated to the United Kingdom.

A couple of tricks to remember the difference

To immigrate is to enter a new country, and both “immigrant” and “in” start with the letter “i.”

To emigrate is to exit your country, and both “emigrate”and “exit” start with “e.”