what is repatriation 
repatriation refers to the return of people money or objects of cultural heritage to their country or culture of origin in finance the term repatriation refers to the conversion or exchange of foreign currency into someone s home currency in most cases it involves moving money back after someone returns home after living or working abroad though repatriation is also a common occurrence in other areas of the financial sector such as business transactions foreign investments or international travel the act of repatriating currency can result in losses and certain risks including foreign exchange risks the word covers a large array of returns outside of finance as well in reference to people the term can refer to the return of refugees forced or voluntary as well as the expulsion or return of diplomats or the resettlement of citizens in recent decades increasing attention has been paid to repatriation of cultural goods especially ones that were looted as a result of colonialism or that were pillaged during war goods of significant cultural value enjoy some protections under international law and numerous court cases have arisen seeking the return of looted property 1understanding repatriationrepatriation can fall along several categories including people finances or objects of significant cultural value the reasons for repatriation vary as much as the kinds of repatriation repatriation is a process that occurs when people return to their home country after living visiting or working abroad in the most benign case this can refer to people returning home after working abroad for instance someone from canada may take a contract job in the united kingdom for two years when their contract is up they may decide to return home in which case the act of returning home is known as repatriation in other cases repatriation can involve the return of refugees such as what was called for in an agreement between myanmar and bangladesh which was supposed to lead to the 2018 return of rohingya migrants to the rakhine state 2