Time pertains to the duration of stay abroad and to the change that occurred before and after migration, with reference to the status of returnees and to their origin societies. Social changes in origin societies, as well as professional advancement, are critical to the reintegration process of returnees. As W. Dumon put it, “the returnee can be defined as a person who, in order to be re-accepted, has to readapt to the changed cultural and behavioural patterns of his community of origin and this is resocialization” - See more at: http://rsc.eui.eu/RDP/research/schools-of-thought/structural-approach/#sthash.nrqhQoYA.dpuf