This paper examines in detail migration processes and feminization of migration in the Asia-Pacific region within the human development framework. It explores particular problems faced by female migrants such as policies hindering remittances, their social status vis-à-vis other migrants, lack of opportunities of collective bargaining and social protection. The paper finds that the effects of migration are context-specific and can be both positive and negative depending on factors such as norms and ideologies related to gender, identities, socio-economic and labour conditions, and institutional and legal policies. The paper concludes with policy pointers and recommendations addressing migrant women’s vulnerabilities and challenges faced by them, both in source and destination countries.