This paper explores how first-generation and second-generation Rwandan migrants living in Belgium and the USA perceive their identity and how they experience their ascribed identity. Thesis data are gathered through face-to-face and phone interviews using the life-story approach within the qualitative framework. This study’s findings show that identity for migrants is somehow complex and multi-faceted, and it changes over time. The findings also portray the complexities of the lived realities of first- and second-generation Rwandans who live their identities mainly in transnational contexts. Every person’s journey is different, but some principles become prevailing, such as identity being fluid and contextual, family and cultural background roles, difficulties moving between social groups and cultures, and the intricate relationship between legal citizenship and felt identity. The study offers many essential contributions to the literature on immigrant identity, and it provides a particular perspective on the Rwandan migrants, a group that has not been well-researched in social science.