Archive for the ‘Immigration and Immigration Law’ Category

Two Useful Resources For People Settling in Australia

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

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So Here’s the Thing About Relocating to Africa

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

It’s really hard, and when it’s all said and done doesn’t appear to be for everyone. But most of us know it’s an incredibly noble, brave and courageous thing to do. So let’s break down four reasons to go back home and three reasons to stay put in the diaspora.

Africa map

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The Secret to Working Beyond the 20 Hours Per Week Work Limit

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

NB: Please refer to the comments section and visit Mwalimu and the Mwalimu Blog for more information on this topic.

After brilliant guest posts from Acolyte and Seinlife that touch on this subject, I felt that this post was in order. After all, it’s something that almost every international student must encounter at some point.

Deportation tool: Aeroplane 1 (more…)

Guest Post: Sci-Culturist

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Introduction

 
icon for podpress  Introduction to Sci-Cultura guest post by Mwangi [1:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

NB: I also find it very cool to be getting a guest post from an African living in the UK. The first of hopefully many.

1) Sci-Culturist

Immigration signs at an immigration protest

Immigration Redefined

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Guest Post: Seinlife from Seinlife

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Introduction

 
icon for podpress  Introduction to Seinlife Guest Post [1:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

French deportation letter: Make sure this isn't you

5 Mistakes to Avoid as a Foreign Student in the US (more…)

Public and Private Transport, Skype:How to Immigrate to Australia Within a Week

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

First of all: I am now the proud owner of displacedafrican.com. This means that if you would like to visit this website you can now find it by typing in either:

a) www.displacedafrican.com OR;

b) www.thedisplacedafrican.com

Hopefully that will make finding this website a lot easier for many of you.

To refer to the check-list that you will guide you in immigrating to Australia within a week please refer to the Introduction post in the series.

Private Transport: Driving

Second hand cars (more…)

I Thought Africa Was a Country! Aren’t You All Naked Savages Living in a Jungle Desert?: Why These Stereotypes Ultimately Don’t Matter

Friday, March 21st, 2008

An African abode

Ladies and gentlemen, here I am yet again with my two cents on an issue that we as Africans run into when we are in foreign countries A LOT. I have realized that my writing style is a very disjointed incomplete one and so forgive me but I will say this often, I know that this article doesn’t capture the whole complexity of the situation, but hopefully it will stir your thought in the right direction.

Have you ever heard or known someone who has heard the following: (more…)

7 Tips Regarding Racism in Australia

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Hello hello hello!

Racism in Australia

I work with the disabled about once or twice a week. A couple of days ago I was helping a disabled man with his morning routine. Over the course of the past couple of weeks we have become pretty good buds. By this I mean, we speak to each other on a very personal ‘man to man’ basis as opposed to a professional or superficial level of conversation.

It was at this level of familiarity and kinship that I got an insight into the Australian Caucasian that I never would have got otherwise.

Map of Australia (more…)

Australian Doesn’t Want Us Africans Any More

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Hello,

Today I came across this article that looks like it was written by an Australian man and I just thought I would share it with y’all to look at and make your own conclusions on below that I have attached my comment that I left on his post: (more…)

Africans,do you have any problems that have to do with Immigration and Immigration Law?

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

Hey,

How cool is this picture, I wish I had the Australian equivalent

Symbolic of an African in the diaspora

As I pass the half way mark of my first ever series on the Displaced African, I thought I would give you heads up on what the next series would be about. (more…)