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Sat 10-Dec-05, 06:03 PM
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 
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 | Visa Query Hi all. I was wondering if somebody knew the answer to my problem. I am a fluent English speaker (English accent) and have lived in English speaking countries most of my life. I am about to graduate from University in Australia in October and would like to teach English in Asia for a few years. Now where my problem lies is that I hold a Dutch citizenship and a lot of countries will not give me a visa to teach English because I am not considered native English. Is there anybody out there having the same problems as I am? Would that somebody have any advice for me on how to approach this. I have already found out that I can get a visa for teaching in China, Vietnam and Cambodia. Japan and Korea seem to be out of the question. And the foreign affairs websites for Hong Kong, Tai Wan and Thailand seem to be very unclear. Is anybody aware whether or not it is possible for a non native English speaker with English as his first language to get a visa for Thailand or Hong Kong. Any replies would be greatly appreciated. Kind Regards, Jan Kroezen Last edited by gfell; Sat 09-Sep-06 at 12:01 PM. |
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Sat 10-Dec-05, 06:56 PM
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| Wannabe Guru   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: 
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| Citizenship and visas Your assumptions are true. Without a passport from a native English speaking country, then it will be next to impossible to apply a visa to teach English. If you teach in Japan, then you need to find a company that will sponsor you as a translator or so and you teach for them. Japan and Korea recognize the following as native English speaking countries:
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Sat 10-Dec-05, 08:33 PM
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| Thanks all. I'll have to look into that Australian passport idea. I think I'll have a better chance for a British one though because my mother (also a dutch citizen) is eligible for British citizenship. But does getting sponsored by a Japanese company as a translater really happen though. That would be really cool. Are the chances of that happening high? |
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Sat 10-Dec-05, 09:08 PM
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| Wannabe Guru Join Date: Jun 2005 Location:
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| Visa as a translator Depends on how much the company wants you. Chances aren't that high of it happening though... but it can happen. In fact, I know of a French woman who did this. But you would need to know the company quite well otherwise it's just as easy for them to hire a native English speaker. |
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