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real2104 · Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 120

Hey there.

I have a friend of mine in America (she's 23, half way through her BA but is taking a study break) who would love to teach in Georgia but doesn't want to do the volunteer program. So, do you think she qualified for a work visa so that she can find paid employment?

Also, she has a dog that she can't live without... is she able to bring him overseas when she teaches?

cks · Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 144

Does she have a TEFL/CELTA. Does she have experience teaching? Most of the private schools or language schools still want someone with credentials, perhaps some might not-it will be a gamble. My friend who owns a language school will not hire anyone without a degree, experience, and certification-and many other schools hold the same values.

But my Swedish friend once walked into a school and managed to get a job. She has a degree and a year teaching conversational English and still got hired- but she declined due to an NGO offer. So I would assume that the lower end Mac schools might not care. I even tried to apply at a particular language school for extra hours and they said they only hire those who can speak Georgian. It seems that everyone wants something different. I say it is slim pickens unless she will do the TGL program. TGL program is hit or miss, some people have a great experience, others do not. She will have to be here on her tourist visa- which is for a good 360 days I believe. Yeah, she can bring her dog.

jooooooey · Joined: 16 Dec 2009 Posts: 65

Yeah, I don�t think a work visa is real important, but I don�t know the technicalities. English was in big demand, I gave a lot of private lessons but it takes a while because I got them by word of mouth, especially if you don�t speak Georgian. There are teaching jobs there, but it�s just a lot easier to do the TLG thing, especially with the cost of a plane ticket.

I know someone who was married to a Georgian, and worked at a university in Tbilisi, but was applying to the TLG program because it paid better and was easier, the cost of living is real cheap in Georgia. But TLG was a pretty good program; if you get put somewhere that doesn�t work they�ll move you to another location, you just don�t get to choose where which seems to be people�s problem. I don�t know about the dog though.

golsa · Joined: 20 Nov 2011 Posts: 185

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Peg Leg Pete · Joined: 12 Feb 2010 Posts: 80 Location: Moscow

I could be wrong, but as I understand it Georgia only abolished the visa regime for Russian citizens.

http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/72669.html

golsa · Joined: 20 Nov 2011 Posts: 185

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Peg Leg Pete · Joined: 12 Feb 2010 Posts: 80 Location: Moscow

http://www.mfa.gov.ge/index.php?sec_id=96&lang_id=ENG

List at the bottom of countries which are visa free for a period of time. Hope it helps.

jamallo · Joined: 18 Aug 2012 Posts: 12

I would be grateful for comments on the cost of living Tblisi - I realize this varies from person to person, so, to clarify my question, I work appreciate information about renting a clean, quite 1 bedroom furnished apartment (not luxury, not in the most expensive part of time) and the cost of other daily necessities. Also, is the Internet stable and reasonably fast and does Tblisi still suffer from constant blackouts? Lastly, is private health insurance available?
TIA

7969 · Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 5782 Location: Coastal Guangdong

Ah Georgia. . . I have a strange tale to tell from my visit there about ten years ago. I may go back, the country really has beautiful scenery, of which I missed most of it last time around.

jooooooey · Joined: 16 Dec 2009 Posts: 65