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lebishar · Joined: 22 Jun 2009 Posts: 7

I'm leaving for Mexico in a week. Hope to work some as an english teacher, business schools, little language school, something like that. What do I need to bring with me to prove I have a BA in English? Transcript? Diploma? Computer print out of diploma? US resume? Nothing?

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

If you're looking for informal work on the tourist visa, then your resume and a diploma (your degree or a TEFL type course diploma) should suffice.

Rose Cohen · Joined: 21 Apr 2010 Posts: 43 Location: Mexico

MotherF · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:42 pm Post subject:

In order to get a proper visa, you'll need apostilles on you degree and teaching certificate. Depending on where you are that might take more than a week.

What part of Mexico are you going to and what kind of teaching do you want to do? (Kids, company classes, etc.)

You say do some teaching, Will you need to support yourself or just make some extra money?

golfsuper41 · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 8:51 pm Post subject:

Definitely Apostilles. It cost me $2 a piece in South Carolina before I left. Do it yourself, as agencies will try and charge you much more for it. I was lucky enough to be hired by a University and you will need apostilles of your degree (I did not need transcripts), your birth certificate, and anything else you may deem necessary. Of course, once you are here, the above mentioned apostille will have to be translated into Spanish. Also, plan on making plenty of copies of everything you have. Immigration requires copies and copies of your information, plus pictures for a temporary resident card. Try for the ¨private¨entities as I have heard that it is not as demanding a process as mine was with the public institutions. Good Luck.