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Kramer
Joined: 27 Aug 2006 Posts: 16
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:17 pm Post subject: Documents needed to teach in Colombia |
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I am considering taking the CELTA course in Bogota later this year and then attempting to get a job teaching English in Colombia. This would be my first time teaching. I will be in the USA for around a month starting in a couple of weeks and then going to live in Colombia so I want to take this opportunity to gather the documentation that I will need.
I believe that I will need to get my Bachelor's Degree apostilled. Can someone confirm this? I am still researching how to do it. Also, I have a Master's Degree. Should I get it apostilled, also? Should I carry original degrees with me or request copies from the universities? I am assuming I will not need transcripts.
Will I need anything else? I will be in California where I earned both of my degrees (even though I am a Texas resident, if that matters). I want to use this opportunity to get done whatever needs to get done to both earn the CELTA and get a teaching job in Colombia as I may not be returning to the USA for some time.
Thanks, Kramer |
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jebedu
Joined: 18 May 2010 Posts: 12 Location: Minnesota, United States
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Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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Kramer,
I will be in a similar situation. I am going to Ecuador to get CELTA certified, then I plan on heading up to Bogota. What did you end up bringing for documentation, and did you get your Bachelor's Degree apostilled?
Thanks,
Justin |
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spanglish
Joined: 21 May 2009 Posts: 742 Location: working on that
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Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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Hey y'all, when I was doing all of this I didn't need to get anything apostilled. Just bring your original degrees. |
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windowlicker
Joined: 05 Jun 2008 Posts: 183 Location: Bogot�, Colombia
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:13 am Post subject: |
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what is required depends a lot on who your school is and who they know. you should be able to get a list of "official" requirements from the website of any colombian embassy.
it's probably a good idea to have original copies of your degree and teaching certification, but I've applied for the visa twice and wasn't asked for an apostille either time. The second time I applied, I don't think I was asked for anything other than my passport and the documents your employer needs to provide, like the contract and certificado de proporcionalidad (though to be fair, the second time I applied things were a lot easier since the administrator for the school I work for has a cousin who is a consul in Maracaibo and the father of a kid at the school is the consul in Tachira). Working for well connected people or a school that will pay for a lawyer to help with the process makes things go much smoother. |
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Woodman09
Joined: 24 Mar 2009 Posts: 23 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 4:04 am Post subject: |
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I didn't have a degree. Only a recomendation letter from a school i volunteered at and a confirmation letter from Southern Cross in Ecuador for my Celta. I got my visa after working at IH Bogota for 2 months. Didn't need have any other documents. It Was alot easier than I thought it would be |
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Woodman09
Joined: 24 Mar 2009 Posts: 23 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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Woodman09 wrote: |
I didn't have a degree. Only a recomendation letter from a school i volunteered at and a confirmation letter from Southern Cross in Ecuador for my Celta. I got my visa after working at IH Bogota for 2 months-- I think I got lucky because there are alot of teachers I know who didn't geta visa and had to go home. |
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MNguy
Joined: 01 Feb 2010 Posts: 129
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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Woodman09 wrote: |
I didn't have a degree. Only a recomendation letter from a school i volunteered at and a confirmation letter from Southern Cross in Ecuador for my Celta. I got my visa after working at IH Bogota for 2 months. Didn't need have any other documents. It Was alot easier than I thought it would be |
Your experience was quite different from mine, good for you. |
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