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piglet44 · Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Posts: 157

Hi all,just done 3 years in China and sniffing around for next job.
I am semi retired after 30 years teaching high school,have small pension as does Mr Piglet.WE want to go somewhere nice and relaxed,I would like to teach at University somewhere but no more than around 20 hours a week as I did in China. Have MA,EFL certification and obviously experience. I am from the UK.

ButterflyTeacher · Joined: 06 Jun 2011 Posts: 1 Location: Alabama, USA

I'm hearing good things about Ecuador for retirees. Evidently the cost of living is low, and they're making it easy to get residence if you can prove you have a small pension. Lots of related information on the International Living website. Less info about teaching ESOL there, but I have found a few small towns that appear to have English schools. I'd love more info, as my husband and I are also looking around.

esl_prof · Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 8:44 pm Post subject:

You might try reposting this question in the Costa Rica and Mexico forums.

One thing to be aware of is that sometimes retirement visas don't allow you to legally work. The rules vary, of course, from one country to another.

Also, you might look into the Pontifica Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) in the Dominican Republic (with campuses in both Santiago and Santo Domingo). It doesn't pay much, but would nicely supplement your expected retirement income. Likewise, residency visas are not hard to get and would allow you to work while collecting your retirement income. You can find out more about obtaining a visa on the forums at dr1.com.

HLJHLJ · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 1218 Location: Ecuador

For a retirement visa in Ecuador you need a pension income of $800/m + $100 per dependent. Alternatively, you could apply for a professional visa on the basis of your MA (a BA would also be sufficient). You are legally allowed to work on either visa.

just_a_mirage · Joined: 11 Nov 2008 Posts: 169 Location: ecuador

Take the International Living information with a grain of salt. They tend to underestimate cost of living expenses, at least here in Ecuador. I am a teacher and visa facilitator. I have worked with quite a few people who were a bit shocked to find their expenses to be much higher than IL claimed.

timalex · Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 10

Ecuador is a better suited place for retirees with a sizable ex-pat community. Don't believe IL cost-of-living calculations. They vastly underestimated costs in Argentina, not taking into consideration of the inflation problem.