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[fiveeagles]

Thanks

[spiral78]

FiveEagles, your question is really directed to a very small audience: teachers from Brazil who are working/have worked in other countries, and their families and friends.

I think you are unlikely to find too many people on this forum who will know the answers for you. Most people who participate on Dave's are from native English speaking countries and so we have information from that perspective........not to say that this is the whole picture of ESL by any means, or that your query doesn't have merit - I just don't think many people on this forum will have much information for you.

Maybe someone will prove me wrong? Come on, guys!

I suggest that you should try the Embassy websites for countries that interest you. You should be able to find specific information this way - �t's a little more work, but probably more productive for you, I think.

[JZer]

fiveeagles, I see you are currently in Korea so I guess the question is not about you. I think that a Brazilian could get a job in China. It would help if they looked European.

[fiveeagles]

Well, her boyfriend is an American and they both want to teach ESL.

[JZer]

Is he a student in America? He would probably have to take the TOEFL to demonstrate his English ability. I think that there is about no chance in South Korea. Though it would be possible if they are married. Having your non-native English speaking partner work is not legal and I am not recommending it but I do know that some Filipino wives teach English in Korea illegally. So, it would probably be possible for a married couple with a Brazilian husband to find some work under the table. They would need to be married or there would be no way for him to enter Korea.

[Jetgirly]

I had a Brazilian girl in my CELTA class and she ended up working in Spain BUT she also had an EU passport. The school she ended up with wasn't concerned that she wasn't a native English speaker.

[fiveeagles]

[JZer]

The best options are probably Thailand and China. Almost everyone in Thailand works without a visa so she would be no different than anyone else. She should probably take her American High School Diploma and show it. That might find her some work. If she is attractive then that will help as well. If they were married she might be able to work in Korea under the table.

[MELEE]

When I was in Japan in 1996 I hung out with the surprisingly large Latino community in the Kansai area. There were many Brazilians, but none of them were teaching English. Japan and Brazil have some sort of agreement to give Brazilians temporary work visas to work in factories or construction or office cleaning crews. But if I'm remembering correctly you have to have at least one grandparent of Japanese origin or something like that. It seems that quiet a number of Japanese immigrated to Brazil after the war and now Japan is returning the favor. She should look into it at the nearest Japanese Consulate in Brazil.

[fiveeagles]

Thanks for the help.

[MikeySaid]

An option (not taking visa requirements into account) is for her to begin certification and work at a school in Brazil teaching English. I'm assuming that her spoken English is excellent and if she finished high school here in the States she probably can read and write at an acceptable level.

If they've been together long enough, they could get hitched and he could get her a dependent visa in Japan. With the community there, she could possibly find some other type of work to do. (note: a dependent visa does not generally allow for work, but may in some cases allow for a limited number of hours to be worked)

I've looked at the same set of questions for a Mexican national. And I still haven't gotten any really good answers.