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Lenn88 · Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 3 Location: USA

I am looking for a English teaching job in Europe. I am a non-EU citizen with a BA degree. How would I go about looking for a job in Europe? Any suggestions?

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

Depending on your age and where you're from, you might be able to get working holiday visas. See the PM I sent you

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

You generally have to be here, on the ground, CV in hand, before any European school iwll give you a second thought. You won't get a job from abroad, unless you had specialist qualifications.

Western Europe is mostly closed to non-EU member citizens, (unless you're eligible for a student visa as naturegirl notes) but there are still 'new' EU member states where you can get a visa, though it's a serious hassle. You could try the Czech Rep, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, etc.

Kootvela · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 513 Location: Lithuania

It's difficult but possible to get a teaching position in Lithuania. You have to do a search for schools and contact them directly.

hollysuel · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 225 Location: Connecticut, USA

With just a BA and being a non-EU citizen, the situation here in Finland would not be promising. Most places will not want to sponsor a visa so you would need to be married to a Finn or have more education to get a position here. Probably the same in most of Northern and Western Europe...

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

If the job is at PMU in KSA I would say that is better than some dodgy operation in the UAE.

ITTP · Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 343 Location: Prague/Worldwide