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[thebigh]

Hi everyone,

My self and my girlfriend are thinking of going to Vietnam in January. I have heard it is easiest to find work in HCMC for a short period of time. Can anyone advise of a school with reasonable pay that will sign a 6 month contract. To be honest any advice would be great, where is best to live, anyone to avoid.
As I said we are planning on staying for at least 6 months, maybe a year.

We are both TEFL trained and have 18 months teaching experience in China and Brazil.

My girlfriend has a Degree I however do not. Will that make it impossible to work or will I be able to work on a tourist visa like I have here in China.

Many thanks.

H

[ajc19810]

For a list of schools go to saigonesl.com there is a pretty comprehensive list there. As I tell everybody that comes here, get a list of school addresses, a mobile phone and a bunch of resumes and get on a moto.

When schools do offer contracts they tend to only offer 1 year contracts.

It should be added that January is New Year and places tend to slow down the hiring process before and after the holiday.

Get yourself a B3 visa, but realistically you can work on any visa.

Having a degree does help you find work, but at the end of the day not having one won't stop you from working. I know loads of places that won't even read your resume.

I have always thought District 3 or District 10 is the best place to live.

[thebigh]

Thanks very much,

I've been scouring that saigonesl web site for a few days now and I'm going to send on a CV to all of the ones with email addresses attached. Fingers crossed.

Thanks again

H