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[TTtonymont]

For a few months now, I've been pretty set on moving to Chengdu in January. I'll be graduating in December with a B.S. in Biology. I've done a ton of reasearch, spent countless hours reading the forums here at Dave's, and have been in touch with a couple of contacts living in Chengdu. My first choice would be to teach at a public high school or university.

This is where the problem starts. I recently received e-mails from both contacts stating that a PhD is needed to teach in a university. I've also been told that I would need at least 2 years teaching experience to even be able to teach at all in Sichuan. I know people have taught/teach in China without these. I'm only 23, and I know visa restrictions have been pretty crazy over the last few months, as I was told it would be VERY difficult for me to obtain a visa. However, since the rules/law is a gray area in China anyways, with a good CV and a school in dire need of a teacher, these rules are usually 'bent' aren't they?

So I guess my question is, where do I go from here? I've been really set on China and would really like to make it happen. Not to mention it's getting pretty close to January. If anybody could provide any help or answers I would greatly appreciate it.

[theincredibleegg]

While there are rules, they often consider FEC-applications individually. I work in Beijing. Beijing is very strict (the most) on FECs compared to rest of China.
I don't have 2-years of work experience (well, soon i have) in EFL. I'm not a native. I got my FEC approved.

I do however have 5-year BA that is related to EFL-teaching, so maybe they bent the rules a bit. I don't know.

The problem you will have is your age. But i think they might overlook your age if you get a job where you're going to teach, say, English for biology students.

Check out universities in Beijing and see if they need anyone. They should also be pretty good at obtaining a proper visa for you.

Start with Tsinghua.

[Shan-Shan]