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[sharona]

Can someone please clarify for me fair where exactly I can legally teach without a degree, I have CELTA and a couple of education papers towards a BA from a long time ago.

I am 44 so probably don't qualify for some working holiday visas either.

If you want to comment on whether the money (compared with living costs) is good / okay / poor also, that would be a big help too

thanks heaps

[Glenski]

Can't fully answer your question without knowing your nationality, although I'm guessing you are not American.

In Japan, you don' t need a degree for the following visas (all of which permit you to work):

spouse visa (but you need to be married to a Japanese)
dependent visa (you need to be married to a fellow foreigner who has a job & work visa)
working holiday visa (if you are Canadian, Australian, British, New Zealander, Korean, French, or German and are 18-30 years old and have never held a WHV before)
student visa (you need to be enrolled in a Japanese school)
cultural visa ( you need to be here studying a traditional craft and sponsored by your craft master)

Not all of these permit full-time work.

Even under the above visas, you may still face employers who want you to have the degree.

[junkmail]

Thailand is possible.
Cambodia.
China (PRC).