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[JohnConnor]

Hello. I just have a few thoughts. I'm thinking about comming to Taiwan to learn Chinese on a student visa and I've heard time and time again that many foreigners teach at private language schools. (Cram schools). Now from what I hear, it's officially illegal to do so on a student visa. Now if anyone were to do this, what are the chances of getting caught be? Also, is it easy to pick up private one on one students who will pay you to teach them? Also, I was wondering if there were any other types of visas a person could come in on? I'm looking at possibly comming in on some sort of martial arts visa (if there is such a visa). I have been certified to teach mixed martial arts from this system. www.fight2survive.com. I have official certification as a HaganaH instructor. (HaganaH is the hebrew word for fight). Is there a type of visa I could come in on to legally get paid to teach people any type of martial art? Thanks.
John Connor
No fate but what we make

[lou_la]

I can't help with the martial arts teaching, sorry! But, if you're planning to come here to study and teach, get a visa to work and then study in the day time. This way you can do both, but actually work legally.

[JohnConnor]

[Aristotle]

I know of several people on Taiwan that are pursuing a bachelors degree here who are not Chinese. You may have to spend some time learning Chinese but the trend is increasingly towards an all English curriculum for university level education. Of course a degree from a Taiwanese University may not impress many back home but as businesses increasingly turn to China for production it might not be such a bad idea.
Scholarships tend to be abudant as well.
Technically you are allowed to work part time as a student but the local authorities are clueless about that fact.
Good luck!
A.