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[moneyoriented]

Best situation: I guess Japan would be an example - you get hired somewhere, then you get your work-visa. If that job doesn't work out, you just find another job, no problem - no need to apply for a new visa - the one you have is still good. Also, you're allowed to take on private students and/or work a second job if you want.

Worst case scenario: Someplace like Saudi Arabia, where your visa is only good with one employer - if it doesn't work for you, too bad - you leave the country. You can't take private students, and worst of all, the employer can keep your passport, making it difficult for you to leave (you'd have to contact your embassy to get an emergency passport or something?).

Mixed scenario: Maybe Korea? Not as good as Japan, but not as bad as Saudi?

I'm not clear on the rules in the different countries, and am posting this in order to learn, so someone please correct me if any of this is wrong, and feel free to explain in detail the rules in various countries -
especially the following:

Japan
Korea
Taiwan
China
Hong Kong
Macau
Vietnam
Cambodia
Thailand
Indonesia
Brunei
Saudi Arabia
U.A.E.
Oman
Qatar
Bahrain
Kuwait

Thanks!

[denise]

Oman:

Based on my own experience, your school arranges it for you. You may or may not need to get in line for a tourist visa when you arrive (I had to with my first job, but apparently with my new job the visa will be waiting for me at the airport... I guess it'll meet me in the arrivals lounge somewhere???). You get a two-year residence card. If you switch jobs, you're supposed to cancel your visa and then get a new one and start the residence card over again when you return to the country--otherwise your old school loses money. You can keep your passport.

It can take a while (as it seems to everywhere), but as long as the school takes care of it for me, including renewing my tourist visa and paying late fees if necessary (I've had schools do that for me in three different countries), and as long as they don't hang on to my passport, it's really not a big deal.

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