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laura.yarbrough87 · Joined: 28 Oct 2010 Posts: 8 Location: Arequipa Peru

I am really wanting to teach in Central or Eastern Europe. I am currently job searching and want to get a job for Europe that starts in September 2011. However, I know that it is difficult for a non EU citizen to find work there without applying for the job in person, but I am not able to be there in person at the moment. Does anyone have any advice, experience, or contacts? I would appreciate it. Thanks!

Suyu · Joined: 29 Jan 2011 Posts: 7

As a general rule of thumb any job worth having in Europe will require you to interview face-to-face.

Only depserate schools will hire you from overseas and they are normally deperate for a reason if you get my drift.

There are a load of schools in Europe so once you get here getting a job shouldn't be a problem even for a non-EU citizen. From my experience visas are easily obtained in Germany, the Czech Republic and to a degree Poland.

Unfortunately again as a general rule of thumb schools willing to support the visa process tend (tend not always) to be more desperate as mentioned before for a reason.

For Germany if you get two letters from schools wishing to have an opportunity to employee you no obligation to do so you are more likely to get an open visa. Don't take just one contract to the visa office you will more than likely get a closed visa and this makes it difficult if the school is dodgy.

Not all schools are dodgy one contract may be enough, just be careful who you choose. Ask the school to give contact details of current and past employees and check them out.

My experience with schools here is 33/66 one dodgy two good and I am not an EU citizen.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

I would never hire anyone that had not been interviewed face-to-face. And I do not mean on a webcam. I want to see a warm body sitting in front of me !

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

I totally agree, but it seems to be the norm in some markets (Asia?).
No wonder there are some pretty dodgy teachers there, according to some recent threads.

Anyway, it's extremely rare in Europe, and rightfully so.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

I've heard there's a self employment visa available in Germany. I don't know the exact details and I'm sure you need a lot of paperwork, but that's something to look into. Or call the emabssy about.

cajun902 · Joined: 24 May 2011 Posts: 5 Location: Phoenix

I'm currently trying to go to Germany to teach and from what the Embassy told me it doesn't seem to be to difficult from what I have found. I'm curious, your post was a little while ago, have you had any luck finding anything in Europe?