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greenkira
Joined: 06 Jan 2007
Location: Moscow, Russia
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 Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:23 am Post subject: Working with an associates degree? |
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Hi, first post here. My husband and I have been teaching English in Moscow for the last two years and the lack of sun is driving me batty. We met some teachers who just came from Korea and said it was great, I read up on it a bit and it sounds good, especially Jeju Island (I want somewhere clean, sunny, and lower population for a while).
Anyway, I've got my bachelor's and a TEFL cert plus 4 years English teaching experience. It's mainly been one on one, some classroom but not much. My husband has a 2 year degree (he was working on getting a bachelor's part time evenings, but 17% tuition increases and a wage freeze on university employees screwed that up...), 2 year's experience teaching English here, mainly to small children (he works in a nursery school here); and 8 years experience teaching CPR, First Aid, and self defense classes for the U of MN.
So, I don't see any trouble for me to get work and a work visa, but how about him? If he came on a spouse visa, would he be able to get work in some other field that requires English speakers, like editing, and then get a work visa? Here in Moscow he's worked as a governor occasionally, full time with a New Russian's kid. Is work like that available?
If I can get a job lined up, we're looking to move in March or April. Thanks very much for any advice! |
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Homer
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| Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:48 am Post subject: |
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If he has no B.A, he cannot get an E-2 (teaching) visa.
Can he get other employment...I do not know.
I also do not know where you got this "spouse visa" thing. Your spouse will be on his own visa (this case a tourist visa which does not allow him to work at all) unless you are Korean and can get a F-series visa (Family).
Your spouse it seems would be forced to work illegally...thats up to you guys to weigh the risks involved with that. |
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Pak Yu Man
Joined: 02 Jun 2005
Location: The Ida galaxy
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| Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:01 am Post subject: |
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You can get a family visa if a member of your family is teaching. How could kids stay here then? Do they need to get an E-2 visa?
Same for husbands and wives. |
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jay-shi
Joined: 09 May 2004
Location: On tour
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| Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:17 am Post subject: |
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| Pak Yu Man wrote: |
You can get a family visa if a member of your family is teaching. How could kids stay here then? Do they need to get an E-2 visa?
Same for husbands and wives. |
Spouse and children of someone of an E-2 are given an F-3 visa. |
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Homer
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| Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:32 am Post subject: |
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Ok...my mistake!
But that F-3 visa allows them to work?? |
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jay-shi
Joined: 09 May 2004
Location: On tour
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| Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:57 am Post subject: |
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| Homer wrote: |
Ok...my mistake!
But that F-3 visa allows them to work?? |
Nope. Allow them to stay in country with the E-2 holder is all it does. |
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