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greyhound
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| for overseas teachers who want to work in the UK, UK NARIC assesses overseas qualifications. I have no idea who does it in the US. I did ask the education board but I have not had a reply. |
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CentralCali
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| Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 12:59 am Post subject: |
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| So I don't know what you're going on about really. |
You should've said "...y'all're going on about". |
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greyhound
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| Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 1:05 am Post subject: |
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[quote="greyhound"
Oh, and nobody's going to be teaching at primary or secondary schools in the US without getting a teacher's certification from the state or territory in which they'll be teaching. Another thing, if you're going to make up a story, try to get the acronyms correct; it's CTEFLA, not TEFLA. |
So I missed off the C. So what? You seem to be a bit miffed today for some reason. It's not my fault though.
It's a J1 visa exchange teacher programme that I would get a visa for teaching in the US/ You need to get a US sponsor. I guess you will have to get a teacher's licence for the state you will be working in yes. They probably give you one once your qualifications have been assesses by the UK NARIC equivalent in the US. or you might have to take an exam first before you get the licence. I haven't looked into that. |
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greyhound
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[quote="CentralCali"][quote="greyhound"]
A BMus is a bachelor's degree. For South Korea, as you've been told a number of times by a number of posters here, the requirement is to have a bachelor's; it doesn't matter what type of bachelor's and it doesn't matter what field the bachelor's is for. quote]I bet there's people on spouse visas teaching English in Korea, China, Vietnam, Thailand etc without any degree at all. Maybe not even a CELTA. Well you might need a CELTA but if you have a spouse visa you won't have to have a degree at all since the degree is just for visa purposes. |
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greyhound
Joined: 10 Jun 2016
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| Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 1:38 am Post subject: |
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What you on about people have posted facts which I have scoffed at?
What have I scoffed at? What's unethical that I have posted? I have only posted that I am waiting for a visa for Korea and don't know if I will get one cos I don't know if they will accept equivalent degrees or not. I haven't posted anything else. |
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JohnML
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I just wanted to work in America that's why. I have been to America about 3 times to AZ and travelled around Las Vegas and down to Mexico. I don't know why they only pay $36000. The top whack says $5000 a month after god knows how many years. That's the bachelor's scale. I didn't see the master's or PHD scales. I also have a friend of 20 years in LA now, that's why I went to AZ cos his family lives there. He is also a musician and he did a course in film editing and directing. He works freelance in LA in Burbank right next to Hollywood and pulls in around 50K US a year. Mind you his rent is $1500 a month for a 1 bed flat. He doesn't work all the time, but when he works, he charges like $10,000 a project. He just broke up with his wife, a Romanian actress as she wasn't finding work there in LA as an actress and other problems.
Yeh there's some pretty high paying jobs in china if you can find the right school. The trouble is all the music teachers are after these jobs. What else can a music teacher do? But I think they only accept a BA in China. They wouldn't know what the hell a graduate diploma equivalent degree meant  |
Yes there are a lot of people applying to int schools in subjects like music but I can tell you for a fact with 10 years teaching at home with a license in the UK you are ahead of the pack by a large margin. Your background should give you a good chance of finding a school in Shanghai,Guangzhou etc.... That would pay you at least 2.5k go a month.
I'm highly critical of money and teaching because usually the two don't co-exist but I don't believe things are at the stage someone with a license,(accepted equiv of BA to get the visa) and bucket loads of experience (usually people have a few years max) can't find more money than that or get an int school in China. Have you actually tried? You are woefully underselling yourself if everything you say is true.
China requires degree notarisation now also, if Korea accepts it there is a decent chance China would. Especially with your other credentials. |
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CentralCali
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| Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 5:59 am Post subject: |
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| I bet there's people on spouse visas teaching English in Korea, China, Vietnam, Thailand etc without any degree at all. Maybe not even a CELTA. Well you might need a CELTA but if you have a spouse visa you won't have to have a degree at all since the degree is just for visa purposes. |
Not for Korea. Teaching in Korea requires a degree, AFAIK. |
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greyhound
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| Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 6:27 am Post subject: |
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I tried Teaching Nomad for an international school in wuxi, china for a music post yeh. When I asked them to check if my graduate diploma was ok for a visa they said they couldn't help me any more.
So I don't know if Chinese immigration would give me a visa or not. I had trouble finding a recruiter in Korea who would get me a job with my diploma anyway. Most just say it's got to be a BA full stop. Both korean and Chinese recruiters say this usually.
it's over a week now and I still haven't heard from immi in korea. It will be Monday now or Tuesday probably. |
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tophatcat
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Plan B? |
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greyhound
Joined: 10 Jun 2016
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| There's no plan B. There's no way an immigration agency would process someone's visa for a week and then decline it. They would have returned it to the employer by now. Recruiter said they accepted it anyway. If there has to be a plan B I will just have to try and go to this recruitment fair in America but the airfare is £1000. Why so high to just past the east coast. It's a 2 hour flight from New York. |
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greyhound
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I just checked medical insurance for the USA. It quoted me £2900 for the year standard insurance. Executive insurance was £6000.
I wouldn't spend nearly $5000 of a $36000 salary on medical insurance. I]d rather do without it. I just wouldn't pay it. I can sort out my own medical problems. no need for a Dr.  |
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Zyzyfer
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| I'm waiting for my visa to start a job as an English language teacher in korea. it is getting boring waiting more than a week for the visa and I will believe it when I see it as I don't have a BMus, I have what I have and it's a bachelor's degree equivalent according to the university, well conservatoire. |
Good things come to those who wait? |
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