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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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 Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:16 am Post subject: can i south african get an E-2 visa? |
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Hello.
Two purposes for this thread.
1. Im curious cause I met a nice lady who replaced me at my hakwon and she is from south africa. She says she has an E-2 visa. Don't know if it's true. Either A. ...the rules have changed, or B... she is telling me what she was told to say, or C... there is simply something I dont know...in which case, this whole thread is moot.
2. If she is in fact illegal, could the knowledge base here post some relevant information for her? I think she will be perusing the site in the next few days....
She seems like a really nice lady, and given my experience with my old director, there is the potential for disaster for this lady. I dont want to see that happen.
Thank you |
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shifty
Joined: 21 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:34 am Post subject: |
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| The lady has an E2. |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:43 am Post subject: Re: can i south african get an E-2 visa? |
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| poet13 wrote: |
1. Im curious cause I met a nice lady who replaced me at my hakwon and she is from south africa. She says she has an E-2 visa. Don't know if it's true. Either A. ...the rules have changed, or B... she is telling me what she was told to say, or C... there is simply something I dont know...in which case, this whole thread is moot.
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Did you not know South Africans can get an E2 ?
I don't know if there ever was a time when they could not, but they sure can now. I have a S.A. friend with his first E2 in 2003. I'm sure it goes before that. |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:03 am Post subject: |
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Ah, I was under the impression (a post I read here some time ago), that only people from USA, Canada, Aust., NZ, and England could get E-2's.
Well, if she's not facing grief there, I'm happy.
We talked today (she and I), and she's still getting ripped off in some ways. 5% tax, working illegally at a second location, not getting paid her OT, but after our talk she is aware of these things now.
Thanks for the responses...
Is it possible to ask the MOD to close or lock the thread? No further responses needed... |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:17 am Post subject: |
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| poet13 wrote: |
Ah, I was under the impression (a post I read here some time ago), that only people from USA, Canada, Aust., NZ, and England could get E-2's.
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Is it possible to ask the MOD to close or lock the thread? No further responses needed... |
Not to mention Ireland.
Yep, I figure the MODS will close it upon your request. |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:55 am Post subject: |
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| Ireland.... Again, I have heard about someone not getting an E-2 because of that passport. I would guess though, that there was more to it than nationality alone.... |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 4:28 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, I think these are the 7 countries qualified for an E2.
Not really fair is it, seeing there are many fine English speakers all over the planet? |
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mateomiguel
Joined: 16 May 2005
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 7:15 am Post subject: |
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south africa has english as their official language, they can get an E-2. I know several south african english teachers.
Also, I met a guy from Guyana once. Not French Guyana, just Guyana. He had an E-2 cuz his country's official language was english. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 7:38 am Post subject: |
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| mateomiguel wrote: |
south africa has english as their official language, they can get an E-2. I know several south african english teachers.
Also, I met a guy from Guyana once. Not French Guyana, just Guyana. He had an E-2 cuz his country's official language was english. |
Nope.
There are 54 countries that have English as an official language.
Officially/legally the ONLY countrys' citizens who can obtain an E2 for teaching ENGLISH are (in no particular order): USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, South Africa, Austraila, and New Zealand.
You MUST be a passport holder from one of those countries or you cannot get an E2 to teach English. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:38 am Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
legally the ONLY countrys' citizens who can obtain an E2 for teaching ENGLISH are (in no particular order): USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, South Africa, Austraila, and New Zealand.
You MUST be a passport holder from one of those countries or you cannot get an E2 to teach English. |
True.
South Africa is one of the magic 7 countries that can teach English on an e-2 visa. |
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RnH
Joined: 02 Aug 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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| We are south africans and we have been teaching here for over 6 months on an E2..we had no problem getting it. |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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| RnH wrote: |
| We are south africans and we have been teaching here for over 6 months on an E2..we had no problem getting it. |
Sorry, this is totally unrelated to the thread, but South African accents are gorgeous!
ilovebdt |
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kat2
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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| I know a couple SAs teaching here for whom English is not there first language. I guess immi doesn't care that a lot of them grow up speaking Afrikaans. |
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JZer
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Not really fair is it, seeing there are many fine English speakers all over the planet? |
Except that the Korean government could not determine whether someone can speak English or not! That is why all the passports and transcripts are needed. The funniest one is that you must have a B.A. from a country where English is the official language. So if I had a PhD from Oxford and a B.A. from some Ecole in France or university in Spain I could not teach in Korea. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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| kat2 wrote: |
| I know a couple SAs teaching here for whom English is not there first language. I guess immi doesn't care that a lot of them grow up speaking Afrikaans. |
French-speaking Canadians and Spanish-speaking Americans can get an E-2, so what's the difference? |
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