[whatsername]

Sponsoring Native English Teacher

Quick query: your suggestions appreciated.

I'm here on a tourist visa. Been and gone twice to keep as within the law as I can under the circumstances. I have a degree (unrelated to teaching). After a few job interviews I have finally found someone willing to sponsor me. They have never sponsored anyone before and have no clue how it works.

1/ As a native English speaker do I thereby satisfy the condition that a local can't do this job? Or do we need more than that?

2/ Also I'm requesting from anyone in a similar position to share their experience, especially on how they worded their application.

I'm very nervous about bringing this to a successful conclusion so your tips are gratefully recieved.

[mjken2]

Be patient, sit back and relax, your a native speaker, thats al they care, if your white, then your almost assured a permit.

Just focus on words, not content, they dont care much about that, use big words to explain your application, they want to see your intelligence level in the application.

Took me ages to find a sponsor, one year infact, almost gave upo, but found an australian, who owns and is CEO of the company, that is education provider, it is a big school aswell

good luck.

[jimbo]

Theres one flaw in that you don't appear to actually have a teaching qualification such as TEFL/TESL and without that then you might have a problem with immigration.

[HKChigger]

If you want to be given a rather comfortable path to visa make sure you add references for any training done before, degrees and diplomas, CV as well as all the needed company info. Plus fill out your application full.

[jayinhongkong]

Actually, in my experience, even high school grads can get teaching gigs here (as long as they're white).

[MikeLowrey]

Originally Posted by jayinhongkong

Actually, in my experience, even high school grads can get teaching gigs here (as long as they're white).

You can't be serious. (really? )

[Janet_cbc]

Originally Posted by jayinhongkong

Actually, in my experience, even high school grads can get teaching gigs here (as long as they're white).

That's just great....us Chinese pple born and raised in English-speaking countries are screwed b/c of our yellow skin...how shit is that?

[sunniefaith]

Originally Posted by Janet_cbc

That's just great....us Chinese pple born and raised in English-speaking countries are screwed b/c of our yellow skin...how shit is that?

I'm a yellow skin person working as a NET. It can be done. It's how much your future employers are willing to look beyond the colour issue.

[PDLM]

Originally Posted by MikeLowrey

You can't be serious. (really? )

I believe that is what the "young girl" ###kelly888### is doing.