Teaching in Switzerland

Working in the EU is hard for people without EU passports, but it's still possible. See the article, EU for non-EU passport holders for more info. You might also want to take a look at teaching at international schools and teaching exchanges and fellowships. Switzerland is hard for both EU and non-EU passport holders alike, but there are still ways to legally live and/or work in Switzerland. You can find 8 ideas below.

1. Commute
Switzerland is hard even for EU citizens to work in. My friend is British and wants to work there. She can't. So she's looking into living in France on the border and spending the weekends in Switzerland.

2. International Schools
You can try to get a job at an international school in one of the countries near Switzerland. If you're interested in working in the EU and spending the weekends in Switzerland, see EU for non-EU passport holders for more info.


3. Investor and Self-employment Visas in Switzerland
offers an investor visa for those from non-EU countries. Those from EU countries can get a self-employment visa or an independent visa.

4. Fellowships in Switzerland
There are legal ways to work in the EU and Switzerland through fellowships and teaching exchanges. DECS is one of the organisations that places teachers in Switzerland, as well as Denmark, France, Germany, and the UK.

5. Au Pair, Nanny, and Governess Jobs
Au Pairs are usually under the age of 30 and don't have formal childcare qualifications. Nannies do have formal qualifications. Governesses usually teach the children as well as care for them. You can find a list of programmes here, WHV and short term jobs.

6. Marriage
If you get married, you can legally live there.

7. Study
If you study in Switzerland, you may be able to work part-time and then find a job in Switzerland after graduation. You could even study a foreign language like French of German. 

8. More info about the EU and Switzerland
You can find lots of info Europe for non-Europeans. Read through it all and then look at the bottom. There are country specific programmes. The Ministries of Education of France and Spain have programmes that place Asst English teachers around those countries. You won't make much, about €700 a month, which is about $1000, but you'll be in Europe legally and could easily fly to Switzerland on airlines such as Easy Jet and Ryan Air.

9. Move to a different country
Many times it's easier to live in a third country. I lived in my husband's for 6 years, now we live in Korea. We're both foreigners and it's much easier that way.

Conclusion
Switzerland has been an oasis for many years and because of that it's harder to live in legally than other countries. However, nothing is impossible. With a bit of luck, hard work, and research you should be able to go there.

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Teaching / Working in Australia or New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand offer a whole new perspective on the world. Surf and sun and a laidback atmosphere combined with friendly people make it a great place to live. It is possible to teach there even if you don't have an Australian or New Zealand passport.

There are a couple programmes that you can go through in order to work Down Under. Some of the info below was taken from a book written by Susan Griffith called Teaching English Abroad. You might also want to take a look at Teaching at International Schools and Teaching Exchanges and Fellowships.


Australia: Useful Information
BUNAC also offers a working holiday visa for those that qualify. Good places for job searches are Seek, Job Search, My Career, and MEC. Check out Australian Immigration which has working holiday visas for those from . . .

• Bangladesh
• Belgium
• Canada
• Chile
• Cyprus
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Hong Kong
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Ireland
• Italy
• Japan
• Korea
• Malta
• Malaysia
• the Netherlands
• Norway
• Sweden
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Turkey
• the UK
• the USA. 

Australian Language Schools
TESOL has useful information for TEFL teachers. There are many language schools in Australia, but the ones below have been known to hire non-Australians.

• Access Language Centre, contact them at english@access.nsw.edu.au
• Embassy CES, contact enquiries@embassyces.com
• IH Queensland, contact them at admin@inqld.com or adminbrisbane@inqld.com

Australian Working Opportunities
You'll have to be a qualified teacher or enrolled in a programme that leads to qualified teacher status in order to participate in most of these programmes, BUNAC is the exception to the rule. Information about verifying overseas qualifications can be found at the Department of Immigration and Citizenship as well as the Teacher Registration Authority.

• AEUJ has exchanges between Japan and Australia.
• BUNAC gets work visas for its participants.
• DECS places teachers in Australia.
• DET places teachers in western Australia.
• LECT offers exchanges between Canada and Australia. You can find more LECT links here.
• Colorado Teaching Exchange has exchanges for Colorado teachers.
• ITF has teaching programmes for teachers who want to go to Victoria, Australia.
• Queensland government has useful information.
• South Australian Education Department offers exchanges with the United States of America, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany, France, Switzerland and Denmark.
• South Australian Teachers' Exchange places teachers in southern Australia.

New Zealand: Useful Information
BUNAC  offers a working holiday visa for those that qualify. New Zealand Immigration allows those with passports from . . .

• Argentina
• Belgium
• Brazil
• Canada
• Chile
• China
• the Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Hong Kong
• Ireland
• Italy
• Japan
• Korea
• Malaysia
• Malta
• Mexico
• the Netherlands
• Norway
• Peru
• Singapore
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• the UK
• the USA
• Uruguay. 

New Zealand Language Schools

• English Schools has lists of English schools around New Zealand.
• English New Zealand has lists of English schools around New Zealand. 
• TESOL ANZ has useful information for TEFL teachers.
• Buckswood St Nova Institute, contact info@novanz.com

New Zealand Working Opportunities
You'll have to be a qualified teacher or enrolled in a programme that leads to qualified teacher status in order to participate in most of these programmes, BUNAC is the exception to the rule. NZQA is a governmental agency that regulates schools.

• BUNAC gets work visas for its participants.
• Colorado Teaching Exchange has exchanges for Colorado teachers.
• Education Gazette has jobs
• Expat Forum has some useful info about Americans teaching in NZ.
• Teach NZ is a governmental website that has information on teaching in NZ.

International Schools Jobs

• Look at teaching at international schools for more info.

Short-term and Working Holiday Visas

• You can find more information in Short-term Jobs and Working Holiday Visas.

Volunteer

• You can find more info in Volunteer Opportunities for Teachers.

World

• You can find more info in Worldwide Opportunities for Teachers. 

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Job Site: International Supply Teachers

If you're a licensed teacher with two years experience looking for a job now that lasts 6 weeks to 12 months you need to check out IST. International Supply Teachers provides teachers with jobs in international schools with British, US and IB curricula. These schools have had an emergency vacancy and need supply/substitute teachers.

You'll make good money that will allow you to travel or save. Salaries and conditions vary according to the country and school, but they will pay for transport to the school and health insurance. You might also get free or subsidized accomodations and tax exempt salaries.

In addition to being a licensed teacher with two years experience you will have to provide three references (you have to get the reference forms for them. IST will not run after them) and travel without dependents and enjoy living and learning about new cultures and countries. You'll need to show copies of your qualifications and it can take up to a month for them to place you on the teachers' register. There's a one-off fee of less than $100, but it's well worth it if you're looking for a job at a quality school that's already been vetted by IST.


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Teaching / Working in the US or Canada

America and Canada have a lot to offer. It is possible to teach there even if you don't have a US or Canadian passport. There are many immigrants and they have become a melting pot of cultures around the world.

Some of the info below was taken from a book written by Susan Griffith called Teaching English Abroad. You might also want to take a look at Teaching at International Schools and Teaching Exchanges and Fellowships.

United States
The US offers an Exchange Visitors Programme and provides successful applicants with J-1 visas. Here are just a few programmes that offer this.

• AMIDEAST has scholarship and exchange programmes.
• Amity has an intern and teacher programme.
• BUNAC gets work visas for its participants.
• DECS places teachers in the US.
• EPI places teachers in K-12 schools.
• Humphrey Fellowship offers mid-career professionals 10 months of work and study.
• ITES places teachers in K-12 schools.
• LASPAU has research and scholarship programmes.
• NCUSCR offers exchanges between the US and China.
• The US State Department has a list of more exchange programmes as well.
• VIF places teachers in K-12 schools.
• World Class Schools places UK teachers in US schools.

Canada

• BUNAC gets work visas for its participants.
• CEEF places teachers in Canada and has exchanges for Candian teachers to go to other countries.
• DECS places teachers in Canada.
• LECT offers exchanges between Canada and Australia.

International Schools Jobs

• Look at teaching at international schools for more info.

Short-term and Working Holiday Visas

• You can find more information in short-term jobs and working holida visas.

Volunteer

• You can find more info in Volunteer Opportunities for Teachers.

World

• You can find more info in Worldwide Opportunities for Teachers. 

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Teaching Exchanges and Fellowships

Updated 9 February 2012

Fellowships allow teachers to teach in different schools around the world for a specific amount of time whereas teaching exchanges allow you to swap your house, car and job with a teacher in another country. You might also be interested in working at international schools, getting a short-term or working holiday visa, or teaching for housing or language lessons.

Volunteer

• You can find more info in Volunteer Opportunities for Teachers.

World

• You can find more info in Worldwide Opportunities for Teachers. 

Africa

• IFESH sends teachers to Africa. They provide a small monthly stipend to cover costs.

Asia

• AEUJ has exchanges between Japan and Australia.
• NCUSCR offers exchanges between the US and China.

Australia

• AEUJ has exchanges between Japan and Australia.
• BUNAC offers a working holiday visa for those that qualify.
• Colorado Teaching Exchange has exchanges for Colorado teachers.
• DECS places teachers in Australia.
• DET places teachers in western Australia.
• LECT offers exchanges between Canada and Australia. You can find more LECT links here.
• ITF has teaching programmes for teachers who want to go to Victoria, Australia.
• Queensland government has useful information.
• South Australian Teachers' Exchange places teachers in southern Australia.

Canada

• CEEF places teachers in Canada and has exchanges for Candian teachers to go to other countries.
• DECS places teachers in Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Switzerland, the UK, and the US.
• DET places teachers in Canada as well as Australia, Denmark, Switzerland, the UK, and the US.
• South Australian Teachers' Exchange places teachers in Canada, Europe, and the USA.

Europe

• If you're moving to Germany the book Painlessly Relocate to Germany has some good tips.
• AMSCAN has positions in Finland.
• Best Programs can help you get visas for teaching English and internships in Belgium, Italy, and Spain.
• DECS places teachers in Denmark, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the UK as well as Canada and the US.
• DET places teachers in Denmark, Switzerland, and the UK as well as Australia, Canada, and the US.
• France offers assistant teaching positions for Americans aged 20 to 29 through the French Ministry of Education. Here's the info from the French embassy in Washington, Escape Artist, a short summary, as well as a description of the programme.
• Geovisions can get you visas for places like France. They also have a short term teaching and conversation partner programme.
• SOL sends teachers to Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia. Teachers are on local salaries which is about $250 to $600 a month, however, housing is provided. No families are allowed.
• South Australian Teachers' Exchange places teachers in Europe, Canada, and the USA.
• Spain has a Language and Culture Assistant Programme through the Spanish Ministry of Education for many different nationalities. You'll need a degree to participate. The programme lasts from October to May and you can apply between November to March. They also have a Visiting Professor Programme for Americans and Canadians. You have to be able to write in Spanish, have teaching experience, be a college graduate and be willing to go for one semestre.
• Spain also has a Master in Bilingual and Multicultural Education from the Franklin Institute that allows you to teach in schools and earn a masters degree in the process.

The Middle East

• ADEC has some K-12 administration and management jobs in the UAE.
• Amideast has scholarship and exchange programmes.
• Teach Away recruits for the Middle East. They also have information about Saudi Arabia and the UAE and an online TEFL cert from the University of Toronto.
• YALI has an agreement between Yemen and the US and allows citizens from either countries to do exchanges.
• YCMES is the Yemen College of Middle Eastern Studies.

New Zealand

• BUNAC offers a working holiday visa for those that qualify.
• Colorado Teaching Exchange has exchanges for Colorado teachers.
• Education Gazette has jobs
• Expat Forum has some useful info about Americans teaching in NZ.
• Teach NZ is a governmental website that has information on teaching in NZ.

The United States

• AMIDEAST has scholarship and exchange programmes.
• Amity has an intern and teacher programme.
• Colorado Teaching Exchange has for Australian and New Zealand teachers.
• DECS places teachers in the US as well as Denmark, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the UK.
• DET places teachers in the US as well as Australia, Canada, Denmark, Switzerland, and the UK.
• EPI places teachers in K-12 schools.
• Humphrey Fellowship offers mid-career professionals 10 months of work and study.
• ITES places teachers in K-12 schools.
• LASPAU has research and scholarship programmes.
• The US State Department has a list of more exchange programmes as well.
• South Australian Teachers' Exchange places teachers in the USA, Canada, and Europe.
• VIF places teachers in K-12 schools.

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