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China to redefine native-speaker teachers -- Uncaring -- 14 March 2019

Chinese to redefine native speaker teachers? EL Gazette | Jan-Feb 2019 http://www.elgazette.com China is set to redefine native-speaker teachers to include citizens of former colonies where English ...

Re: Re Juren (or Giant) School, Beijing -- Reilly -- 10 December 2018

Isn't this guy (in the article) a Dutchman? How did he get a visa to teach as a native English speaker?

English-speaking lawyers in Korea -- oldrok -- 17 June 2018

The following is a regional list of Korean lawyers that can speak English and have counseled foreign clients. Taeshin Law Firm 18, Seocho-daero 50-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea. Yuseong Bldg. 4th and ...

Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Former FT in China -- 26 September 2016

If you have undertaken a medical exam in your homeland before entering China on a Z visa to teach, you have the right to refuse a second medical in China, provided that your homeland medical was ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Taffy -- 27 September 2016

If you have undertaken a medical exam in your homeland before entering China on a Z visa to teach, you have the right to refuse a second medical in China, provided that your homeland medical was ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Former FT in China -- 28 September 2016

If you have undertaken a medical exam in your homeland before entering China on a Z visa to teach, you have the right to refuse a second medical in China, provided that your homeland medical was ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Taffy -- 28 September 2016

Further to your reply to my post, I'll add that your reply does not answer my post directly. I did say 'if.........' I did not advise readers to undertake homeland medicals. Unlike you, ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Former FT in China -- 28 September 2016

You should advise newbie FT's to avoid getting bolshy as soon as they get to the company. Save getting stroppy until you really need to do so. Box clever, that's a good chap. You have chosen ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Davyhulme -- 17 October 2016

Indeed! Or to use my new found favourite saying: "When the cup is full, it's full!" and in the case of chinese and medicals and damned visas and their lies and costs, the cup is not only full, it ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Taffy -- 18 October 2016

Indeed! Or to use my new found favourite saying: "When the cup is full, it's full!" and in the case of chinese and medicals and damned visas and their lies and costs, the cup is not only full, it ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Former FT in China -- 19 October 2016

You should fast-track your Chinese visas by marrying a Chinese lady. Then you can work illegally. Yes, you can do both. The choice is yours. However, I wouldn't recommend working illegally in ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Taffy -- 20 October 2016

You should fast-track your Chinese visas by marrying a Chinese lady. Then you can work illegally. Yes, you can do both. The choice is yours. However, I wouldn't recommend working illegally in ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Former FT in China -- 20 October 2016

Having said that if one was to get a school registered under the wife's name, one could just organise(not teach) Western-run schools in China are better at persuading FT's to moonlight for ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Taffy -- 21 October 2016

Having said that if one was to get a school registered under the wife's name, one could just organise(not teach) Western-run schools in China are better at persuading FT's to moonlight for ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Simon -- 20 March 2017

You can choose to evade the book of rules. Good luck, bro! An appropriate song for you, featuring Ziggy Marley and the Heptones - enjoy! Book Of Rules - The Heptones ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Alias Taffy -- 3 April 2017

You can choose to evade the book of rules. Good luck, bro! An appropriate song for you, featuring Ziggy Marley and the Heptones - enjoy! This was all about providing your own medical before you ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- expat hubby -- 5 April 2017

Ziggy is Bob Marley's son. Ziggy sings that song very well imo. He's a very good singer and the song is a very good song.

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Former FT in China -- 22 October 2016

Having said that if one was to get a school registered under the wife's name, one could just organise(not teach) Western-run schools in China are better at persuading FT's to moonlight for ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Taffy -- 29 September 2016

You have chosen to advise FTs newly arrived in China with homeland medicals to agree to undergo second medicals in China. In contrast, I disagree with said advice. Just the way the cookie crumbles! ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Former FT in China -- 29 September 2016

You have chosen to advise FTs newly arrived in China with homeland medicals to agree to undergo second medicals in China. In contrast, I disagree with said advice. Just the way the cookie crumbles! ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Taffy -- 30 September 2016

I did not suggest that FTs refuse to undergo homeland medicals. I said 'if they took them, they should refuse to undergo second medicals in China if their homeland medicals were recently done. ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Former FT in China -- 30 September 2016

You might not have said they should refuse to undergo medicals in their own countries, but I hope I have made it abundantly clear that they should so refuse. They should refuse because when they ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Former FT in China -- 29 September 2016

You have chosen to advise FTs newly arrived in China with homeland medicals to agree to undergo second medicals in China. In contrast, I disagree with said advice. Just the way the cookie crumbles! ...

Foreign expert certificate FEC -- Part-time -- 12 July 2016

If a school / agent refuses to cancel your foreign expert certificate, what can you do?

Re: Foreign expert certificate FEC -- Proctor -- 15 September 2016

Hey dude! Rocket science is not required to solve your kind of problem. Get accepted for a new job by a public university in the same province. Move on and your new employer will sort everything out ...

Re: Foreign expert certificate FEC -- Turnoi Turjakuunnen -- 22 July 2016

There are several options: 1. Just don't care and leave. If you want to leave China, you will be OK as long as you haven't overstayed, you will not be asked to show your FEC by immigration at ...

Re: Scumbag schools -- utd -- 21 May 2016

Name of school - Guangdong Country Garden School, Shunde, Foshan Type of abuse - Read the threads on this board, ISR School Reviews, International School Advisor. You decide.

Re: Hohhot Waiban RP Policy Change -- foxy -- 10 April 2016

An update is necessary. If you have a Chinese relative with a Hohhot hukou, you can get a 6 month RP without having to take a medical. This also applies to renewals. If you opt for a 1 year RP, ...

Re: Hohhot Waiban RP Policy Change -- PhD teacher -- 7 May 2016

An update is necessary. If you have a Chinese relative with a Hohhot hukou, you can get a 6 month RP without having to take a medical. This also applies to renewals. If you opt for a 1 year RP, ...

Re: Hohhot Waiban RP Policy Change -- foxy -- 8 May 2016

Sorry, sooo sorry, I am a dithering semi-senile pensioner. I shall take your precious advice and fly back to Blighty tomorrow to get my automatic 5 year RP. I had always hoped the Chinese Immigration ...

Re: Hohhot Waiban RP Policy Change -- PhD teacher -- 8 May 2016

Sorry, sooo sorry, I am a dithering semi-senile pensioner. I shall take your precious advice and fly back to Blighty tomorrow to get my automatic 5 year RP. I had always hoped the Chinese Immigration ...

Re: Hohhot Waiban RP Policy Change -- foxy -- 9 May 2016

I didn't think for one moment that your post is rubbish. I was merely suggesting that the Chinese like you to take the Q1 visa route to your residence permit. And suggesting that direction allows ...

Re: Hohhot Waiban RP Policy Change -- PhD teacher -- 9 May 2016

I didn't think for one moment that your post is rubbish. I was merely suggesting that the Chinese like you to take the Q1 visa route to your residence permit. And suggesting that direction allows ...