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Sep 06,2026
1. Native speaker.
2. Bachelor's degree, minimum. Apostilled. They stopped recognizing online degrees several years ago. .
3. Either a teaching certification from your home country/iPGCE or a 120 hrs TEFL course. Apostilled
4. Criminal background check from your home country issued within the past 6 months. Apostilled.
This is rigid....
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2 . Do you have any advice for an international graduate who is looking for a job opportunity in China?Aug 22,2026
I'll give my two cents on the age part. It's not as easy but can definitely be done. I was 21, fresh out of university and landed my first teaching job in china as a homeroom kindergarten teacher on a pretty standard 20,000/month salary. I'm 1 year in now and am still happy.
Pretty much all international kindergarten jobs on here want 2 years experience, but many will...
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Aug 02,2026
Among other things (apostilled degree and criminal background check) you need a 120 hour TEFL certification.
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4 . Do you have any advice for an international graduate who is looking for a job opportunity in China?Jul 21,2026
You won't be successful at landing of a job in China 'cause of your too-young age.
Chinese aren't looking for the fresh grads from western Unis, I read ...
I'll say, it's a personal experience, but Chinese...
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Jul 16,2026
What season? You mean like skiing and surfing season in New Zealand and Ozz? ...
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Jul 10,2026
At my start in China, I often had Chinese English speaking teacher present at my classes.
They were learning the business ... and why not?
Chinese lessons in different grades were comprised of 'reading & repeating' at that time.
Entire class would listen the tape and then head-student would read aloud with rest of the class repeating. Year 2010.
You can't apply...
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Jun 29,2026
There is no legal way to teach, and get paid for it, on anything other than a work (z) visa.
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Jun 03,2026
Nobody can tell you that!
You could look at no-response-time in two ways:
1. 'Nobody is interested in your CV and hiring you ...';
or
2. 'Never, ever stop sending your CV to the daily posted job openings and simply disregard no-replies thingy!'
It's wrong, to expect replies from the Chinese...
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May 21,2026
You do not need 2 years of experience as suggested above. If you're a fresh graduated from a high ranked university (e.g. QS50) then you direclty qualify in most cities. I went this pathway in Guangzhou and it worked without 2 years of experience.
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May 20,2026
@Spider: True, but I think they get Z visa for a different profession and then they teach English, i.e. they can't get Z visa for an English teaching job ... 'cause only native English passport holders qualify for an E.T. job in China.
From the web search:
"Yes, a Filipino national can obtain a Z visa in China if they have a valid job offer and the necessary...
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11 . I am kenyan with Diplomas in PR,, Telephone and Reception, Secretarial. Can i get a job in a School?May 14,2026
A job doing what? Being a secretary? Pretty sure that job would go to a local.
Highly unlikely that you would qualify for a work permit.
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May 10,2026
You're measuring from the wrong corner ...!
English teaching working experience means a squat!
Nobody is saying (... or even doubting ...), you aren't a good English teacher!
It is the 'Law-of-...
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May 08,2026
Summer camps tend to be connected to a school and use their teachers/staff.
The ones that don't, well... those jobs tend to not be the ones that are capable of giving a person a proper, legal work permit/z visa. Work on a tourist/business/student visa is not legal work and you would be opening yourself up to all kinds of exploitation.
If you are fine...
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May 04,2026
I've seen ads for non-natives, but those typically are also the jobs that tell you that it's ok to teach on a business visa... (it isn't)
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15 . I am 66 years old with many years teaching experience. Am I too old to get a teaching job in China?Apr 12,2026
https://chinabyteaching.com/teaching-english-in-china/am-i-eligible-to-t...
6. Age requirements There is no single nationwide age rule applied consistently across all of China. In...
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Mar 27,2026
Someone doesn't count ...
Potential employer/Z visa sponsor will tell you that.
Never mind, I just point that out.
Your previous working experience can be considered, but it should be at STEM or at least at English...
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Mar 26,2026
Best way would be through (everybody here knows that!
) my best-est, nuc-leary powered searching engine:'FindJobz', top L corner of this screen with "STEM teacher" in search:
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Mar 24,2026 'Search-engine.com' with ''what-kind-of-work' job requirements in China'' in search will...
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Mar 18,2026
Your first step should be at FindJobz, top L corner of this screen, where you should look for an Arabic language teacher job openings.
In order to move to China for longer term (more than 30-days), you'll need an employer, who will sponsor your entry ( Z ) visa, Working and Residence permit later on.
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Mar 16,2026
You can still skin into China as a non-English native teacher by holding English Teaching license in your home country.
2nd: Your BA degree should be completed in a native English country.
Once, you've fulfilled these 'parameters', you qualify for an English teaching job in China as a non-native English sneaker, i.e. Z - Entry/Working visa with Working and...
