What do you need to teach English in China?

Every teacher aspires to visit a foreign land at least once in their lifetime for the sole purpose of educating the population of that country. If you are an English teacher who is willing to travel to China in order to give a boost to your teaching experience, you are in the right place. At Teach in China, we help you realize your dreams of continuing your teaching endeavors in China. As you know that currently there’s too much demand for fluent English language teachers in the country. If you could manage to get your hands into things, who knows, your career might reach an entirely new level. But before finalizing your plans, let us discuss the basic prerequisites of your visit to China. What do you require too so in order to successfully start your teaching job in China? Let’s see.

Getting an English language proficiency certification

First of all, you will require to quality the TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification alongside the valid certificate for your 4 years college degree. Days are gone when you could actually get started with your teaching endeavors in China without having a TEFL certificate. Recently the government has made some changes to the policy and made it mandatory for foreign language teachers to hold this certification for teaching English China.

The Visa you need

Now that you have secured a TEFL certification, you are legally permitted to pursue your teaching career in China. But a few more things are needed to be kept in mind. Visa is the most important part of your China tour. And if you are interested in teaching English China, you should apply for the right visa. A general business visa wouldn’t work as you are required to get hold of a Z Working Visa. To get such a Visa, you will need to submit a proof of invitation issued by your employer. In this case, your agent in China would prepare all things in order to complete all the procedures with ease.

Requirements of the Z Visa

Now you must understand that for getting hold of the Z Visa, you must qualify for the three requirements. One of the requirements is that you should be a native English speaker, which means that English should be your first language. In addition, you must hold a graduate degree along with at least two years of working experience since the date of your graduation. You would be granted the Z Visa only if you qualify in all of these criteria. There are some exceptions in the rules for securing the Z Visa and you must know them. All the cities in China are divided into three tiers. The Tier 1 cities include the big metropolitan cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, etc. If you wish to teach in any of these cities, you must have the 2 years of teaching experience. However, if your chosen destination belongs to the other tires, this rule isn’t mandatory. So choose your destination accordingly.