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| Difficulty for Americans finding TEFL jobs in Spain. | |||||||||||||||
 holafromsarah Sarah Driscoll Post Count: 2 Msg: #1 126 days ago, June 8th 2008 | Hi, I am a recent college grad from NYC coming to Barcelona in July for TEFL course and hoping to stay and work in the city. I'm very familiar with the city and speak Spanish, but have heard it's incredibly difficult for Americans to find work because of visas, permits, etc. I'm looking for any insight as to the difficulty of non-EU members finding jobs....Please send any advice! Thanks! |  Rat on the Road Kris and Kate Post Count: 23 Msg: #2 125 days ago, June 9th 2008 | Hey! | It's very difficult for non-EU citizens to get work permits/visas for jobs in Europe because there is an EU agreement which states that the employer has to prove that an EU citizen can't do the job. It's hard/near impossible for them to do that with all the British and Irish nationals around. Most Americans here teach illegally without papers. I teach in Madrid and here it's not a problem for Americans to get work, there is lots of it. They need teachers all year. Look at www.madridteacher.com. You just won't get papers here. I've heard that Barcelona is harder to find work in. I know EU English teachers here in Madrid that did their TEFL certificates in Barcelona and then moved to Madrid because they couldn't find enough work to get by. Most English academies are closed over the summer, work starts again in September. July is a good time to do your TEFL, as you can look for jobs in August, but make sure you have enough cash with you to carry you over until September. Good luck! Number of Users: 2 | Number of Posts: 2 | ||||||||||
