Teaching English In China Requirements

Do you want to find a job teaching English in China? If yes, then you need to ensure that you meet all the requirements to be eligible to teach English in China. The requirements for a person to be eligible to provide English courses in China may vary from province to province and city to city. However, before applying for an English teaching job, you must understand the minimum requirements in all parts of China.

Teaching English In China Requirements

Have Valid Passport

If you do not have a passport, you can still apply for a job teaching in China. However, if you are provided with work immediately, the process will be delayed until you get your passport (this may take up to 1 month). Therefore, we suggest that if you are really interested in teaching in China, please continue, if you do not have a passport, please start to apply for a passport. If you are a US citizen, please follow the steps below to obtain a US passport. In addition to holding a valid passport, going to China to teach English also requires you to apply for a legal work visa. In China, you need a Z visa to teach English. Our visa service team will help candidates through this process and provide advice on the required documents when this is achieved.

Have at least a bachelor's degree

To qualify you to teach English in China, you also need to graduate from a prestigious college or university. Therefore, if you do not have at least an undergraduate degree, then you should not waste time applying for English teaching in China. In order to obtain a legal Z visa to teach in China, you must have a university degree.

Before applying for teaching in China, please make sure that you have completed or are about to complete your degree. You need to obtain a notarized / certified copy of your degree to complete the Z visa process to move to China. If you do not have a bachelor's degree, you will not be eligible for a legal work visa in China.

Must have TEFL certificate

In addition to having at least a bachelor's degree, the Chinese government also requires you to have certain English teaching ability. If you have a teaching degree from a university, then it is usually sufficient. However, many people who teach in China have not obtained a degree. If you have not obtained a diploma in teaching degree, then you also need to obtain TEFL, which is English as a foreign language teaching certificate. If you do n’t have a TEFL certificate, do n’t be afraid because the process of obtaining a certificate is not that difficult.

From a country whose native language is English

Due to the rapid growth of English learning in China, the demand for ESL teachers in the ESL teaching industry has been stable. However, this demand led some schools to hire teachers with limited English mastery.

Therefore, in order to maintain the standard quality of English teachers in China, the government has imposed restrictions on hiring teachers from countries where English is the mother tongue. Depending on the quality of the candidate and the high level of fluency in English, there may be exceptions. However, this situation is rare.