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Jeff · Created: 2005-10-21, 05:51 AM CET Subject: kindergartens buxibans and privates

The reality is, that all kindergatens and many of these buxibans in Taiwan cannot sponsor anyone to teach English to children under the age of 7 legally! So the reality on that should be all foreign teachers working in kinder gardens are doing this probably without the apropiate visa or working permission.
One way to get an open working permission forTaiwan is to get married to a Taiwanese.
This way works for most countries anyway.
If you want to stay in Taiwan for more than 2 month you'll need to attend a language class for chinese or other student programms wich provide you with visa extensions.
Don't worry take things as they come to you and don't get ripped off by agents.
Negociate your visa issues with kindergatens, schools and employers not with agents who get new commision evry time an English teacher found the end of the non sponsored teaching English in Taiwan road.
Schools are interrested in keeping the teachers for a minimum of one year and many agents are interrested in finding new teachers all the time. Always consider this while talking to the director of that establishment.
good luck