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Visa for foreign teachers

by varsha

Jun 1, 2018

Hi All,

I am an Indian pursuing Education Degree in India. I would like to get a teaching job at California.

I am planning to apply for course equivalence for my Degrees obtained in India. But the CTC website needs SSN to register for creditialling account.

1) Can a foreigner get teaching jobs at California ?

2) WIll the school districts consider my application ?

3) Will I be granted H1-B visa ?

4) Can you show up any potential pathways for me to become a teacher ?

Thanks in Advance.

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America77 I realize it's been two months since you've posted, but here are my answers:

1. Can a foreigner get teaching jobs at California ? Yes, but they need to secure appropriate immigration status. You need a Green Card and you'll have to get that on your own.

2. WIll the school districts consider my application ? If you don't have the l...See MoreI realize it's been two months since you've posted, but here are my answers:

1. Can a foreigner get teaching jobs at California ? Yes, but they need to secure appropriate immigration status. You need a Green Card and you'll have to get that on your own.

2. WIll the school districts consider my application ? If you don't have the legal right to work in the US, it is highly unlikely.

3. Will I be granted H1-B visa ? I have never, ever heard of a school district taking on the process and expense of getting an H1-B visa for a prospect. That doesn't mean it hasn't ever happened, but it strikes me as unlikely given the cost and licensing issues.

4. Can you show up any potential pathways for me to become a teacher ? Not all teachers are created equal in California, or the US as a whole. If you want any chance for your teaching career to get you to the US, you need to pursue a teaching sub-field that is in demand. Right now, in California, they need Special Education, Spanish speaking teachers, Math, and some Sciences. Even then it will be hard to convince a district to even consider hiring you, but there may be a chance.

I have heard of teachers coming over from other countries, particularly Spanish speaking countries, on some type of visa or another and working in schools. I don't know what visa they applied for or how that process works.

Honestly, if you want to immigrate to the US, or Canada, Australia, or Europe, you should do what your Indian compatriots have done and seek skills and a degree in Computer Science or other sciences. I personally know a few people from India who have found it (relatively) easy to immigrate to the US with tech and/or science skills. The education field in the US does not have the money to support bringing people in from other countries, even if we need them in high need teaching fields. It may happen in a very few, isolated incidents, but there is no large scale program. Since education in the US is largely government supported, it is highly unlikely that, given our current President, our federal government would support an expanded program of bringing in non-citizens to teach in our public schools. Trump just doesn't like immigration or immigrants that aren't from Europe or other white countries. I don't agree with him, but we are where we are until at least 2021.

Jul 26, 2018

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