Filipino English Teacher

Work Teaching English in Taiwan
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I recently got a letter from a Filipino friend of a friend asking me about getting a teaching job in Taiwan. I’m wondering if anyone here can shed any light on how feasible it is for a Filipino to get a teaching job here. I’ve met and read about plenty of Filipino housekeepers and what not…working under atrocious conditions. If that’s the future that awaits a Pinoy, I’ll tell this fella to give Taiwan a pass. I’m also aware of the undisguised contempt Taiwanese have for Filipinos…but is this totally the case? Can a Filipino survive in Taiwan teaching English?

Thanks for any input!

The Chairman

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To work legally in Taiwan, you need a passport from Canada, U.S., New Zealand, South Africa or Britain.

This has been answered many times before.

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Taiwanese are racist pigs. Filipinos are n*ggers only fit for slavery in their eyes. Sorry for your friend. She can try and get into Canada or the U.S. instead.

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[quote=“autumn489”]To work legally in Taiwan, you need a passport from Canada, U.S., New Zealand, South Africa or Britain.

This has been answered many times before.[/quote]
Yeah, there’s no tolerance for people from non-English speaking countries like Australia or Ireland. :laughing:

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We used to have a Pinoy teaching English here but I can’t remember how he got his work permit. He was one of our best teachers but quit because of the way he was treated by the clients. He was so good that we dropped at least two major corporate clients rather than acquiesce to their demands for a different teacher. Very nasty.
I think there are probably far better options than Taiwan for your friend.

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I’ve known only a couple of fellow Filipinos who have taught English here – but they either had an ROC ID or a passport from one the cited “English speaking countries” on the Ministry of Education’s list.

I knew one exception – when I first arrived here in '93. She was a fellow teacher in a Hess branch who was too good to let go. Everyone in my branch just kind of forgot to mention this to anyone. Besides, there were a lot more important issues to work out than asking good teachers to leave.
(It probably would be moot today anyway, because I think she was married to a local, so if this happened today, she would likely get PR or a JFRV or something)

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Thanx for the info guys. I figured as much.

Oh, mellow out, “Autumn489.” You’re starting to sound like ME when I wrote that “Beer Bites” bit in the Restaurant section. :wink:

love ‘n’ kisses,
The Chairman
The Chairman sez “Practice Roberto Thought.”

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So, no chance for me then? even part-time? jeez… I’m actually resigning from my current post and was planning to just find an english teaching job! How bout if i tell them that I have my ARC already, would that help?

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But isn’t your ARC tied to your current job? If you quit, you’d have ten days to leave the island.

If it’s a permanent-resident or marriage visa, you can stay, but you’ll still have to battle the “we want a white face” issue.

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Silly how everybody thinks Filipinos can only get factory and nanny jobs in Taiwan. I have a Filipino friend working in Taiwan as a technical consultant for a well-known American computer company. His English is a hundred times better than many Taiwanese English teachers I’ve met and he is successful here. So I don’t think Chairman’s Filipino friend would find it totally impossible to get a teaching job.

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Yep I know a Filipino teaching in a kindergarten in Taichung county. What someone tells you is impossible and unlikely here is probably happening somewhere on this island.

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To every rule there are exceptions. Bringing in one case of a Filipina who isn’t a nanny/factory worker compared to the twenty thousand on this island that are, is missing the point.

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really? can u give me his/her contact no.? maybe she/he could help me out. thanks.