Hi dcg,
Welcome to Forumosa!
I don’t know about the other posters, but given my practically nonexistent knowledge of situations such as yours, I’m afraid lest I write something that might encourage you zig when you should zag, or zag when you should zig.
It’s the weekend, so maybe everybody’s out and about doing weekend stuff.
Here are a few threads that seem to discuss the issues of dual citizens teaching English here (I can’t vouch for the accuracy or reliability of any of the information in any of them, and I’m not sure they’re relevant to your particular situation):
Hello all,
I’m new to this forum and I have a few questions with regards to living and working in Taiwan for a year.
I’m a recent graduate of an American university with a technical degree (B.S. in Chemistry). My long term goal is to attend medical school in a year and am looking to live abroad during that year. The reason why I am interested in moving to Taiwan is because I have strong family ties there (I’m half Taiwanese and half caucasian) and I want to learn Chinese.
My aunt, who lives i…
I was just offered an English teaching position at a chain school. Because I have dual citizenship (Taiwan and US) and that I’m trying to avoid military conscription here, the school offered to get me ARC with work permit if I come into the country using my American passport. However, they will not pay me a foreign teacher’s pay of around 630/hour. They said because of their company policy for situations like mine, they are only paying Taiwan resident’s pay of 430/hour but they’re still bound…
Hi guys, I’m new here and this is my first post. If this is not the right place to post this then please let me know and I’ll remove it.
I was born in Taiwan but raised in South Africa and have dual citizenship. I have an MSc in Botany and I’m thinking about teaching English in Taiwan at a buxiban (cram school) for a year or two just to experience my homeland. I’m busy finishing a TESOL course. I’m fluent in Chinese and Taiwanese.
So I want to find out from other Taiwanese nationals who grew u…
Hi, I’m new here but I just got hired to teach in english in Taipei I have dual citizenship in both the US & Taiwan. I’m trying to decide whether or not to enter or work as a Taiwan citizen. What are the pros/cons and if I did enter and work there on my Taipei citizenship, would there be any legal issues when I return to the US?
Thanks!
Hi, I wasn’t sure whether to post this here or in the Teaching in Taiwan thread. I’m an ABC with dual citizenship. I’ll be graduating college this summer and am hoping to teach English in Taiwan for a year before heading off to grad school. I’ve been reading a lot of posts online telling of the bias employers have against Asian faces. Many posts are saying just to deny the fact that you can speak Mandarin and any connections you have with the motherland. They want people who hold passports from …
So I’m in a kind of special situation. I grew up in Taiwan and moved to the US when I was 11. I finished middle school, high school, and now I’m about to be done with college. My college is on a quarter system, and since I have enough credits, I’ll be done by the end of March. I’ll return to Taiwan for four months before heading back to the US before med school starts in August.
I have dual Taiwanese and American citizenship. I speak English and Chinese frequently. My parents live in Taiwan so …
Just in case it’s relevant, the two threads immediately below also bring up the issue of military conscription (but again, I can’t vouch for the accuracy or reliability of the information in the two threads below):
Hi
This might be against the rules, but I recently posted a thread in the Military Conscription section of this forum. Link below:
https://www.forumosa.com/taiwan/viewtopic.php?f=115&t=133433
In my post, I muse the seemingly drastic option of renouncing my Taiwanese dual nationality in order to avoid military conscription, allowing me to teach english in Taiwan (and study mandarin) for a few years on a visa. I explain my rational for thinking there is some risk I would be conscripted in my or…
Alright I got a question I hope someone could give me some insight on.
Heres my situation:
I was born in Taiwan then moved to California when I was 3. I stayed in California till I graduated college and moved to Korea to teach English in 2010 and I’m currently teaching English in Korea. I was born on Sep 6,1985, so I’m eligible for the draft. I want to go back to taiwan as soon as possible but I do not want to waste a year of my life in the army.
I have a dual citizenship with an overseas chi…
Take care,