If you want to teach English in China, Japan or North Korea and immerse yourself in their culture and learn Mandarin Chinese, Japanese or Korean, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

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Saint Ann Travel (SAT) currently works with many exciting young learner, adult, and online schools for teachers that want to teach in China.

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The salary benefits of teaching English in China include:

A monthly salary of between 1000 – 2200 USD. Free flights, free housing, bonuses, airport pickup, and a Z visa, among other perks. 

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Your salary as an English teacher in China will be enough to live a comfortable lifestyle and save for trips around China and to other countries in Asia!

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Travel abroad is a unique and special experience. Truly living that experience is even more rare. There is no better time to teach and live in Asia.

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Requirements to Teach in China/Japan and North Korea

We work with a great number of reputable private schools in these locations, however, our teachers must meet the following requirements laid out by the Chinese State Administration for Foreign Expert Affairs and the other respective governments. 

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Teachers must meet the following requirements to teach in China:

• A Bachelor’s degree

• Two years of post graduate work experience

• A TEFL certification (120+ hours). Some schools will still accept a 100-hour certificate, but 1st-tier cities like Beijing and Shanghai require at least 120-hours of TEFL training.

• A clear national Criminal Background Check

• A clean bill of health from your doctor in your home country. You’re also required to do a second health check in China

First-tier cities like Beijing and Shanghai require classroom based TEFL certifications or combined TEFL certificates that include online and classroom hours. If you are unsure about a TEFL course, go with a TEFL provider that will provide you with a certificate that does not have ‘online’ stamped across the front of it. Your 12o TEFL hours must be listed on the same certificate. The Chinese government will not accept multiple certificates from multiple courses.

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Document Process for China. Processing for other countries are similar.

After you’ve aced your interview and been offered a position at a school of your choosing, you will move through the following steps to obtain the proper paperwork to teach legally in China.

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While you are in your home country, you’ll need:

• A valid passport with at least 12 months on it from the date of expiration

• A formal letter of invite from your school, otherwise known as a Foreign Expert Invitation (Note that this documentation is not provided by your school. They have to apply for your ID, and they have no control over how quickly your paperwork is processed. Some bureaus process paperwork quickly while others don’t. The waiting period is typically two to six weeks.

• A Foreign Expert ID (Your school will send this to you by post.)

• YOU visit the nearest Chinese Consulate in your area to apply for a Z visa (work visa) – Don’t forget to bring your letter of invite!

• A Z visa (Employment visa) – Although this can take a few months to get, it is by far the safest and easiest way to go to China. We don’t recommend that teachers go to China to teach on a tourist visa or another kind of visa unless they really want to arrive quickly and they are prepared to make extra trips to complete their document work for their Z visa. If you go to China on anything other than a Z visa, you must be prepared to do a visa run on your own.

• A health check in your home country

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Once you are in China:

• You’ll need to do a full health check

• You’ll register with the local police station so they know where you’re living. Your school will help you do this.

• Your school will help you get your Residence Permit

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Send an email to info@stanntravelagency.org for details