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Overview The Spain Work & Residence Visa (officially the visado de trabajo por cuenta ajena, or "employee work visa") is the legal route that lets non-EU nationals live and work as employees in Spain. For ESL…Read more

Overview The Italy Work Visa is underpinned by the Nulla Osta (literally "no obstacle") — the work-authorization clearance issued by the Italian immigration authority (Sportello Unico per l'Immigrazione, the Unified…Read more

Overview The Poland Work Visa for non-EU teachers takes the form of a national long-stay visa — the Type D National Visa — issued on the basis of a Polish work permit. Unlike Italy and Spain, Poland does not run an…Read more

Overview The Czech Republic Work Visa for non-EU teachers centers on the Employee Card (Zaměstnanecká karta) — a dual-purpose long-term residence permit that simultaneously authorizes residence and employment in a…Read more

Overview The Germany Work Visa for non-EU teachers is formally the Employment Residence Permit (Aufenthaltserlaubnis zur Erwerbstätigkeit) under the German Residence Act. For ESL teachers it is the route that turns a…Read more

Overview The Portugal Work Visa for non-EU teachers is the Work Residence Visa (Visto de Residência para o Exercício de Atividade Profissional Subordinada) — the national long-stay visa that lets a non-EU citizen…Read more

Overview The Temporary Resident Visa (Worker) is the visa most ESL teachers need to teach English legally in Mexico. It is issued by a Mexican consulate abroad as a sticker in your passport and then exchanged, after you…Read more

Overview To teach English legally in Costa Rica, you need a work permit that ultimately results in a DIMEX ( Documento de Identificación Migratorio para Extranjeros) — the biometric ID card that proves your legal…Read more

Overview The Visa Sujeta a Contrato — the Subject to Contract Visa — is the visa most ESL teachers use to teach English legally in Chile. As the name suggests, it is bound to a specific employment contract with a…Read more

Overview The VITEM V is Brazil's Temporary Work Visa, and it is the route most ESL teachers use to teach English legally in the country. It is a two-phase visa: first the Brazilian employer secures work authorization…Read more