Guides for teachers moving abroad
Practical, sourced guides on visas, salaries, taxes and relocation.
Job searchInternational school hiring season: when to apply for teaching jobs (2026-27)When international schools hire teachers for an August start, the 2026-27 job fair dates, contract rules in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and JET, EPIK and NET dates.Updated 4 October 2026
SalariesInternational school salary and benefits: housing, flights and tuition (2026)What a teaching package can include: housing, flights, medical cover and tuition, plus published pay for Hong Kong NETs, JET and EPIK, and UAE gratuity rules.Updated 4 October 2026
LicensingPGCE, iPGCE, PGDE and iQTS: international teaching qualifications comparedWhat a PGCE, iPGCE, PGDE, iQTS and QTS are, which ones lead to QTS, and what Dubai (KHDA), Abu Dhabi (ADEK) and Hong Kong (EDB) ask teachers to hold.Updated 4 October 2026
LicensingQTS for teachers trained abroad: routes to teach in England (2026)How teachers trained outside the UK can get qualified teacher status (QTS) in England: Apply for QTS, assessment only, iQTS, the 4-year rule and the visa.Updated 4 October 2026
Job searchTeach English in Japan and Korea: JET, EPIK and work visas (2026)Who can join the JET Programme and EPIK, the degree, nationality and TEFL rules, pay, application dates, and the Japanese and Korean visas for English teachers.Updated 4 October 2026
LicensingTeach in Qatar: international school approvals, contracts and visas (2026)What Qatar's private school rules say about teachers: Ministry approval for each hire, the professional licence, one-year contracts, probation and your visa.Updated 4 October 2026
VisaTeach in Saudi Arabia: work visa, contract and school rules (2026)How teaching jobs in Saudi Arabia work for teachers from abroad: the work permit and visa, who pays the fees, your Qiwa contract and Ministry rules for schools.Updated 4 October 2026
Job searchTeacher recruitment scams: fees, fake job offers and how to check a school (2026)Why teachers should never pay for a job abroad, the signs of a fake teaching job offer, and how to check a school with KHDA, ADEK, the UK BSO list, CIS, COBIS.Updated 4 October 2026
VisaTeaching in China: work permit, Z visa and school types (2026)How foreign teachers get a China work permit and Z visa: the A, B and C classes, the language teacher rule, criminal record, residence permit and school types.Updated 4 October 2026
LicensingTEFL, TESOL, CELTA and DELTA explained: which certificate do you need? (2026)TEFL, TESOL, CELTA, Trinity CertTESOL and DELTA explained, with the hours and certificates that Korea's EPIK, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi ask for.Updated 4 October 2026
LicensingUAE teaching licence: MOE, KHDA and ADEK rules for teachers (2026)How the UAE teaching licence works: the MOE Teachers Licensing System, KHDA approval in Dubai, ADEK approval in Abu Dhabi, degrees, police checks, attestation.Updated 4 October 2026