I am looking to be an English teacher in Taiwan but hold a Malaysian passport. I understand that the Taiwanese government issues work permits primarily to people from Native English speaking countries. I have been a permanent resident of the USA for 19 years and obtained all my education here. Additionally, I have a Bachelors degree from UCSB with a minor in English. How would someone like me obtain a work permit to teach in Taiwan?
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The Taiwanese government will process your work permit application based on your Malaysian citizenship. Your ability to get a Taiwanese work permit depends on finding an employer who wants to hire you. A prospective employer is probably more interested in seeing your college diploma and any TESOL or TEFL certificate you might have, as well as your resume, rather than nationality. So the short is that it won't matter that you're a Malaysian citizen to get a work permit. However, this means you'll be living outside the US for an extended time. You may lose your US permanent residency (green card), and even if you don't, your 19 years will be discarded from the 5 years of US residency required to apply for US citizenship. It's not a problem if you don't care to live in the US again. Otherwise, you may want to get your US citizenship before going to work in Taiwan.
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You should post your question(s) on the appropriate Forum on http://forumosa.com/taiwan/
