OK so here are the details: - I am planning to take mandarin classes while I am there. - I am looking for work preferably in law firms from Jan06-Jun06 - I shal be needng to get a work visa in Taiwan since I am going there on a restricted tourist visa to begin with Please touch on the above points in your answer...Thanks!
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-Mandarin classes should be no problem to find, as long as you're in a major city. If not, you could probably hire a private teacher. Contact the nearest University, and they might have classes or teachers willing to take you on. -Finding work for a law firm would be incredibly difficult, unless you already speak and read mandarin. Honestly, I've been here for three years, and have never met a lawyer from a western country. You will have a much better chance of finding work as a teacher; whether or not you find this appealing, it is the profession of the vast majority of foreigners working in Taiwan. -Again, your best chance at obtaining a work visa is through a teaching job, probably a buxiban (cram school). If you are serious about studying Mandarin, though, you also may want to consider getting a student visa instead. Less paper work and you can still work (off the books, of course) -Check out www.tealit.com for good info about expat living in Taiwan. -Good Luck!!!
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I would not do that, but then I dont have a law degree.
