No degree in Guangzhou?

[TheWind]

I heard you dont need a B.A. degree in Guangzhou if you want to teach. Is there any truth to this?

If so, what visa would you be getting for work? To my knowledge you need a B.A. degree for a Z-visa.

[Guest]

I'm afraid my knowledge is akin to yours on this front - as far as I know, you need a BA degree to get a Z-visa period. I'd be stunned if Guangzhou was an exception to this rule. May I ask where you heard this from? Was this from someone fairly reputable or a shady-looking company who seem very interested in hiring non-qualified teachers?

[TheWind]

a recruiter. She said you need a degree in every province except guangzhou.

[ZhangKaiRong]

Well, in Guangzhou they give ridiculously low salary (lower than in Chengdu/Chongqing, which is a bit odd) for highly qualified people in my industry (M&A/strategy consulting), so it would make sense if their expectations are this low that people with no formal university education can be employed on Z visa...

 

Do your BA first, and then start to work. It's tempting to go ahead and earn money on short term, but it will backfire on the long run.

[ChTTay]

Sounds unlikely . Probably just the usual recruiter yarn they spin

[vellocet]

The visa laws are national, not provincial.  Whoever told you this is lying.  

[roddy]

Genuine question - where is the national level law or regulation that requires a degree and doesn't allow a local opt-out?

 

That said - sounds dodgy. 

[eion_padraig]

I have met people teaching locally without a bachelor's degree. A few of the people I have met have been Canadians who have a college degree (which is not equivalent to a university degree). Those folks generally are teaching at rather sketchy jobs and they make less money than other folks who have university degrees. I don't know if they have Z visas or not; they may be doing visa runs to Hong Kong on a regular basis.