Mexico City Teacher Gathering - Xochimilco

Foreign and local EFL teachers will be having a get together on Saturday, Jan. 22nd at noon at the Xochimilco canals. Open invite to teachers and non-teachers alike. We will be meeting at the Nativitas embarcadero at exactly noon and launching at 12:30.

Bring a snack and some drinks or purchase them at the embarcadero. A book swap is also in order so if you have some old paperbacks you'd like to trade, bring them!

Announcement also made at Dave's ESL Cafe Mexico forum.

Next TEFL Courses January, February and March

Don't forget, upcoming TEFL courses in Mexico City with job placements throughout Latin America are now enrolling.

http://www.innovative-english.com/dates.html

January 17th, 2011
February 7th, 2011
March 7th, 2011

Come visit us at Teachers Latin America to learn more. This is the season for English teaching jobs from Mexico to Argentina.

Mexico City School Guide 2011

Trying to find the best primary and secondary schools for work in Mexico City? Chilango magazine has your guide to the top 100 for 2011.

Here's a copy of the guide in digital format to peruse.

Thanks to FreddyM over at the ESL Cafe for the find and posting.

UAE Visas for Canadians - Changes

It just got a lot pricier for Canadians seeking visas for entry and work in the United Arab Emirates, which is quite a lucrative and popular spot for Canadian EFL teachers. The UAE is retaliating against a Canadian refusal to grant expanded passenger airflight landing rights in Canada in a low-level diplomatic dispute that has now boiled over to threaten the TEFL industry. A shame. You can now expect to have to pay up to $1000 Canadian dollars for a simple 6 month multiple entry visa.

Here's the story at CBC.

Canadians heading to the United Arab Emirates now face steep new visa fees.

The fee structure went into effect Sunday and is the latest manoeuvre in the diplomatic scrap between Canada and the U.A.E.

The new rules will have a significant impact on some Canadian businesses.

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"It's sad, and it's all politics, but the reality is that small business people suffer," he said.

Canadians will now have to pay $1,000 for a six-month multiple entry visa and the maximum stay is 14 days per visit. A three-month visa will go for $500. A 30-day visa will cost $250.

Canada was among more than 30 countries whose citizens could travel to the U.A.E. on a free one-month visa, but tensions have risen between the two countries.