It's practically impossible to get visa as an English teacher unless it's to be head of dept. in a international school or university (and you have qualifications and experience to match that). Furthermore, the visa needs to go through the scrutiny of the MTE where is undergoes a resident labour market test. I can't see one person in a well-paid public job risking his future for a mere three grand, let alone splitting this with the chain of people that would have to beinvolved in furnishing your with bogus visa.


Edited by man of leisure - 19 May 2012 at 19:36

it's not just the illegality of it, it's the risk: you will be beholden to this turkey afterwards.  (or perhaps extorted by this turkey).  i know you said he seems relatively reliable but how far are you willing to trust him?
personally, i wouldn't want to have that sort of obligation to anyone i had any chance of seeing ever again.

Originally posted by irishvan ..... He wants R3000. One of my concerns is that I am here on an expired visa. Does this make the situation impossible?

R$ 3000,- in advance I guess ! Right ? So you can consider it a scam !

Also, if he really would manage to get the work authorization aprooved for you. You have to leave Brazil, in order to apply for the visa. The visa doesn´t come autmaticly WITH the work authorization and visas are NOT issued in Brazil.

Besides, like mol said, it´s impossible to get a work authorization for a simple English teacher for a regular language school.


Edited by Mineiro_Alemão - 20 May 2012 at 10:31