hi everyone!
KCSEDDON, thank you for the info in your posting. I just wanted to add what I found out from one of my "sources" in Madrid.
this is "straight from the horse\'s mouth" (as we say in Texas):
I understand your trepidation. All I can say is
it is not unusual for Americans to work here without
permits. Perhaps the best thing to do is email some of our
grads who are doing it to see how they work it out. I can
send you names and emails if you\'d like. Madrid has the
best market in Spain. Grads here usually have work within
a couple of weeks after beginning their job search. The
longest I have ever seen it take anyone who is going about
it seriously is about 4 weeks. I have lots of leads on
schools to apply with. In Barcelona it is more
competititve and usually takes from 4 to 8 weeks and
involves interveiwing with more schools. I am an American
and am lucky because I transferred to Spain from
ITCPrague. Even then, it took about a year to get my
paperwork and invloved a trip back to the USA. Most
Spanish schools won\'t do this for people because it takes
too long, they can\'t wait 6 months or a year for a teacher
to start and most teachers don\'t stay long enough to make
it worth the effort. (Usually teachers want to stay a year
at the most. WHy would a school go through a process that
takes 6 months to a year to get someone a permit, when
that person will probably only stay a year.) I have seen
gards who have worked in Spain without a permit for a year
or two eventually convince their employer to help them get
papers.
I hope this has helped.
[addsig]
