JustBean wrote:
> Just to put it out there, marrying a Swiss does not equal an easy Swiss
> passport (especially if you don't live in the country at the moment). It
> can take years until they consider you for a passport (and you need to
> speak one of the main languages as well). :)
> Good luck on your job search in Scotland!

Thanks for the tip. We're currently on the hunt for a flat in Ireland. I think we made up our minds. Then, unless we find ourselves in a great situation in Ireland, it's off to the UK.

@expatscot Yes! Getting ourselves to Scotland is exactly what we're trying to do! Once I am exercising my treaty rights for at least a 3 month period outside of the UK (stupidly enough), we can apply for a family visa so that my wife is able to work legally in Scotland. Currently there are no agencies that sponsor Canadian teachers' Tier 2 visas. The youth mobility visa is another one that Canadian teachers commonly get, however, having a son disqualifies her from that option.

We are currently trying to decide between doing three months in Ireland or Malta.

@PsyGuy,

We're planning on doing the Surinder Singh thing in Malta. It's fairly cheap and apparently English is widely spoken.

So you think that even as a UK citizen I would have an easier time obtaining rights for my wife in Italy or Switzerland? I'll have a look into that. Thanks.

We've been trying to obtain her right to work, and that's been very difficult. It's not like it used to be. Being married hardly does any good for us (in more ways than one). Joking of course. In all seriousness though, we expected a lot less bureaucracy since being married, and while does make things a little less complicated, but by no means does it give her an automatic EU passport, unfortunately.

My wife's area of certification is primary and French.

Hi everyone,

My wife is a newly qualified teacher from Canada. We are
currently housesitting in Europe with our 7 month-old son. We
arrived 3 months ago with the intention of
eventually landing a teaching job in the UK. We're ready now!

Here's the scoop:

I have an EU passport, as does our son, but my wife does not.
This, along with having a dependent, made it impossible for her
to obtain the most common/accessible visa (youth mobility) for
Canadians teaching in the UK. Consequently, I'm trying to
exercise my treaty rights for a few months in order for her to be
able to work in the UK (also known as the Surinder Singh route).
This is proving to be more difficult than we thought, so we are
looking at alternative courses of action. Preferably an option
that involves my wife being able to teach as soon as possible.

We are aware of the fact that some UK schools sponsor Tier 2
visas, and we have started contacting them directly. My
question is: does anybody know of any placement agencies that
sponsor or deal with schools that sponsor Tier 2 visas?

Thanks for reading.