International-school teaching
CR-01International-school employment
Qualified school teachers with a degree, recognised teaching credentials and experience have an evidenced international-school route to investigate. Some established ELT employers recruit only people who already hold qualifying local status.
Source-led route overview checked 2026-11-08; a recruitment page is not confirmation of a suitable open vacancy.
- Who should explore it
- Country Day School asks teaching applicants for a bachelor’s degree or higher, a valid teaching certificate, an appropriate subject or general-education licence, experience and transcripts. Centro Cultural Costarricense Norteamericano separately asks for C1 English, an English or English-teaching degree and at least one year of experience; its published requirements also specify Costa Rican citizenship or legal permanent residence.
- Pay evidence
- A current comparable salary range has not been verified. Obtain the guaranteed paid hours, holiday pay, deductions and any relocation support, then price accommodation near the actual teaching site. Keep a reserve for document preparation and the wait before your first payment.
- Working pattern
- Confirm classroom hours, preparation, meetings, cover and paid holidays in the written offer; no national working-week estimate is established here.
- Length of placement
- Employer-specific; confirm start date, probation, renewal and notice before accepting.
- Work permission
- Costa Rica’s immigration authority publishes a special category covering teachers, researchers, students and volunteers. For a teacher it requires documentation from the recognised educational institution and an employment offer stating duties, hours and pay, alongside the relevant identity and background documents. Have the hiring school confirm the correct category and application sequence for your circumstances; admission as a tourist is not proof of authority to teach for pay.
- Support and benefits
- Confirm housing, flights, relocation support and medical cover in writing. These are not assumed to be included.
Check the programme or employer’s current requirements EX-CR-01 EX-CR-02 EX-CR-03 EX-CR-04
Documents, healthcare and remaining checks
- Professional recognition
- Match the employer’s stated criteria to your exact qualifications. Confirm any local registration or recognition separately; a UK credential does not itself grant immigration permission.
- Documents
- Confirm the authority’s current checklist and the employer’s safeguarding requirements; do not send originals or pay a recruiter until its identity and process are verified.
- Healthcare
- Obtain written evidence of cover, exclusions, emergency arrangements and any separate cover required for dependants.
- Initial costs
- Price document authentication, permit charges, travel, accommodation deposits and an arrival reserve for the actual location.
- First payment
- Not established by this overview. Confirm the first payroll date and which costs you must fund before reimbursement.
Evidence scope: primary sources with individual checks remaining. This label does not confirm that a vacancy is open or that you meet every condition. Snapshot: 8 November 2026.
