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WARNING!>>Re: Going out with POD Travel
Posted By: Nancy Borchard <nancyborchard@talktalk.net> In Response To: Going out with POD Travel (Rob Gale)
Date: Friday, 11 February 2011, at 5:22 p.m.
This a reply I received from my posting. I have not included contact details.
Thankfully, my son is no longer going with this company.
many thanks
I have previously taught abroad in China
> through a recruitment company called English International. They were a
> complete set of con artists, ripped off a lot of people, sent people to
> work illegally on tourist visas and even threatened people who tried to
> leave or report them.
>
> I have seen this company POD travel and teach mentioned on several
> forums and scam alert websites over the last few days, lots of people
> seem to think POD Travel and Teach are run by the same people who ran
> English International. I rang POD Travel and Teach offices today to see
> what they sounded like. Whilst I can’t tell if they are run by the same
> people as English International, they sound suspect at best. The girl I
> spoke to said they send people over on a tourist visa and then get you
> to meet the schools they work with to try to get you a job, then you
> can get a work visa. THIS IS ILLEGAL. The only way to get a proper work
> visa is to get it from the Chinese Embassy in the UK before you leave,
> an employer in China will need to sponsor your application. It is
> virtually impossible to get it once you are there.
>
> Lots of people were badly mistreated by the company I went out to China
> with last year. I can’t say for sure if these guys are the same people,
> but they sound pretty dodgy and I really would advise your son do some
> more research into them before going ahead and travelling to China. If
> you type Podtravelandteach scam into google you will find a lot of
> forums where people who used to work for English International seem
> convinced this is the same illegal operation just under a different
> name.
>
> From my experience the best thing to do for anyone wanting to teach
> abroad is to gain a TEFL qualification, you can do them online or at a
> college or university. Then start contacting foreign schools yourself
> from the UK. You can then get them to sponsor your visa application.
> Working abroad is a great experience but there are risks involved, and
> I’m sure other people who have been there would not recommend going
> with an unscrupulous company like this one.
>
> I hope this helps, if you would like any more advice or help please
> don’t hesitate to contact me.
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