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by sid
Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:10 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Off shore banking
Replies: 41
Views: 49700

Re: Off shore banking

Do you mean an account in the country where you’re living? Most of us do that. HR should be able to help you.

Or an account elsewhere? If you explain the purpose/intent, perhaps we can provide better support.

If you’re a US citizen, be aware the landscape has changed considerably in the last decade or so. The US requires citizens to report any account anywhere that reaches a value of $10,000 or more, even if it’s only for a day. Reporting is free. The US has gotten really effective at requiring foreign banks and investment firms to provide information about accounts held by US citizens. It’s why some banks now won’t even offer accounts to US citizens, while the rest require onerous proofs of identity and citizenship. If you’re found by the US government to hold an account you didn’t report, penalties are steep. I might not remember correctly, but possibly they are around 50% of the value of the account? I watched a former colleague get caught, and it cost him tens of thousands of dollars to get right with the US government.
by sid
Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:25 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: China Tax Situation for American
Replies: 3
Views: 7122

Re: China Tax Situation for American

The 29 day a year thing only applies in your first year overseas. If you keep up your status as living overseas, you can spend as much time as you want in the US. I've been overseas continually (from a tax perspective) since my first posting almost 30 years ago. I come and go from the US freely.
by sid
Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:26 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: UWCSEA Workload with young kids?
Replies: 16
Views: 16024

Re: UWCSEA Workload with young kids?

True, the people I know there (several past, 1 current teacher) have all enjoyed it despite the many commitments. None had small children though.
by sid
Wed Mar 16, 2022 6:29 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: UWCSEA Workload with young kids?
Replies: 16
Views: 16024

Re: UWCSEA Workload with young kids?

That seems overstated. It’s a heavy workload plus events. It’s not 60 hour workweeks plus plus.
Ask the school to put you in contact with some teachers who work there and see what they say. It’s bound to be more accurate than second hand information from us.
by sid
Wed Mar 16, 2022 9:58 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: UWCSEA Workload with young kids?
Replies: 16
Views: 16024

Re: UWCSEA Workload with young kids?

Massive workload. Expect lots of events and games to attend as well.
by sid
Tue Feb 15, 2022 12:42 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Search Job Fair Demise
Replies: 38
Views: 55031

Re: Search Job Fair Demise

No, because the candidates are not all prioritizing that weekend just because the recruiter is.
by sid
Tue Feb 15, 2022 6:06 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Search Job Fair Demise
Replies: 38
Views: 55031

Re: Search Job Fair Demise

Agree with Heliotrope et al.
I appreciate what recruiting fairs have to offer in terms of getting a better feel for candidates, plus efficiency and the opportunity to focus solely on recruiting for a few days straight, with all parties likewise focused.
That is not the same as enjoying recruiting fairs. And as for enjoying Bangkok, I consider it lucky if I have 30 minutes of free time on any given day. More likely, I'll be stuck indoors without leaving the hotel for several days straight, surviving on whatever finger food happens to appear. I've had days with 14 interviews and a total food tally of 2 small sandwiches and 3 cookies. No, it's not fun. But it is effective.
by sid
Tue Feb 08, 2022 11:30 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Flight for Non-Accompanying Spouse
Replies: 21
Views: 19175

Re: Flight for Non-Accompanying Spouse

😂 LOL That may be the most ridiculous “argument” you have ever made.
You’re my favorite village idiot.
Loving this new interpretation of possession.
by sid
Tue Feb 08, 2022 12:21 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Flight for Non-Accompanying Spouse
Replies: 21
Views: 19175

Re: Flight for Non-Accompanying Spouse

I didn’t recoup anything.
You may argue that the school didn’t either, but I assure you, the teacher sure felt the loss.
by sid
Mon Feb 07, 2022 9:23 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Flight for Non-Accompanying Spouse
Replies: 21
Views: 19175

Re: Flight for Non-Accompanying Spouse

Incorrect.
Case in point, the teacher at my school whose spouse left one October (as in, with permanent intentions, though not legal divorce yet), and took the kids. This teacher did not disclose to the school, and subsequently received the annual flight allowance based on family. When it was discovered by the school, the teacher was fired summarily, and the school recouped the family’s flight allowance by deducting it from the teacher’s end of service benefits. Rather than a parting gift of three months’ pay that he would have otherwise received, he walked away with a handful of change. (If you know your schools well, there are enough clues in this paragraph to know which parent organization we worked for, since few places pay such a large flight allowance plus end of service benefits of multiple months pay.)
Schools do not like being taken advantage of.
by sid
Wed Feb 02, 2022 12:22 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Flight for Non-Accompanying Spouse
Replies: 21
Views: 19175

Re: Flight for Non-Accompanying Spouse

Excellent news! Thanks for the update. Freely offered, yours to enjoy!
by sid
Tue Feb 01, 2022 8:29 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Flight for Non-Accompanying Spouse
Replies: 21
Views: 19175

Re: Flight for Non-Accompanying Spouse

In place of expectations, perhaps it would be better to say something like the criteria for deciding who is considered a trailing spouse and therefore gets benefits.
A trailing would indeed need to trail their spouse in order to be considered a trailing spouse. An absentee, distant, estranged or separated spouse is not the same thing. An adult can indeed come and go as they please, but may find that doing so moves them out of the school’s definition of trailing spouse.
by sid
Mon Jan 31, 2022 1:56 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Teaching in the UK
Replies: 18
Views: 21117

Re: Teaching in the UK

Sorry, I didn't mean to appear judgy. I am not. The practices are different, and teachers changing curriculum will need to adjust their practices. Far be it from me to say that either approach is better than the other.
by sid
Sun Jan 30, 2022 9:53 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Teaching in the UK
Replies: 18
Views: 21117

Re: Teaching in the UK

Let’s not forget the huge difference in grading practices. A “good” grade in the UK might be shockingly poor in the US.