Certificate Transfer to NJ is Taking Too Long
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:01 pm
Hello,
My wife and I are teaching in SE Asia. Her elementary teaching certificate expires at the end of November. She's been trying to transfer it to NJ, but they are taking forever to do it, and we applied for this transfer several months ago.
We tried to contact them several times, and they just kept telling us that we had to wait longer but are not telling us why. It's so unprofessional and just as bad of a bureaucratic situation as in any (not the 1st world) country.
What can she do?
Her current state DOE offers freezing it. They sent us a sample of what it looks like. The header of the certificate states that it is "valid" for 50 years, but there's a note towards the bottom of the certificate that states that the status is in "non-practicing" status. It's followed by this sentence:
"While in non-practicing status, the certificate remains valid with validity preserved. The certificate will be placed back into practicing status if and when the certificate holder returns to practice." The state's DOE says that they don't recognize teaching abroad.
Do you think my wife will have issues with getting work visas/employment if she freezes her certificate (in case if NJ doesn't come through in the next few weeks)?
We're getting really nervous about this and can't believe NJ is already taking 5 months to process the paperwork.
Thank you for any help or advice!
My wife and I are teaching in SE Asia. Her elementary teaching certificate expires at the end of November. She's been trying to transfer it to NJ, but they are taking forever to do it, and we applied for this transfer several months ago.
We tried to contact them several times, and they just kept telling us that we had to wait longer but are not telling us why. It's so unprofessional and just as bad of a bureaucratic situation as in any (not the 1st world) country.
What can she do?
Her current state DOE offers freezing it. They sent us a sample of what it looks like. The header of the certificate states that it is "valid" for 50 years, but there's a note towards the bottom of the certificate that states that the status is in "non-practicing" status. It's followed by this sentence:
"While in non-practicing status, the certificate remains valid with validity preserved. The certificate will be placed back into practicing status if and when the certificate holder returns to practice." The state's DOE says that they don't recognize teaching abroad.
Do you think my wife will have issues with getting work visas/employment if she freezes her certificate (in case if NJ doesn't come through in the next few weeks)?
We're getting really nervous about this and can't believe NJ is already taking 5 months to process the paperwork.
Thank you for any help or advice!