Great news for non-degree holders – you don’t need a bachelor’s degree to find a TEFL job in the United Arab Emirates. However, competition is fierce and many TEFL teachers looking for work will have a degree or even a master’s degree, so you may struggle. Also, many jobs will ask for candidates who already have experience teaching English so you could always consider the UAE as a second destination after you’ve racked up a decent amount of teaching work elsewhere. To teach English in the UAE, you’ll definitely need an accredited TEFL certificate with, at the very least, 120 hours of training completed. The more hours completed the better and if you can get some in-class training, too, that always helps. When it comes to visas, you’ll need to apply for a work visa after you’ve accepted a teaching job and before you enter the UAE. You’ll usually need to give proof of your qualifications and your identity, and you’ll need to pass a health check and prove that you’ve got a clean criminal record – to do this, you’ll need to contact your local police department and request a certificate. It’s quite a complex process but your employer or a third-party recruiter will help you through it, and it can take roughly 1-3 months to get your work visa, so you might not receive it until after you’ve arrived in the country.