Below is a reference of ‘native-English speaking’ regions as defined by China’s Foreign Experts Bureau.
ESL Teachers from these regions meet the requirements to teach English in China.
- Australia
- Canada
- Ireland
- New Zealand
- Republic of Singapore
- South Africa
- United States of America
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Ascension Island
- Bahamas
- Bailiwick of Jersey
- Barbados
- Bermuda
- British Antarctic Territory
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Cooperative Republic of Guyana
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Guernsey
- Islas Falkland
- Isle of Man
- Jamaica
- Montserrat
- Pitcairn Islands
- Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Saint Helena
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands
- The British Cayman Islands
- The British Virgin Islands
- The Dominican Republic
- The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- The Turks and Caicos Islands
- The United States Virgin Islands
- Tristan da Cunha
- U.K. Sovereign Base Area