Where Are All The Divers Moving?

[MLMartin]

Anyone recently (or planning on) moving outside of Thailand to teach diving? Where are the new hotspots? What countries have foreigner-friendly visa laws, work permits, ect?

I suppose this could apply for any job, not just dive instructors....

[limbos]

What countries have foreigner-friendly visa laws, work permits, ect?

I suppose this could apply for any job, not just dive instructors....

Guess anywhere but Thailand?

[ExoticMatter]

Anyone recently (or planning on) moving outside of Thailand to teach diving? Where are the new hotspots? What countries have foreigner-friendly visa laws, work permits, ect?

I suppose this could apply for any job, not just dive instructors....

Went to Komodo last yr, brilliant untouched (what we saw anyway) reefs and Flores is a superb relatively unspoilt jumping off point. Dont know how u'd stand for work visa but definetely worth a visit. I heard you can buy land in Indonesia.

[MLMartin]

Hmm.. it's been up a week and only two replies? Either there is no-where, or the people that know aren't talking!

Thanks for the heads up on Indo. I'll check that out today.

The main problem is that I'm a U.S citizen, and my boyfriend is U.K. Most places that are work friendly for me aren't for him, and vice versa.

I'll still be checking back here for a while! Wish me luck.

[ExoticMatter]

think some threads just don't get viewed much, theres gotta be expat divers on TV who know more.

last thought : Papua New Guinea (never been but want to go)

good look anyway

[MeetJohnDoe]

Went to Komodo last yr, brilliant untouched (what we saw anyway) reefs and Flores is a superb relatively unspoilt jumping off point. Dont know how u'd stand for work visa but definetely worth a visit. I heard you can buy land in Indonesia.

I dived Komodo a couple years on a liveaboard...one of the worst dive-spots I've ever been and fierce currents to see nothing much. And you heard wrong, as in most of SE Asia, foreigners cannot own land in Indonesia.

To the op: I would suggest work in the US for you and the UK for ur BF. Why not let the locals have what work is available in their own countries.

[JimsKnight]

Phillipines is supposed to be ok.

[ai kwaan]

Malapascua

http://www.malapascua-diving.com/

Sogod Bay

http://www.sogodbayscubaresort.com/gallery-tst

http://www.whaleofadive.com/dive/

Tubbataha

http://www.tubbatahareef.org/main/gallery

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[Basil B]

Basically sport diving is a hobby, every one wants to make a living from their hobby because it is something they like doing, therefore when there are so many looking for work the pay will be low and the conditions hard.