I am looking to move to Germany where my ancestors were born

Bealer: Having been to  any  of these countries will not help you getting to Germany. Neither will being an English teacher - unless you have a recognised university degree in pedagogy for teaching English at schools in Germany (and wven then, you’d need something else to set you apart from EU citizens with the same qualifications, who would be hired preferentially). On top of all this, you need good German language skills to work here as a teacher (C1 level or higher) - how good are you at it?

beppi wrote:

Bealer: Having been to  any  of these countries will not help you getting to Germany. Neither will being an English teacher - unless you have a recognised university degree in pedagogy for teaching English at schools in Germany (and wven then, you’d need something else to set you apart from EU citizens with the same qualifications, who would be hired preferentially). On top of all this, you need good German language skills to work here as a teacher (C1 level or higher) - how good are you at it?

What is written here is correct for a job in the normal public school system. But one can indeed teach English in language schools or private tutoring without a degree in education. Being a native speaker with a University degree would be the minimum, usually requested is a certificate (there seems to be a few different ones) to teach English as a foreign language. But having had experience in different countries would seem a relevant plus in such a case. Most of such language institute positions are taken by young people or people looking to work part time because the pay is not great and the biggest problem is that one usually doesn’t get enough hours assigned.

Hi everyone and welcome Bealer1947 

Please note that this thread has been created on the Germany forum from the question posted by Bealer and the answers that followed.

@ Bealer, you became an english teacher after retirement ? Interesting! So, you got the opportunity to "travel the world" after retirement ?

Wish you all the very best and hopefully, success in moving to Germany 
Bhavna