Visiting International Teachers

TEA’s visiting international teacher program promotes inter-culturalism between Texas and other countries. Both countries have the opportunity to foster and show appreciation of the cultures shared by each community. Our mission is to support foreign educators coming to Texas to teach, study, conduct research, demonstrate special skills and share teaching practices and experiences.

Out-of-country certified educators who are actively participating in a TEA-approved Exchange Visitor Program may be eligible to receive the Visiting International Teacher certificate. The certificate is valid for three years and may be extended two additional years, for a maximum total of five years, for all candidates actively enrolled in and in good standing with a TEA-approved Exchange Visitor Program.

VIT Submission Instructions

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• For Visiting Teachers (PDF)

• For ISD Staff (PDF)

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 

Texas Administrative Code (TAC) 230.11

TEA Approved Exchange Visitor Programs

Teachers actively participating in the Exchange Visitor Programs listed below may be eligible for issuance of the Visiting International Teacher certificate.

If you have been designated as a sponsor of an Exchange Visitor Program and officially approved by the United States Department of State and would like your participants to be issued a Texas Visiting International Teacher certificate, please submit your request to the TEA Help Desk.

Exchange Visitor Programs seeking a no-objection letter must submit a formal request to the TEA Help Desk.

District Staff Information

Only approved school districts who are partnering with a TEA-Approved Exchange Visitor Program have access to submit the VIT application via the Educator Certification Online System for Entities. For assistance with accessing the VIT application, please submit your request to the TEA Help Desk and include "VIT Support" in the subject line of your request.