Dallas Independent School District will sponsor H1B visas for the 2020-2021 school year for Elementary Bilingual Teachers and highly needed areas.

To be eligible for a H-1B   visa you must have:

•  A valid Texas teacher certification

• A job offer from one of our campuses OR have been approved by our Talent Acquisition Team

 If you are not yet certified:

•  You must be accepted into an Alternative Certification Program and eligible for a Probationary / Intern Certificate.

•  Or go through an Out-of-Country or Out-of-State certification if you have a teacher certification from your country or another US state.

Visit Texas Education Agency website to obtain information on how to become a certified teacher for the state of Texas. 

TExES tests to take for Bilingual Certification:

TExES 291                  Core Subjects EC-6

TExES 164                  Bilingual Supplemental

TExES 190                  BTLPT

Please visit Pearson's website for more information regarding the Texas Educator Certification Examination Program locations.    

English Proficiency:

If you do not have a BA, Master or PhD. from a US (continental) university, one of your first steps is to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language - Internet Based Test (TOEFL-iBT) as proof for English proficiency. Please visit the Texas Education Agency website for more information about this.

• Needed Scores:
  • Speaking: 24
  • Reading: 22
  • Listening: 22
  • Writing: 21

We accept interns from any Texas Education Agency (TEA) approved alternative certification programs. However, we also have a partnership with Mountain View College Alternative Certification Program.

VISA Team:

Araceli Jimenez - ajimenez@dallasisd.org 

Blanca Mansur - bmansur@dallasisd.org

VISA Inbox - visa@dallasisd.org

You can also contact our Talent Acquisition Team, futureteacher@dallasisd.org , to receive information on how to start the interviewing process with Dallas ISD.

Address:

Visas