Sorry, this must be have been asked before. I taught English in Spain last about 15 years ago. I got the basic TEFL cert (CELTA) so I do have a qualification. This was obviously pre-Brexit. Do schools still recruit UK passport holders as readily as before? Somewhat? Not at all? How easy is it to get work teaching English in Madrid now if your are British? I have a place there and I'm quickly heading to retirement so I might consider a year or so teaching before there if it is a possibility. As always, thanks for any answers or suggestions.

Getting a working visa is now extremely difficult after Brexit if you are not an EU citizen. You need to check the new requirements before you make any plans that involve you working in Spain.

There are always teaching jobs but unless you are EU passport holder it is unlikely you would get a work visa as there are plenty of EU people who can do that type of work plus schools are not going to pay all that money to get a work visa for someone who can then leave job as apparently can happen.

Thanks for the information, folks. Perhaps naively, even taking into account the restrictions on working in Spain post Brexit, due to the nature of the job I thought language schools might still have preferred native speakers from the UK even if it was more expense and paperwork. That said, I did teach with Germans and Dutch who were excellent teachers of English. I would imagine Irish citizens are at the front of the queue with being the only non-UK English speaking country in Europe? I miss out on an Irish passport by a generation. Ah, well. Thanks again.

I haven't been on the forum for a while but this keeps happening, UK nationals being caught by surprise about just how bad the impact of the loss of EU freedom of movement is. I completely understand it's very difficult for people to get their heads around the fact that part of their citizenship has been ripped away (presumably) against their will.

There are a few posts over on the France forum with people who have unrealistic expectations about what they can achieve post Brexit.

Perhaps a post Brexit fact sheet is needed spelling everything out in black and white.

If I didn't already have the privilege of an Irish passport through ancestry, I would be moving to Ireland to get my EU citizenship back.

I do understand the implications of Brexit and how it impacts on being able to work in Spain. I assume that despite the hurdles to overcome there are still some Britons who do get work permits for certain jobs and who are still able to work work over in Spain despite it all. Just thought I'd ask the question. But, I agree,. Brexit was a bad idea

TEFL possibly doesn't pay enough for a working visa, especially if you're coming to Spain with a partner. For a NLV you'd have to find somewhere willing work cash-in-hand.

As it happens, cash in hand (at a school) or private lessons cash in hand was exactly how I used to work when I was a student sharing a flat in Madrid getting on for 40 years ago. Funny how things go full circle if you live long enough. Thanks for the replies, folks.

Working in Sp​ain

Foreign citizens that intend to carry on any remunerated, employment or professional activity must meet the following requirements:

• be older than 16 (unless the employment activity is on a self-employment basis, in which case they must be older than 18);
  
• previously obtain the corresponding authorisation to reside and work in Spain (this authorisation must be applied for by the employer offering the work contract):
  
• and obtain a visa once the residency and work authorisation has been issued.
  

Upon their arrival in Spain, foreign workers must register under the corresponding Social Security Regime and apply for a foreigner's identity card. European Union citizens and their families, provided that the latter travel or meet with the former are registered under a specific legal regime based on the rights recognised in the EU Treaties.​

https://www.exteriores.gob.es/en/Ser...ce-Espana.aspx