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Au Pair Visa and Regulations in America (USA)

Au Pair Visa & Regulations in America (USA)
Young people from almost all countries can become an au pair in the USA, except from those countries which have no diplomatic relations with the USA.
Travel costs and other costs: The travel costs will be paid by the agency to which the host family makes payments for this purpose. The au pair also pays a fee to the agency plus a deposit at some agencies which will be returned at the end of the year. If the au pair leaves before the stipulated time, he/she has to bear the costs for the flight back to his/her home country and will not be returned the deposit.
Pocket money: 139 USD per week (families pay 245 USD per week)
Duration of stay: The duration of stay is usually 12 months. A 13th month is normally added to travel through the country. There are agencies which offer a Summer Au Pair stay of three months during the US American summer holidays. For further information, please ask your agency.
Preconditions: The au pair needs a certificate of health, a certificate of good conduct, a driver's license and experiece in the field of child care.
Age: The au pair should be 18 to 26 years old.
Working hours: The au pair works up to 45 hours per week and not more than 10 hours per day.
Holidays / weekends: The au pair is entitled to 1 1/2 days off per week and one weekend off per month (beginning Friday evening and ending Monday morning). During a stay of 12 months, the au pair gets 2 weeks (10 working days) of paid holiday.
Courses during the stay: The au pair must attend eight training hours on child safety and 24 hours of training on child development before going to the host family. Furthermore, the au pair must take part in further education courses and the family must pay up to $500 per year for this purpose. Some agencies offer language courses to the au pair which might also be mandatory.
Educational background: The au pair must have good knowledge of the English language and needs a high school diploma or a corresponding education. If the au pair is required to look after a child under the age of two, the au pair has to demonstrate that she has at least 200 hours of child care experience with infant children of that age group. If the au pair is required to care for a child younger than 3 months, it is mandatory that a parent or other adult is present during that time. For further information, please contact the six licenced au pair agencies.
Insurance: The host family must pay a health insurance for the au pair. It is advisable that the au pair effects an accident insurance and a third party insurance for the stay.
Visa: To become a legal au pair in the USA you need to have a J1-Visa. You can only apply for this J1-Visa if you go through one of the six federally designated au pair agencies. From these agencies you can get a DS-2019 form with which you can apply for a visa. To get further information, please contact the proper agencies.
We recommend that you search and find your au pair / host family on Aupair World and then use the services of one of the six licenced agencies in the US to apply for a J1-visa.

We cannot guarantee that all information we gathered is correct or complete even though we have researched on this subject. We appreciate any comments. Thank you

Visa

ello everyone,

I'm new to this and I'm really interested to be an Aupair.I have been contacted by one family in New Jersey,but the problem is that she needs me there for at least 6 months but she needs me to get at tourist visa.But as far as I'm concern,tourist visa can only allow me to stay for a max time of 2 months.I was thinking more of a working visa but then she says I should get a tourist visa.How do I go about this?I'm really confuse.Should I apply for a tourist visa like she told me to?Really hope I could get help and more information for you all.Thanks
Posted 28 August 2006 at 10:09:40 UK time
Mei Ching

Don't work illegally. ALL au pairs need J1 visas to be an au pair in the US. The family MUST join an agency to apply for this visa and this costs a lot of money/ However, this way you know you're protected, you won't be black-listed when you go home plus let's put it this way, if the family cannot afford an agency, they'll probably see you as very cheap help which they can take advantage off instead of a working abroad experience.
Visas in the world
Posted 15 July 2003 at 18:31:25 UK time
Brazilian Girl, Brazil

What country the brazilians aupair can be legal with a work visa??? What visa is??? If I will be work in USA what I need to be legal aupair???
Posted 26 October 2003 at 11:14:21 UK time
Vlada, Eastern Europe, au_pair_agentur@hotmail.com

Nice to hear from you..

I'm looking for a family in any country of Europe. I have already been a year an Au-pair in Germany and have a lot of experience. I'm also a teacher of English in a kindergarten.

Please, write me to alexa_aupairs@hotmail.com
Posted 16 January 2004 at 02:32:19 UK time
armel assogba, Canada, kandochene2@yahoo.fr

my name is nicode and i am looking for job as aupair near any family in any country in the world just to continue my study. Nice to contact you
Posted 30 January 2004 at 09:56:41 UK time
Ngo Ngwe Marie Michelle, South Africa, mariemichellen@yahoo.fr

i'am michelle i find a job as aupair near any family in any country in the world.
please give me a contanct
Posted 14 April 2004 at 12:48:32 UK time
mona chello, United States

Hello,
i'm a pure african breed. What's it like over there? Looking to share expeiences!
Get in touch!
Posted 01 June 2004 at 16:24:57 UK time
Tim van Tuyn, tim_vantuyn@yahoo.com

I want to know how families do it whit visa's. goes from some countries U need to arange your trip a half year from before. wel if a familie would arange a visa, they can do it in 1 month. I want to know how moste au-pairs do there visa. please contact me
Posted 05 August 2005 at 14:40:14 UK time
MJ Malinao

How about part of Southeast Asia. Since its globalization trend, please give us a hand --a message to nice Italian families out there. We are friendly and willing to exchange culture. Have a nice day to us and always. Do in your list to line up us in your invitation. Thank you.
Posted 27 March 2006 at 16:12:41 UK time
eunice chipachini, chipachini@yahoo.ca

hie l am so grateful ,if l could get such an opportunity .l have worked as an au pair for 3 years and my contract is finishing this APRIL. PLEASE GIVE ME CONTACT EUNICE
Posted 23 June 2006 at 16:22:51 UK time
Jessica Dan, jessicaizis@hotmail.com

Brazilian,
Hi I need to Kwow what country the brazilians aupair can be legal with a work visa and what visa I need to have ?
Posted 29 June 2006 at 12:53:49 UK time
houda houda

I'm looking for a family in any country of Europe. I have already been a year an Au-pair in Germany and have a lot of experience. I'm also a teacher of English in a kindergarten

Thread: Which Visa?

Thread: Which Visa?
Posted 21 June 2007 at 20:04:13 UK time
Vicki and Justin Hoskins, United Kingdom

I know that the UK does not allow American Aupairs but is it possible to invite an American (student) to stay with us and pay them pocket money (in return for some help around the house?)

Can they do this on a visitors visa (it's only for a couple of months) or must they get a working visa?

Thanks
Posted 28 June 2007 at 02:52:29 UK time
Ugo and Veronica Di Girolamo, United States

America doesn't allow you to sponsor anybody for a working visa. Those are hard to get even for big companies nowadays. They have so many applications that they started a lottery to see which application to process. The number of H! is set to 65,000 each year ant they get taken in the first couple of hours of the first day they open, which is only once a year.
So, no way you can do something with that.

There are 2 more options, though. The first one is a J-1 visa. This option is expensive, because you have to go thru an agency and usually agencies fees for the visa are around $6000-7000. The visa is for one year and renewable for one more year.

If it is only for a couple of months, the tourist visa is the best option. For countries who don't require a visa to get to the US (like Europe), the visa waiver allow somone to be in the US for up to 3 months. There are restriction to the tourist entry, though. The 3 months max are per year. So, no re-entry for one year once you leave. Then, they might not give you a stamp for 3 months, but only for 1 or 2. This is at discretion of the INS officer at the airport. (Do not get in from San Francisco, they tend to deny entrance). Of course with a tourist visa or waiver, nobody is allow to work or study. Only visiting. Accepting money is not a legal option. Then, you do what you want.
The tourist visa B-2 allows youto stay 6 months or so.

Hope I could help.
Veronica

Thread: Looking for an Au Pair, how much to pay....

Thread: Looking for an Au Pair, how much to pay....
Posted 05 January 2005 at 23:54:01 UK time
Clarissa silla, Netherlands

Hi there, at the moment i'm just looking around and trying to find out all about taking in an Au Pair. What is a reasonable fee to pay for about 20 hours a week ?, this is including light housework. And does anybody know what the cost of insurance is ?...in the Netherlands that is....

I just got a new job position in the company i'm working for, in which i should be able to work more flexible hours...being a single parent, i thought taking in an Au Pair could be a solution since daycares close at six p.m.

Anyway, please let me know all the information you have....Thanks.
Posted 23 January 2005 at 16:48:38 UK time
Aleisha Davies, Australia, aleishadavies@hotmail.com

Hello, I have read your thread and would be interested in applying for the position. I'm a 21 year old female from Australia, and the job you have described sounds perfect. I am open to pay.
Posted 20 June 2005 at 21:32:51 UK time
Spela Kovacic, musicum3@yahoo.co.uk

I think families in London usually pay around 55-80pounds, or in Dublin around 80-100, but that can of course be very different and it depends on how hard the work is, how many hours a week, weekends, evenings, etc. Of course families pay more if there is a lot of ironing for example.

I think you should ask any au pair agency that, because I am not sure about the Nederlands...

Take care and good luck,
Spela
Posted 20 June 2005 at 21:45:19 UK time
Spela Kovacic

I forgot to mention, that this is only for approx 25 hours a week. I don�t even think au pairs should work much more that...I think 40 is the limit, and that is what we call au pair plus. If I am not mistaken.
Posted 25 August 2005 at 19:56:27 UK time
donna and Bill weber, United States, wweber97@aol.com

$140 USD to start but depending on their experience and the work they do I have paid as much as $300 USD per week.

Another way I pay is by the hour if it is less than 20 hours I pay $10 per hour.

I pay for health insurance and it is usually $600 per year.

I pay for their airfare round trip if 6 months and 2 round trips if more than 12 month stay.
Posted 08 November 2005 at 10:18:47 UK time
Brittany gray, Netherlands, evenrude3626@yahoo.com

In the Netherlands, its around 300 euros a month. which is like 70 euros a week. That I think is fair. I am working there now and it is enough. There is an insurance company that covers au pairs I dont know the name, but its not much a month. Also if they are not from the EU they will need a residincy permit which costs about 430 euros and they cannot renew it. It is good for only a year. If you have any more questions email me.'
Sincerely,
Brittany
Posted 28 August 2006 at 10:30:40 UK time
Mei Ching

Hello, in the Netherlands , an au pair can legally work for 30 hours a week. For this, she gets 300 euros a month (minimum) - 340 euro(she will get taxed for anything more than this). Most families pay for air fare or at least half. My host family bought me an au pair insurance by ISIS , I tihnk it's about 480 euro a year. Good luck in finding an au pair!
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Thread: about air fare

Thread: about ai fare
Posted 05 June 2004 at 07:11:51 UK time
-, Indonesia

i want to ask whether they buy us an air ticket or we buy it ourselves?
Posted 07 June 2004 at 00:24:12 UK time
Caron Valerie, Canada

Up to the families! Some do, some do not and some pay part of it.... talk to the families you get in touch with!
Posted 29 May 2007 at 12:06:00 UK time
Estelle Van Wyk, 205048706@cput.ac.za
nele Elena Salles da Silva, Brazil, anele.elena@gmail.com

Well, I'm a 21 year old, white, brazilian, psychology student girl, who would love to work as an au pair but don't have the money to travel to where I'm needed.
So, I need a family who's willing to pay for my plane ticket.
I'm warm hearted, friendly and understanding.
I'm willing to be available for the kids whenever they need. Not only on the work hours. If they want just sit and play with their little cars and dolls I'm all up for it.
I don't do housework, unless it's light housework (as putting the washing on the machine, putting the toys away and such).
I love children and babies. Also animals.
I don't mind babysitting at night as needed.
If someone is willing to take me as an au pair, it's gonna be my 1st experience.
I don't smoke and I don't drink.
I'm a former military school student (my dad's a colonel from the army), I studied tourism for 1 year and now I'm on my 3rd year of psychology.
I love meeting new people and new places so I think becoming an au pair would be a wonderful opportunity/experience for me.
If anyone is interested or have any questions just e-mail me.
I can start in january 2006 if needed. (I want to spend christmas and new years eve with my family).
I'd specially love to work in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Greece, Australia, Estonia, UK and USA (esp. Hawaii).
But other places would be lovely too.
Thank you for your attention and I hope to hear from you soon!
Hugs,
Anele
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I would like to know what will the cost of air ticket be from South Africa to America