Do I need a visa as an au pair?
Sometimes a visa will be necessary for an au pair to travel to the host country and other times not. For au pairs from the EU going to host countries in the EU no visa is necessary. In many other situations a visa will be required.
A visa is type of official permission that allows you to enter another country. Who needs a visa and which documents are required when applying for a visa is different from country to country. For EU-based au pairs travelling within the EU, for example, no visa are required.
In which countries do I need a visa as an au pair?
Most au pairs will need to have a visa in the following countries, for example:
- America (USA)
- Australia
- Canada
- Great Britain
- Japan
- New Zealand
For au pairs who do not come from an EU country, a visa is required for the following countries:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Ireland
- Iceland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How do I apply for a visa as an au pair?
Au pairs should apply for the visa at the responsible foreign mission of the intended host country in the au pair's home country or wherever the au pair is presently located.
Often it is possible to make this application in writing, but in some cases one needs to appear in person. In connection with the visa application, the au pair must also submit various documents in addition to the visa application form.
Au pairs should make visa arrangements well in advance because the approval of a visa can take up to several months.
AuPairWorld visa support services by country
AuPairWorld is currently working with a number of different agencies to help you with visa procedures, whether you are an au pair or a host family in different countries:
- Help with the visa process for host families in the Netherlands
- Help with the process for families in Switzerland
More information on visas:
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