What Is a Live-In Au Pair?

Au Pair is a spontaneous youth activity that originated in Britain, France, Germany and other countries. It aims to provide young people from all over the world an opportunity to experience culture and learn languages in homestay families in other countries.

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Reciprocity, called Aupair in English, AuPair comes from the French meaning of "mutual assistance, mutual benefit". After experiencing the First and Second World Wars, European governments deeply felt that the exchanges and interactions between nations and peoples should be effectively encouraged to increase mutual understanding and build friendships. The problem is to use mutual understanding to calm down the conflict and avoid another world war. Therefore, AuPair's expression of "mutual assistance and reciprocity" has been widely used by the European people. The main spirit of AuPair is to create an enabling environment so that people in each other s country can have the opportunity to experience each other s different cultures, learn different languages, and live in each other s country with little burden. In the voluntary host families, the host families provide free room and board. I hope that with such in-depth contact, we can directly enhance mutual understanding and build long-term friendship.

Aupair Au Pair, originally originated in Britain, France, Germany and other countries, is a spontaneous youth activity. It is a cultural phenomenon: young foreigners live in a host family to learn a language and experience the culture of that country. Doing some child care is a special custom in the West. Au Pairs have a history of nearly 100 years in European countries.

The Reciprocity Program is a program that provides young people from all over the world with the opportunity to experience culture and language learning in a homestay family in another country. Its duration is generally 6 to 12 months. As stipulated in the European Agreement on Swap Services: As an exchange, the Au Pair lives in a Homestay as a member of the Homestay, and the Au Pair will receive monthly pocket money, medical insurance, and language learning opportunities Of course, the Au Pair needs to assist the host family to take care of daily chores and take care of the children; the Au Pair should consciously learn to integrate into the life of the host family; if there are any exceptions, please consult with the host family!

This traditional project is quite common and popular in Europe and America. It is also the best way for many young people in Europe and America to study abroad independently. For Chinese students, contacting reciprocity is only a few years. Due to cultural and economic differences, European and American countries did not accept Chinese Au Pair applications. At present, with the growing development of economic, trade and cultural exchanges between China, Europe and China, more and more foreigners want to understand China and Chinese culture, and therefore hope to get acquainted with each other.

At present, the main destination countries for Chinese Au Pairs are Germany, France, and the United States. As a Chinese, learning foreign languages is not an easy task, especially for small languages such as German and French. There is no language environment in China. Difficult to master foreign languages can only be learned through hands-on overseas studies, especially personal interactions with foreigners, understand European culture, thinking mode, and then master the corresponding language.

As China's comprehensive international status continues to increase, visits, cooperation, and exchanges between China, Germany, China, France, and the United States have become increasingly frequent. It is an indisputable fact that the demand for international trade and the scarcity of high-level language talents. According to our survey, all young people who have experience living abroad and are proficient in one or more foreign languages have considerable advantages in terms of employment opportunities and salary. In particular, the average monthly income of small language talents is more than 10,000 yuan.

Countries currently open to Chinese Au Pair include: Germany, the United States, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Finland, and so on.

18 to 26 (France to 28, United States to 26);

Excellent female or male condition (requires unmarried);

Be healthy and love children;

At least graduated from high school;

No criminal records;

A separate room and free food;

Pocket money of not less than 260 Euros per month (US reciprocity of not less than $ 197 per week);

Opportunity to attend a language course (tuition fees at your own expense and voluntary payment by the family);

The host family pays the monthly bus fare;

Medical accident insurance paid by the homestay (at least 30,000 Euros);

The host family bears the costs required for an official permit;

Leave at least one day per week and at least one weekend per month;

One month paid vacation for students over 1 year (you can visit all Schengen countries in Europe);

Student working hours are 25-30 hours per week, not more than 6 hours per day (depending on the country);

Work should be no more than 6 hours a day and no more than 30 hours a week (including childcare time). If longer working hours are indeed required, they will be allowed with the prior consent of both parties, and the extra working hours should be found at other times. Families can require Au Pairs to complete work within the time available. For the Aupair to clean their own room, it will not be counted as working hours.

The working time is arranged according to the needs of the home, but of course, it can also be fixed daily. The Au Pair should have at least one day off per week, not necessarily Sunday, but at least one Sunday per month should be a rest day, and there must be 4 nights off work per week.

Most families that accept aupair are middle class or above. The joining of Au Pairs is an expansion and enrichment of their families' daily lives, and it is like they have accepted a "messenger" of an exotic culture.

The Au Pair family welcomes international Au Pairs as a family member. The Au Pair provides free board and lodging, pocket money, transportation, and various insurance benefits for international Au Pairs. In a native-speaking environment, international Au Pairs can learn the language of the country immersively. Take local language courses during your non-working hours. Have time for language courses and other free time.

The Au Pair project is not a nanny. The foreign language expression of the Au Pair project in foreign languages is Aupair, which originates from French and means "mutual benefit". The significance of the Au Pair project is mainly to develop the cultural and language exchanges of the world's youth. A year of life will pay a lot. Correspondingly, the Au Pair has to do simple housework for the Au pair to look after the children. This is mutual benefit.

The Au Pair visa is a separate type of visa for the embassy, that is, it is not a study visa or a work visa. In principle, Au Pair is not allowed to engage in any paid work other than home work while abroad.

What the Au Pair receives each month is pocket money, not salary. This money is also mainly used by au pair to pay daily expenses outside the cost of living, such as watching movies, buying clothes, drinking coffee, going out with friends, etc. This fee is protected by Au Pair Law.

At the end of the one-year residency, if the required materials are complete, the Au pair can switch to a student visa locally and start studying abroad directly. If it is necessary to return to China for visa transfer due to incomplete materials, it is also a normal procedure, but the purpose of the visa change is only to return to the country.

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1. The Au Pair visa is a Schengen visa. You can enter and leave any Schengen country freely. You do not need a separate visa for your Au Pair. During the reciprocity period, you can take advantage of up to 2-4 weeks of paid holidays to travel freely in European countries.

2. After the reciprocity, the students who choose to return to work in China have greatly improved their foreign language level and fully understood European culture, increased their overseas experience, strengthened their competitive chips in large foreign-funded enterprises, and laid a solid foundation for their careers. basis.

3. After the reciprocity is over, students who choose to study abroad can take advantage of choosing a university by themselves while in Europe, saving a lot of agency fees for studying abroad. At the same time, you can evaluate the colleges and universities you want to apply for in person, learn the latest local information and be clear and not blindly invest in subsequent overseas study and living.

In addition, many graduating students have said that graduates have become increasingly difficult to find employment recently. If you choose to study abroad for a year, then rely on good foreign language skills and foreign life experience, and the year of overseas life shown in your resume Experience, especially the letters of recommendation written by foreign families to help themselves, will greatly enhance their employment competitiveness.

Aupair has been a successful cultural exchange project in Europe for decades. All rights and benefits of Aupair have been written into the local laws of each country, ensuring the safety and reliability of international Aupair programs.

Detailed rules of each country on international Au Pair regulations:

1. Documents of the German Labor Agency-for Au Pairs in Germany (information on Au Pairs working in the Federal Republic of Germany).

2. The U.S. Department of State's Regulations on Aupair ^[1]

Western countries have a relatively rich overall living standard and a high national cultural quality, so the state of social order in the entire country is very good, especially living in middle-class reciprocal families. This is the greatest security guarantee.

Membership, income status, and background of foreign families are subject to scrutiny by the Au Pair Association. This also ensures the safety and quality of life of reciprocal families living abroad, thereby feeling a strong family atmosphere. Due to the living habits of Westerners, parties and outings will be organized frequently, which will make life abroad more colorful and full of expectations.