For Host Families:

1.   What is an au pair placement?
2.   Which countries are included in the au pair scheme?
3.   How long will it take to find an au-pair for my family?
4.   Does my Au-Pair has to register with the police?
5.   If I am not happy with the au-pair, can I change my au-pair?
6.   Do you offer male Au-Pairs?
7.   We don't have any children but would like to invite someone just for a Cultural Exchange.
8.   We don't have children, but we need someone for our garden and pets.
9.  There is no college available in our area. Can we have an au-pair?
10. Our au pair has been with us for two years, and her visa is expiring. We want her to stay longer with us, is this possible?
11. How do I apply?

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Answers:

1- What is an au-pair placement?
An au pair placement is an arrangement where a single person between 17 and 27 comes to the United Kingdom to study English and 

• lives for up to two years as a member of an English-speaking family and 

• helps in the home for up to five hours a day with at least two full days off a week, in return for a reasonable allowance and their own room. (The current recommended amount for the weekly allowance is £65.)

2-Which countries are included in the au pair scheme?
An au pair must be a national of one of the following countries.

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, The Faroes, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.

3-How long will it take to find an au-pair for my family?
We have a large network of au pairs, so many families find their Au-Pairs shortly after their application to us, typically it takes between 1 and 5 working days.

4- Does my Au-Pair has to register with the police?
If they have to register with the police, there will be a stamp in their passport saying the holder of the passport must be registered with the police They must register within seven days of arriving in the United Kingdom.

To register, They will need their passport and two passport-size photographs. If you are staying in London Metropolitan Police Area, your Au-Pair should take these to the Overseas Visitors Records Office, Brandon House, 180 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LH, between 9am and 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. If you are not staying in the Metropolitan Area, your Au-Pair should contact your local police force for the address and opening hours of other police registration offices. Your Au-Pair will have to pay a fee for registering with the police.

5-If I am not happy with the au-pair, can I change him/her?
If you are not happy with the Au-Pair, you need to give 2 weeks notice both to the Au-Pair and to our agency. This 2 weeks' notice gives us enough time to find another family for the Au-Pair.

6-Do you offer male Au-Pairs?
Yes, our male au-pairs come with a good level of English with excellent child-care references. It is a good idea to have a male au-pair if you want an elder brother for your children.

7-We don't have any children but would like to invite someone just for a Cultural Exchange.
It is a good idea to share your home with someone from another culture. It will be fantastic for your family members to get to know another culture and learn another language. You can learn French or Spanish or Italian even Turkish. You are only supposed to supply us with our family application form, please explain your offer in the further remarks area at the very end of the application form.

8-We don't have children, but we need someone for our garden and pets.
It is not necessary to have children to employ someone from EU countries. We strongly recommend that you employ a male au-pair for this kind of work.

9-There is no college available in our area. Can we have an au-pair?
Unfortunately, No. Au-pairs come to the UK to learn and improve their English. It is very important for them to attend an English language course.

10-Our au pair has been with us for two years, and her visa is expiring. We want her to stay longer with us, is this possible?
Depending on which country your au pair is from she may or may not be able to extend her time with you in the UK. If your au pair is an EU National, she should be able to extend her stay as long as she wants.  However, if your au pair is not an EU National, she will have to check with the correct authorities to see what her options are.

11-How do I apply?
Just fill out our on-line application form.