Step by Step

Get informed

We want to make sure that you receive all information available about our program. Please read through our website as well as all written documents we send you. If you have any questions at all, feel free to contact us via telephone or via e-mail.

Sign up

If you feel that this is the right program for you, just fill out our pre-application and return it to us. We will then get in touch with you to discuss the next steps. If we have a partner agency in your country, we will connect you.

Your application

We will send you the application materials for the program. We are happy to support and guide you if you have questions about any of the documents. Please take some time and give it the application some thought as it is your "door" to your perfect host family. You can submit the application to our Berlin office electronically or via mail. If you decide to mail the actual documents, we would recommend to send it priority and keep copies as we have seen applications getting lost in the mail before. Please make sure to also send in your €75 non-refundable application fee.

Your Interview

Once you have submitted your application, an AuPairCare representative will conduct an interview with you. This could be either on the phone or in-person. Our main priority is to get to know you, answer all of your remaining questions about the program as well as to advise you about the next steps.

Your host family

Once we have received and reviewed all of your application materials including the interview, we will release your application to interested host families. Families will then get in touch with you to get to know you better and possibly ask for a match. Once we have given your application to an interested family, we will notify you by e-mail. And no need need to stress: We will give you lots of advice about how to clarify your questions with interested host families in order to ensure that you receive the best match possible. You will talk with a host family at least two times before reaching a decision. Once a match is agreed upon, you and your host family will choose your ideal departure date.

Visa

Now that you have matched with a host family, we can really get down to business. You will receive an official of your participation in the AuPairCare program, along with the program contract between you and the family. We will send you all necessary documentation/information for the visa application. Depending on your country of citizienship, there are different visa processes. Now it is also time to get confirmation started on your Pre-Departure Orientation Project, showing how excited you are about your host family.

Take off!

You will receive your flight ticket from us and then it's time to pack your bags, say your "goodbyes" and get ready to take off!

Orientation in Germany

Welcome to your new home! You will be picked up by either your host family or an AYUSA representative at the airport. Your representative will definitely get in touch with you within the first 48 hours of your arrival and visit you and your host family at home within the first two weeks. We also ask that one of your host parents stay with you for the first three days to show you around the house, explain the daily routines of the children and help you adjusting to your new surrounding.

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Now it's time to get involved in your community, attend language classes, celebrate birthdays, take care of the children, make new friends and experience Germany!

End of Program

The topic of returning home always comes up much too quickly! Your stay as an au pair will fly by, and suddenly you will have to think about your depature. We will support you and your family with booking your return flight home. If you orginially committed to six months and both you and your family want to continue it, then you have the chance to extend your stay for up to another 6 months.

Back in your home country

Welcome home! Give us a call, drop us a line, and let us know how you are doing! If you want to share your experiences with other former or even future au pairs, we would love to stay in touch with you.