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An au pair for your family
An au pair lives with your family and helps look after the children.
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FOR FAMILIES Looking for an au pair? More support. More time together. FOR AU PAIRS Looking for a host family? A new country. A new chapter. MEET ON AUPAIR FAMILY Find each other. Browse profiles. Send a request. Accepted? Start chatting. App preview · Sample profiles · UI in English It starts with a hello. AuPair Family. Au pairs meet host families. Discover AuPair Family aupair.family.
The app
Chat opens after a contact request is accepted. As an au pair, you choose whether your photo appears in searches. Your connection to our servers is encrypted. You can block and report profiles.
Find a family. Start a chapter. 
Your photo. Your choice. 
Find your AuPair 
A conversation starts with a yes. 
Little details. Bigger picture. 
Less scrolling. More in common.
How it works
Create your profile
Introduce yourself or your family.
Search and send a request
Compare profiles and send a short introduction.
Chat after acceptance
Talk about daily life and the stay.
Common questions
Is it free?
AuPair Family is free for au pairs. Host families use a subscription.
When can I chat?
When a contact request is accepted. Until then, no conversation opens.
Which languages is the app in?
English, German and French.
Host countryOfficial guidance
Before you go
A little planning. A better start.
Choose a host country for official guidance on a stay or welcoming an au pair.
Rules depend on citizenship and your circumstances. Check the linked authority before making arrangements.
Austria
For au pairs
Third-country au pairs need the relevant residence permission and AMS confirmation before starting work. EU/EEA and Swiss citizens follow separate residence rules.
For host families
For third-country placements, notify AMS at least two weeks before work starts. Check employment and insurance duties. An agency is optional; if used, it must be licensed.
Official guidance
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Denmark
For au pairs
Non-EU/EEA applicants use SIRI’s au-pair permit procedure. Check the separate residence guidance for Nordic, EU/EEA and Swiss citizens.
For host families
Both sides sign the au-pair contract. Check the own-room, insurance, allowance and travel duties; the host family starts its part of the online application.
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Finland
For au pairs
Where an au-pair permit is required, apply for your first permit from abroad. EU citizens use the EU-registration route. Check the prior language or culture study requirements.
For host families
Prepare a written agreement covering accommodation, support, duties, free time and courses. Allow time for the course and check health and accident insurance requirements.
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France
For au pairs
France distinguishes the European trainee-family-helper arrangement from the non-EU young au-pair route. Check the official guidance and visa assistant for your situation.
For host families
Sign the placement agreement before departure. Check the host family’s social-security contributions and Urssaf declaration duties in the official guidance.
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Germany
For au pairs
EU/EEA and Swiss citizens do not need labour-agency approval. Other nationals should check their visa and residence route: the residence title must expressly allow au-pair work.
For host families
Use the Federal Employment Agency’s model agreement and host-family guidance to check language-course support and time-off obligations.
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Netherlands
For au pairs
If you need an au-pair residence permit, only an IND-recognised au-pair agency can apply for it. EU/EEA and Swiss citizens have a separate residence framework.
For host families
Check the permit route’s host-family, income and insurance requirements. Sign a weekly duties and days-off schedule together, and verify the agency in the official sponsor register.
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NorwayNew au-pair permit scheme closed
For au pairs
Norway closed its au-pair residence-permit scheme to new applications from 15 March 2024. EEA free-movement rules are a separate framework.
For host families
Do not plan a new third-country placement under the former au-pair permit scheme. Check the current immigration and employment rules for the person’s citizenship.
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Sweden
For au pairs
Non-EU/EEA citizens generally need a permit and apply for the au-pair permit from outside Sweden. EU/EEA, Swiss and long-term EU-resident rules are separate.
For host families
Sign an au-pair agreement and start the application in the Migration Agency’s e-service. Check the insurance requirements and allow time for Swedish studies.
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Switzerland
For au pairs
For non-EU/EFTA nationals, placement must go through a SECO-authorised agency. Check the residence route before arranging a stay.
For host families
Check the applicable permit and employment requirements with the canton. A match in the app is not a permit.
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United Kingdom
For au pairs
You need an existing right to work or an appropriate visa. You cannot work as an au pair on a visitor visa.
For host families
Check the au pair’s right to work and the applicable minimum-wage requirements before making arrangements.
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United States
For au pairs
Apply through a designated BridgeUSA au-pair sponsor and check the programme’s eligibility requirements. A match in the app does not replace the sponsor.
For host families
Work with a designated sponsor and check the programme’s childcare, accommodation and education requirements before hosting.
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