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Visa Information
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You may be aware that not all people wishing to travel to the UK require visas or other
forms of entry clearance. An excellent web site to determine whether you need to apply for a
visa can be found at
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk
(this web site was established jointly by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and
the Home Office to manage the UK's entry clearance [visa] operation).
By indicating the purpose of your intended visit to the UK ("Au Pair Scheme" in this
case), the country of your nationality and the country in which you currently reside,
you will be informed as to whether a visa is required. If so, you will be told which forms must
be completed, information leaflets explaining the process and the nearest British Embassy,
High Commision or Consulate(s) to which visa applications or queries should be
addressed.
The UK
Visa web site (above) is the best place to determine visa
requirements. However, we do provide some information here
which should prove useful:
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EEC Member States
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Aupairs who are
nationals of any country included in the above can travel to
any other member country without a
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Belgium & France
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Aupairs must be between
16 and 30 years of age. The work permit and temporary
residence permit cannot be longer than one year, and cannot be
extended. A temporary residence of 3 months will be issued at
the Consulate, which will be extended after registration of
the aupair in Belgium. He/she must register at the Belgian
Community within 8 days of arrival. For France the family will
obtain the "Accord de placement aupair de stagiaire
aide-familiale" and will send this to the aupair to obtain
his/her visa.
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Canada
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There is no aupair
program on offer, but aupairs can legally work in the country under the
"Live-in Caregiver" Program.
This special program brings workers to
Canada to do live-in work as caregivers when there are
insufficient Canadians to fill the available positions. A
"live-in caregiver" is someone who provides unsupervised care
of children, the elderly or the disabled in a private
household.
Successful applicants receive an
employment authorisation allowing them to work in Canada as
live-in caregivers. After two years employment program
participants can apply in Canada to become permanent residents
(they may be granted permanent resident status provided they
meet certain requirements - Note: the two years of employment
must be completed within three years of the caregiver's
arrival in Canada).
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Germany
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Foreign aupairs must
be at least 17 years old. If they are not from European Union EWR states
then they must be under 25 years of age before requesting the visa. It is expected
that the applicants have basic knowledge in the German colloquial language.
Foreign aupairs
that are not citizens of a member state of the European union
(EU) or the European marketing area (EWR) require a residence
and a work permit for the Federal Republic of Germany. The
residence permit must be requested before departure at the
responsible German representation abroad (i.e. the embassy of
the Federal Republic of Germany or a regionally responsible
consulate) in the form of a visa. The entry visa requires the
previous approval of the local authority for foreigners at the
residence of the host family. The work permit is given on
request by the locally responsible labour office. It
presupposes the presence of a valid residence permit or their
promise. Aupairs that are not citizens of the European
Union/EWR states need a valid passport of their country of
origin for the entry and for the duration of the stay
intended. Citizens of the European Union/EWR member states
need only have a valid identity card for the duration of their
stay.
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United Kingdom
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Members of the
commonwealth (i.e. Canada, Australia, South Africa, etc.) will
need to obtain a holiday work visa, which is a straightforward
procedure.
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Nationals of the
following countries can enter the UK on an aupair visa
(maximum 2 years): Andorra, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland,
Macedonia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Switzerland and Turkey.
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For all other
nationalities (including US citizens) only a student visa can
be obtained. Please contact Jobs In Demand Childcare for full
details.
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Switzerland
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Applicants from any EEC
States and North America (USA and Canada) are
accepted.
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