To take part in an au pair exchange program the following requirements apply:
- Agrees to participate in a cultural exchange where the au pair is welcomed in your home as a family member.
- Has 2 or more family members.
- Have an extra room with a bed, cupboard, internet, heater and telephone access.
- Need a child guardian for max 30 hours a week, max 8 hours per day( babysitting included) and 2 days off in a week.
- Has sufficient income of 1.5 times the legally minimum wage in The Netherlands.
- Gives free room and board.
- Paid allowance (max amount allowed by law) from € 340 per month + € 10 call credit to au pair.
- The au pair may perform light household chores. You need to hire a cleaner for other work.
- Create a schedule along with the au pair.
- You may not offer the au pair contract / to sign that you can commit the au pair to paying a (monetary) penalty.
- Pays the possible costs for the mandatory TBC test fir the au pair
- Provides a bike for the au pair.
The host family
- Is between 18 and 30 years old when you travel
- Has a valid passport
- Will be an au pair for only 1 year.
- Did not have any previous residence permit for a cultural exchange.
- Did not stay illegally in The Netherlands
- Did not previously worked for the host family , also not in another country.
- Has a police clearance certificate.
- May not sign a contract with a host family or a (Dutch or foreign) exchange agency or organization that you are required to pay money or a fine as a penalty for failure to comply with one or more provisions of this contract.
- Agrees a schedule along with the host family.
- Must close a health insurance in the Netherlands.
- You should not pay more than € 34 for example Registration fee and / or brokerage fees and / or following a (prescribed by your own government) course in preparation for the stay in the Netherlands.
- Must not have provided false information or have otherwise withheld vital information when previously applying for a residence permit.
- Is not allowed to perform tasks for people who need special care which requires a specific skill.
- Is not allowed to lock povision for a (Dutch or foreign) exchange agency or organisation.
- Should be examined for tuberculosis (TB) (within 3 months after the residence permit has been received) in the Netherlands.
- Legalizing foreign documents with an apostille.
- Has experiance with children babysitting.
- Has a birth certificate.
- Is in possession of a certificate of good health.
- Has a single certificate and has no duty of care for children in the country of origin.
