Au pair job in Germany?

Question

Ive been offered an au pair job by a dutch family in Germany. The problem is that since they are dutch they cant have an un-pair and also to apply for a visa i should be younger than 25 years old. I just turned 25 so i cant. Is there another type of visa i can apply for. Lets say student visa because I believe to get a work permit is very difficult. After all ill be taking a german course while im there. On top of that Im from south america, even though im well qualified, speak other languages and have experience and everything. Any suggestions? Thanks...

Yes i do have enough money to study full time i live of a family trust fund and if i want to be an au pair its coz of the love i have for children and to learn about another culture i already have an exchange student in the usa for a year. And yes i do have a german boyfriend but im not planning on marry him just to get a visa. I only like the challenge and experience to be in another country and do what i like which is to take care of kids. Any other suggestion?

That sounds more possible really thank you ill consider that for sure...see ya

Answer 1

Apply for a student visa because it is the only choice that you have.

Answer 2

The only way you can get a student visa is if you study FULL-TIME (or enrolled in an institution full-time- expensive. Part-time language studies not possible). 2ndly, you would have to prove that you have an X amount of money in your account by law. I'm not sure what the exact amount is but it's around 680 euros a month in Holland. Germany's just next door so it should be around the same.

I don't want to sound mean but unless you can afford to be a full-time student in Germany , there's no way you can live here (unless you are highly qualified and get a company to sponsor your work permit. This is hard because they have to prove that no one in the EU has your qualifications. Another way is if you have a German -or at least an EU- boyfriend). You are however probably allowed to come for holiday for 3 months . Maybe you can be a summer au pair instead.

p/s: I'm not sure which but some countries allow au pairs aged til 27 or 28 so maybe you can check that out

Edited (after you added some extra comments): In that case, why don't you get your boyfriend to sponsor you for a partnership visa (you do NOT have to marry him!) and take care of kids 3-4 days (or any amount you want) ? This way you're more protected, age is not a problem plus get paid more than an au pair? You can also choose to live-in and therefore be able to 'take part in the culture'

Answer 3

There are two sets of rules for au-pairs, one is for non-EU citizens and the other for EU citizens. These rules consist of employment law and foreigner's law. I know that non-EU citizens are not allowed to work outside their Au-pair contract, bc the Au-pair visa counts as a work permit tied to the family employing you. If non-EU citizens work outside their au-pair contract they forfeit their visa. That is a foreigner's law issue. As a EU citizen you do not need a work permit, the laws regulating work and residency permits (foreigner's law) do not apply to you. What still applies to you are the rules regulating the employment of au-pairs in general (employment law). Your hosts/employers should have brochures or other material relating to employing an au-pair, this should be a starting point on where to look. They should also have the contact details for the clerk handling au-pair contracts at the Arbeitsagentur. To sum it up: I don't know the answer to your question, but I know who you can ask. Go to the Arbeitsagentur, get in line and hope it wasn't a day completely wasted. FYI, there is a limit to the number of hours you are allowed to work within a week (IIRC 48 hours) and your au-pair contract already counts as 30 hours per week, regardless how much time you actually spent working. Also as au-pair you are supposed to attend language school, and IIRC the time spent at language school counts as work time. Doesn't leave you much time to do other work (at least not officially with a work contract).