We are a designated agency. You may check our designation with the US Department of State.

Au pairs live with host families and provide childcare in return for a weekly salary, accommodation, meals and an educational allowance. The US au pair program allows you to stay with a host family for one year, with a one-time optional extension. As an au pair, you will be intimately involved in the culture and family life of the United States. Few travel programs can offer anything close to this experience. This is the chance of a lifetime.

The program is carefully regulated. You can work only 45 hours per week and you must earn at least $176.85 per week, a wage that will increase on July 24, 2008. If you have any problems, you will be able to call your local representative, who will be within an hour's drive of your host family's home. You can also call Expert AuPair head office. Since we are located in Florida, we can move quickly to make bad situations better.

In order to become an au pair you must:

• be between 18 and 26 years old on the projected arrival date.
  
  
• be proficient in spoken English.
  
  
• have completed secondary school.
  
  
• be able to provide at least 3 references, at least one must be related to childcare work experience.
  
  
• pass a criminal background check.
  
  
• pass a psychometric test.

You cannot repeat as an au pair. If you have previously been a J-1 au pair in the US, you are not eligible to apply again.

What is the law?

The US au pair program is carefully regulated by the US Department of State. A full listing of the law can be found at 22 CFR 62.31, linked here.