All au pair candidates, at the minimum, must:

• be between 18 and 26 years old on the projected arrival date
  
  
• be proficient in spoken English
  
  
• have graduated, or completed exams successfully, from the equivalent of U.S. secondary school. We can help you work out if you qualify.
  
  
• have completed an application
  
  
• be able to provide at least 3 references, of which some must relate to childcare
  
  
• meet with an in-country Expert AuPair representative for an in-person interview. Our interviewers can meet you in about 50 countries, including almost all countries in the European Union, Ukraine, Canada, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Guatemala, Mexico, China, Australia and New Zealand; please email us at admin@expertaupair.com or contact us to see if we serve your country.
  
  
• pass a criminal background check
  
• pass a psychometric test
  
• not have participated previously in the U.S. J-1 exchange visitor program as an au pair