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Au-Pair
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General Information
The aim of an au pair stay is to improve German language skills and to broaden cultural horizons. To work as an au pair in Germany you must be at least 18 years old and not older than 26 years at time of application. For your stay, a minimum duration of 6 months is required. The maximum stay is 12 months. An au pair stay is possible only once.
A visa or residence permit will not be granted if the host family and the au pair are related to each other. In general German must be the native tongue spoken in the host family.
Au pairs must have German language skills minimum level A1 as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Please read the Government factsheet “Information for au pairs and host families” carefully before applying.
Submitting an application
Necessary documents
Apart from the application form, please bring the following to your appointment at the Embassy.
In some cases the Embassy might ask for additional documents.
Please complete the online application form (application forms are required for each applicant separately; all children require separate forms) and bring the printed and signed form including the barcodes to your appointment.
A valid passport signed by the holder, issued within the last 10 years and valid for at least one year is necessary. The passport needs to have at least 2 subsequent blank pages. Please bring 1 photocopy of the passport biodata page to your appointment.
1 fully biometric passport photo, 35 x 45 mm, no older than three months. Digitally altered passport photos cannot be accepted. Please ensure that your photo adheres to German biometric requirements and is taken in front of a white/bright background.
Bring your valid Qatar residence permit (QID) and 1 photocopy to your appointment.
- Host family’s questionnaire to be completed by the host family
Exam certificate of minimum A1 level issued by a recognised exam provider (i.e. Goethe-Institut e.V., telc GmbH, Austrian Language Diploma (ÖSD), TestDaF-Institut e.V., ECL Examination Center (examination provider, examination conducted by AFU GmbH))
Confirmation of health insurance cover (including accident insurance, “Unfallversicherung”) by the German public health insurance (“gesetzliche Krankenversicherung”)
- Curriculum vitae
- Motivation letter