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FAQ: Au pair
FAQ
If you have any questions concerning your au pair stay, please contact the “Gütegemeinschaft Au pair”. The Gütegemeinschaft Au pair is a German institution dealing with quality standards and problems of au pair agencies.
Gütegemeinschaft Au pair e.V.
Godesberger Allee 142-148
53175 Bonn
Tel.: 00149-228-9506120
Fax:: 00149-228-9506199
www.guetegemeinschaft-aupair.de
info@guetegemeinschaft-aupair.de
Emergency Hotline: 0800-111-0-111/-222
- Between 18 and 26 years of age
- Au pair job lasts between 6 months and one year
- Certificate proving basic German language skills
Please see the list of required documents here
Your knowledge of German has to be at least at an intermediate level (level A1). You can prove your language skills with a language certificate (e.g. from the Goethe-Institut). The Embassy may assess your German skills through a short dialogue at the counter.
No. Generally the purpose of an au pair stay is to improve your language skills, so the mother tongue of the host family should be German. Therefore, it is not possible to work as an au pair in a German/Korean Family.