Duration of stay Au Pair
DURATION OF THE AU PAIR STAY
You have asked yourself, how long can you work as an au pair in the host country? You probably want to stay after finishing your au pair stay. But the rules are different in each country, so we advise you to know how much longer you can stay in the host country.
In the following list we provide you that information.
If you think the time is too short, you can look for another type of visa in host countries Info.
| Germany EU: | No restrictions; no EU: from 6 to at most 12 months maximum |
| Australia: | 1 to 6 months (can be extended another six months if you change family) |
| Austria UE: | No restrictions; no EU: from 6 to 12 months maximum |
| Belgium EU: | No restrictions; no EU: from 1 to 12 months maximum |
| Canadá: | 1 to 12 months maximum |
| Denmark EU: | No restrictions; no EU: from 1 to 12 months, it can be extended to 18 months maximum |
| Spain EU: | No restrictions; no EU: from 6 to 12 months maximum or more with a student visa |
| United States: | 12 months minimum, can be extended to another 6, 9 or 12 months |
| Finland EU: | No restrictions; no EU: from 1 to 12 months maximum |
| France: | 3 to 12 months, can be extended to a maximum of 24 months |
| Ireland EU: | No restrictions; no EU: from 1 to 12 months maximum or more with a student visa |
| Iceland EU: | No restrictions; no EU: from 1 to 12 months maximum |
| Italy EU: | No restrictions; no EU: from 1 to 3 months or up to 12 months with a Working Holiday visa |
| Liechtenstein: | 1 to 12 months maximum |
| Luxembourg: | 1 to 12 months maximum |
| Norway EU: | No restrictions; no EU: from 1 to 24 months |
| New Zealand: | 1 to 12 months maximum |
| The Netherlands: | 1 to 12 months |
| United Kingdom EU: | No restrictions; no EU: from 1 to 24 months |
| Sweden EU: | No restrictions; no EU: from 1 to 12 months maximum |
| Switzerland EU: | From 1 to 12 months, it can be extended up to 24 months maximum, not EU: from 1 to 12 months maximum. |