Keywords:Au pair contractContractInvitation letter
We advise our au pairs and host families to include all important arrangements, such as duties, working hours, pocket money and free time in their contract. This helps avoid misunderstandings and ensure safety for au pairs and host families.
You can download the contracts and invitation letter from this page and fill them in on your computer. You need to have Adobe Reader installed on your PC to view these documents. You may download the current version free of charge from this website.
Au pairs who wish to work in America must pass through a designated agency! To be allowed to legally work in the USA, they need to apply for a J-1 visa. The au pairs will obtain this visa from the US designated au pair agencies. The agencies normally also provide the applicant with the au pair contract
Unfortunately, there is no official au pair contract for Australia. Therefore, we suggest that you download the official European au pair contract and modify it according to your needs.
All au pairs going to Austria should sign the Austrian au pair contract (in German). You may consult the translation of the Austrian au pair contract (in English). However, the AMS accepts only contracts in German.
All au pairs going to Belgium should sign one of the official Belgian au pair contracts with their host families. Please download the form according to the region where your host family lives:
Brussels
Wallonia
Flanders
We advise Work and Travel visa holders to download the official European au pair contract and modify it according to their needs.
The official contract for Denmark is included in the application form for a residence permit (in Danish and English).
Unfortunately, there is no official au pair contract for Finland. Therefore, we suggest that you download the official European au pair contract and modify it according to your needs. For au pairs from non-EU countries a written contract is needed to apply for a residence permit.
Both au pair and host family must sign the French au pair contract. This is necessary for an au pair's legal residence in France.
*For au pairs requiring a visa, we advise to use the contract in French to avoid problems at the embassy.
EU au pairs will only need the au pair contract. Au pairs from non-EU countries will need both, the au pair contract and invitation letter:
Au pair contract in German
Au pair contract in English* (translation of the German contract)
Invitation letter in German
Invitation letter in English*
*For au pairs requiring a visa, we advise to use the documents in German to avoid problems at the embassy.
Unfortunately, there is no official au pair contract for Iceland. Therefore, we suggest that you download the official European au pair contract and modify it according to your needs.
Unfortunately, there is no official au pair contract for Ireland. Therefore, we suggest that you download the official European au pair contract and modify it according to your needs.
Unfortunately, there is no official au pair contract for Italy. Therefore, we suggest that you download the official European au pair contract and modify it according to your needs:
The official European aupair contract in Italian (translation of the English contract)
*For au pairs requiring a visa, we advise to use the European au pair contract in Italian to avoid problems at the embassy.
Unfortunately, there is no official au pair contract for Japan. Therefore, we suggest that you download the official European au pair contract and modify it according to your needs.
Please use the official au pair contract for Liechtenstein (only in German).
Both au pair and host family must sign the au pair contract. This is necessary for an au pair's legal residence in Luxembourg.
Unfortunately, there is no official au pair contract for Mexico. Therefore, we suggest that you download the official European au pair contract and modify it according to your needs
The official Dutch aupair contract (in Dutch) and further forms for host families and au pairs.
Unfortunately, there is no official au pair contract for New Zealand. Therefore, we suggest that you download the official European au pair contract and modify it according to your needs.
Au pairs and host families sign the official contract for au pairs in Norway. Au pairs from non-EU countries need this contract when applying for their residence and work permit. Au pairs from EU countries need it when registering with the local police in Norway.
Unfortunately, there is no official au pair contract for Spain. Therefore, we suggest that you download the official European au pair contract and modify it according to your needs:
The official European aupair contract in Spanish (translation of the English contract)
*For au pairs requiring a visa, we advise to use the European au pair contract in Spanish to avoid problems at the embassy.
Unfortunately, there is no official au pair contract for Sweden. Therefore, we suggest that you download the official European au pair contract and modify it according to your needs. Please note that the contract must include the following information:
Unfortunately, there is no official au pair contract for Switzerland. Therefore, we suggest that you download the official European au pair contract and modify it according to your needs. Should you be a non-EU citizen, you need to contact an au pair agency accredited by the SECO. Please ask one of the corresponding agencies for an au pair contract template.
Unfortunately, there is no official au pair contract for the United Kingdom (England). Therefore, we suggest that you download the official European au pair contract and modify it according to your needs.
