Au Pair costs for the host family

low costs

The following approximate monthly costs are to be expected for an au pair. Of course, the costs are partly dependent on one’s own lifestyle. Nevertheless, you should be aware that, with an au pair, you are paying for more than just the monthly pocket. It is another adult living in your home, who might get sick or goes on vacation.

Monthly costs for an au pair

You must take out a health insurance for the au pair. However, this is not comparable with the statutory or private health insurance in Germany. More about health insurance for au pairs in Germany
Transportation costs to and from the language course must be paid by the host family. If the language school is within walking distance or if the au pair can use a bicycle, these costs are waived. If the German course takes place online, we recommend that host families cover the cost of transportation to the nearest city once a week. Au pairs need social contacts. Alternatively, the host family can also make the saved transportation costs available to the au pair for the online course. You should consider covering the cost of the “Deutschlandticket” to ensure your au pair’s mobility.
Host families must pay at least €70 per month towards the German course. The host family can also pay for the entire language course. The contribution to the language course is payable even if the au pair does not attend a language course. However, the prerequisite is that the au pair tries to learn the German language.
The host family is responsible for half of the costs for prolonging the visa in Germany. The registration in the municipality is usually free of charge. Please expect one-time costs of between 50€ to 150€ for the extension of the residence permit in Germany. These vary depending on the municipality.
Au pairs almost always pay between €600 and €1000 for a one-way flight to Germany. Many have to borrow the money for the flight from parents, acquaintances and friends. Sometimes a whole village puts money together. Au pairs then pay back this loan from their pocket money, so that hardly anything is left for daily expenses. When inviting an au pair from the Philippines, host families are required to provide a flight allowance, otherwise there is no visa and no departure. In order to relieve the financial burden on au pairs and their families, to create equal conditions for all countries of origin and to find a fair solution for host families, we encourage all host families to pay a monthly flight allowance of €50. This means that the au pair has the opportunity to be reimbursed for a large part of the flight costs incurred over the term of the contract. The prerequisite is, of course, that the au pair stays with you. If the contract is terminated and the au pair changes host family, the au pair will no longer benefit from this subsidy. The allowance therefore provides an additional incentive for the au pair to stay with the host family for as long as possible.
If original documents from the embassy are required, the postage is to be paid by the host family. These should be sent by DHL Express, otherwise they will not arrive and tracking abroad is impossible. Here you have to calculate with costs of around 50€ to 75€.
Of course, the au pair also participates in family life. If you go out for dinner, to the zoo, to the cinema or to the amusement park, you should usually offer your au pair to come along. In this case, you as the host family will also bear all costs incurred.

The full service agency

You already have hardly any time to juggle everything? You lack the time and experience to organize the visa process on your own? There are many good reasons to ask us at My Family Au Pair for assistance. Here is an overview of our services.

the "Full Service" placement

89€ per month
after arrival of the au pair

Our core business is the placement of au pairs as part of a “full service”. This means that we assist you in the selection of a suitable au pair. Once you have decided on an au pair, we will prepare the necessary documents, explain to you which official procedures are required and remind you to take care of the extension of the au pair visa in Germany.

Once your au pair has arrived in Germany, we will take care of your au pair as long as he/she is under contract with you.

Communication is our strength! Of course, we cannot fulfill every wish, but we will try to find a suitable solution for you. It is important for us that the expectations on the part of the host family as well as the au pair are realistic. Through intensive contact with our host families and the au pairs, we try to counteract problems and clear up misunderstandings.

Become a host family now

extensive consultation

89,90€
one-time fee

You have never had an au pair before and what you read on the internet makes you doubt and leaves you with questions? We will gladly take the time to advise you and your family in detail and answer all your questions. We use our own experience as host families, as well as the feedback and stories from clients, to give you a comprehensive picture.

During a phone or video call of approximately one hour, we cover all important aspects of the au pair relationship. We answer questions such as:

  • How much flexibility can I expect from my au pair in daily life?
  • What does “light housework” mean?
    What do I have to look out for in an au pair during the getting-to-know phase?
  • How does the visa process at the German embassy work?
  • What do I do if it does not work out with my au pair
  • What are the possibilities to find an au pair by myself?
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Good advice is expensive! But it is even more expensive not to listen to good advice.

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Have you found your au pair on your own through a platform like aupair.com, we are happy to take care of the formalities for you. We take care of

  • Au Pair contract and letter of invitation,
  • form for work permit in Germany,
  • assisting the au pair in putting together the documents for the German embassy

and provide the host family with our extensive information material. This fee is due immediately after the host parents have placed their order with us.

Once your au pair arrived in Germany, we will take care of your au pair as long as he/she is under contract with you.

It doesn’t always work out with the self-found au pair. Should you part with your self-found au pair prematurely, we will be happy to find you a new au pair. Of course, we usually try to find a new host family for your au pair as well. However, in such cases we are unfortunately not able to refund the mentioned fees.

In addition to a contract and health insurance, the au pair needs additional documents for the visa application at the German embassy. Here, the letter of motivation and CV play a central role. The correct preparation of the documents can decide about success or rejection of the visa application.

We are happy to support your self-found au pair in preparing the documents for the German embassy. We check

  • the application form,
  • CV and motivational letter

and help the au pair to prepare all other documents needed for the embassy.
The au pair will be educated about the procedure of the German embassy, common interview questions and what not to say.

You have found an au pair, but you are not familiar with the documents? The standard contract does not cover all the aspects you would like to be covered? Our documents go beyond the legal requirements. We will be happy to create for you
– the letter of invitation
– the au pair contract
– the form for obtaining the work permit.

We are happy to share with you our extensive information for host families. These cover points such as opening a bank account and dealing with money, cell phone cards, GEZ, driving in Germany, medical expenses, and many other topics of daily life with an au pair.

Our extensive house rules in German and English will help the au pair to orientate themselves in your home and lay the foundation for a respectful and careful interaction with each other.