Applying for a residence permit for au pair workers (non-EU/EEA)
Performance specification
Au-pairs from most countries outside the EU or the EEA require an au-pair visa to enter Germany.
Different regulations apply for individual states. Nationals of the following states can enter without a visa. They must apply for the residence permit within 3 months of entry:
- Australia
- Israel
- Japan
- Canada
- New Zealand
- Republic of Korea
- United States of America
Tip: Despite the existing visa exemption, it may be advisable to enter Germany with a visa for au pair employment. Therefore, enquire at the German diplomatic mission in your home country.
The residence permit for au pair employment is valid for
- helping out in the host family's household and
- the childcare.
Care activities (e.g. nursing or care of the elderly) are not permitted.
The residence permit is valid for a maximum of one year. You cannot have it extended for the same purpose.
Attention: You are not allowed to work as an au pair until you have obtained the residence permit for au pair employment. The regulations for foreign workers are very strict. If you violate them, this may have consequences under residence law.
Process flow
Before entering Germany, you must apply for a national visa for au pairs in your home country, if necessary.
After entering Germany, you must first register your main place of residence. Then apply for the residence permit in writing at the Aliens' Registration Office.
Since 01.09.2011 you have received the residence title in the form of a cheque card with additional electronic functions. You can find more information on this under "Apply for an electronic residence title (eAT)".
Depending on where you live, the foreigners authority is the municipal administration or the district office.
Note: The Aliens' Registration Office obtains the consent of the Federal Employment Agency if this is required.
Requirements
Prerequisites for the issuance of the residence permit are:
- For au pair workers:
- They are between 18 and under 27 years old.
- You have a basic knowledge of the German language.
- You possess
- a valid national "visa for au pair workers",
- a concluded au pair contract and
- health insurance.
- registered main residence with the host family
- For host families:
- The host family speaks German as their mother tongue.
In principle, at least one adult family member must have German citizenship.
The family can also come from a German-speaking country or a part of the country where German is the mother tongue.
If German is spoken as a family language in the family, the employment can be approved if the au pair employee does not come from a home country of the host parents.
Families include married couples with or without a child as well as unmarried couples or single parents with a child in the same household.
- The host family speaks German as their mother tongue.
- The employment agency has agreed to the employment.
- For au pair workers:
Which documents are required?
- valid passport
- a recent passport photo
- Confirmation of registration of the main residence with the host family
- Proof of health insurance
- Au pair contract
Special information for - District of Waldeck-FrankenbergWhat are the fees?
100,00 Euro
Note: Only in exceptional cases can you be exempted from the fees.
What deadlines do I have to observe?
After entering the country, they must apply for a residence permit for the purpose of au pair employment before the visa expires.
Legal basis
Special information for - District of Waldeck-Frankenberg§ Section 6 (3) Residence Act (AufenthG) (National Visa)
§ Section 39 Residence Act (consent to employment of foreigners)
§ 12 Employment Ordinance (BeschV) (requirement of consent for au pair employment)
§ Section 18 Residence Act (AufenthG) (residence permit for employment)
§ Section 4 Residence Act (AufenthG) (requirement of a residence title)
What else should I know?
Special information for - District of Waldeck-FrankenbergNationals of EU countries as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland do not need a residence permit for au pair employment.
Applications / Forms
Start your request directly online
Who do I need to contact?
- for the issuance of a national visa prior to entry into the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany: the German mission abroad (embassy, consulate)
- after entry: the foreigners authority in whose district you usually reside.
The foreigners authorities in Hesse are the district councils and mayors of the independent cities and the cities belonging to the districts with more than 50,000 inhabitants.
Tip: The Federal Foreign Office provides a list of the representations of the Federal Republic of Germany abroad on its website.
Do you live in the northern district: municipality of Willingen (Upland), municipality of Diemelsee, town of Diemelstadt, town of Volkmarsen, town of Bad Arolsen, city of Lichtenfels, town of Bad Wildungen, municipality of Vöhl or in the town of Waldeck? Then you will find the right contact persons for your request here:
First letter Surname |
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Aa - Aln, H, I, S, Y, UMA | Sabine Schlüter | |
Aa - Aln | Claudia Schweinsberg | |
Alo - Az, H, I, S | Jenta Sesselmann | |
B, E, D, Mj - Mz, L, U, V, W, X | Detlef Reimann | |
B, E, L, Mj - Mz | Jörg Jordan | |
C, G, Alo - Az | Eleni Bangert | |
C,G | Judith Schlömer | |
D,W | Elfi Schäfer | |
F, J, K, Ma - Mi, N | Elke Geiseler-Matsuda | |
F, J, Kh - Kz, U, V, Y, X | Franziska Brücher | |
Ka-Kg, 0, P, Q, Z | Ruslan Kosjan | |
Ma-Mi, N, UMA | Claudia Jellen | |
O, P,Q, R, T, Z | Beate Hocke | |
R,T | Monika Plathe |
If you live in the southern district: Gemeinde Edertal, Stadt Frankenau, Stadt Frankenberg (Eder), Gemeinde Allendorf (Eder), Stadt Hatzfeld (Eder), Gemeinde Burgwald, Gemeinde Haina (Kloster), Stadt Gemünden (Wohra) or in the Stradt Rosenthal, you will find your contact persons here:
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A-K | Carolina Bergener | |||
A-K | Denise Klauke | |||
A-K | Gerlinde Schäfer-Vogel | |||
L-Z | Dominik Stenzel | |||
L-Z | Andreas Hartmann |