How to become an au pair in Belgium?
Belgium has 6 different programs for the different au pair citizenships.
Choose here which programs you want to see and compare.
prerequisites for au pairs
Au pair World | Working Holiday Taiwan |
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age | The au pair must be between 18 and 25 years of age. The au pair must not have reached the age of 26 at the date of granting the employment authorization and the work permit. | The candidate must be between 18 and 30 years of age. |
language skills | The au pair must have a basic knowledge (equivalent to at least Level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) of the usual language of the host family, or undertake to acquire such a basic knowledge by following an intensive language course immediately after arriving in Belgium. | The applicant must:
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education | According to the Immigration Office, the au pair must hold a document giving him/her access, in his/her country of origin, to higher education or prove that he/she has followed courses until at least the age of 17. | |
marital status | No official restriction. | |
children | There are no official rules defining if the au pair is allowed to have children of his/her own or can be accompanied by them. |
prerequisites for families
Au pair World | Working Holiday Taiwan |
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definition of family | The host family must, at the start of the au pair’s stay,:
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citizenship of family | No official restriction. |
prerequisites for agencies
Au pair World | Working Holiday Taiwan |
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agency support | It's not mandatory to involve an au pair agency. |
other restrictions
Au pair World | Working Holiday Taiwan |
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other restrictions | Not have been granted a work permit in Belgium before. | The applicant must:
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