How to become an au pair in New Zealand?
New Zealand has 44 different programs for the different au pair citizenships.
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prerequisites for au pairs
Working Holiday Vietnam | Student World | Free Movement Australia |
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age | 18-30 | minimum age of 18. Maximum age is not specified. | 18-35 |
language skills | To be granted a Working Holiday visa the au pair has to have a level of proficiency in English that is assessed as at least functional.
For more information please see Vietnam in section "A working holiday in New Zealand" on the website of Immigration New Zealand (INZ). | Proficiency in English is deemed to be at least functional if one can provide a certificate from the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), showing he/she has achieved an average level of 5.5 over the four components of the test. The IELTS certificate must be no more than two years old when the application is submitted. To be able to work as an au pair, Language skills that are equivalent to that of at least B1 of the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" | |
education | experience in childcare and / or youth work, at least 2 testimonials | ||
marital status | No restrictions about the marital status of an au pair have been found. | ||
children | If entering New Zealand with a Working Holiday visa, it is generally not allowed to be accompanied by dependent children. Regarding working as an au pair, there have been no restrictions found about the au pair being childless or not. | There are no official rules if the au pair is allowed to have children or not. |
prerequisites for families
prerequisites for agencies
Working Holiday Vietnam | Student World | Free Movement Australia |
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other restrictions
Working Holiday Vietnam | Student World | Free Movement Australia |
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other restrictions | Details on working holiday visa NZ for citizens of vietnam here: Health requirements:
=> Medical and Chest X-ray Certificates do not need to be provided unless requested by an immigration officer
=> A Chest X-ray Certificate needs to be provided if the au pair is from a place or has visited a place / places for a total of at least 3 months that is / are not on the New Zealand list of countries, areas and territories with a low incidence of tuberculosis 5 years prior to the au pairs' application For more information please see the pdf-file "Health Requirements" provided by website of Immigration New Zealand (INZ). | One cannot work in NZ if you are studying under one of the following schemes:
Health requirements:
=> Medical and Chest X-ray Certificates do not need to be provided unless the Student Visa Application or the Student Visa Guide indicate something different.
=> A Chest X-ray Certificate needs to be provided if the au pair is from a place or has visited a place / places for a total of at least 3 months that is / are not on the New Zealand list of countries, areas and territories with a low incidence of tuberculosis 5 years prior to the au pairs' application => ... For more information please see the pdf-file "Health Requirements" provided by the website of Immigration New Zealand (INZ). | Although Australian citizens do not need a visa, one still has to:
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