How to become an au pair in Norway?
Norway 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 New Zealand |
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age | 18 - 29 The au pair must be over the age of 18 and not have turned 30. | 18 - 30 |
language skills | Basic knowledge (equivalent to at least Level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) of Norwegian or English. | Minimum language skills are not defined to get a working holiday visa. |
education | There are no prerequisites regarding the school education or if the au pair needs to hold any special degrees. | |
marital status | No restrictions. | |
children | The au pair cannot have any children of his or her own. |
prerequisites for families
Au pair World | Working Holiday New Zealand |
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definition of family | According to the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration;
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languages of family | The host family must speak Norwegian with the au pair. | |
citizenship of family | No official restrictions |
prerequisites for agencies
Au pair World | Working Holiday New Zealand |
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agency support | It's not mandatory to involve an au pair agency. |
other restrictions
Au pair World | Working Holiday New Zealand |
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other restrictions | According to the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration; The host parent’s country of origin cannot be the same as the au pair’s country of origin. In some cases the UDI may make an exception to this rule. None of the host parents can be the au pair’s parent, child, sibling, cousin, brother/sister-in-law or uncle/aunt. Nor can the au pair be engaged or married to one of the host parents.
| It is not possible to work for the same employer for more than six months. |

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