How to become an au pair in Spain?
Spain has 7 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 | Youth mobility Canada |
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age | 17 - 99 Article 4 European Agreement on "au pair" Placement.
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| The au pair should be between the ages of 18 and 35 years inclusively on the date the application is submitted. |
language skills | Minimum language skills are not defined, but we recomend to the au pair to have at least a basic knowledge (A1) of the Spanish language. | Minimum language skills are not defined to get a "Youth Mobility" visa. Recommendation: Au pairs will find it helpful | |
education | There are no prerequisites regarding the school education for the au pair. | It is not a mandatory requisite to prove relevant qualifications or credentials. | |
marital status | There are no official rules regarding the marital status of the au pair. However, most au pair agencies request the au pair to be unmarried. | No official restriction, but most of the host families only accept unmarried au pairs. | |
children | There are not official rules if the au pair is allowed to have a child/children on her/his own or can be accompanied by them. Please remember that every person who enters the Spanish territory has to have a valid visa or passport. We recommend that the au pair clarifies this in the beginning with the host family. | The au pair must not be accompanied by dependants. | There are not official rules if the au pair is allowed to have children on her/his own or can be accompanied by them. Please remember that every person who enters the Spanish territory has to have a valid visa or passport. The au pair has to clarify this with the host family. |
prerequisites for families
Au pair World | Working Holiday New Zealand | Youth mobility Canada |
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definition of family | Any couple with a child/children or a single-parent family with a child/children can become a host family. | ||
languages of family | There are no official restrictions regarding the spoken language of the family, but since one of the main targets of the program is that the au pair improves her/his knowledge of the Spanish language, we recommend that the mother tongue of the host family is Spanish. | ||
citizenship of family | There are no official restrictions regarding the citizenship of the host family. |
prerequisites for agencies
Au pair World | Working Holiday New Zealand | Youth mobility Canada |
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agency support | It is not mandatory to involve an au pair agency to become an au pair in Spain. |
other restrictions
Au pair World | Working Holiday New Zealand | Youth mobility Canada |
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other restrictions | According to the European Agreement on "au pair" Placement:
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