Residence permit to start a job as an au pair

Prerequisites

• Age between 18 and 26 years
  
  Applicants must not be older than 26 years.
• Have a basic knowledge of the German language
• Have not previously worked as an au pair in Germany
• German as a native language in the host family
  
  An au pair employment may be authorized if German is spoken as mother tongue in the host family .
  Otherwise it is only possible when the employee does not come from the same country as the host parents.
• Main residence in Berlin
• A personal interview is required

Documents required

• Valid passport
• 1 current biometric photo
  
  35mm x 45mm, frontal shot with neutral facial expression and closed mouth, looking straight into the camera, light background
• Form "Antrag auf Erteilung eines Aufenthaltstitels" (filled out)
• Au pair contract with the host family
• Form "Fragebogen Au-pair"
  
  To be filled out by the host family
• Health insurance
  
  Proof of a secure livelihood must also include sufficient health insurance. Those with statutory health insurance are sufficiently insured. Those with private health insurance must consider the type and extent of their health insurance. For more information, please read the leaflet "Information on adequate health insurance".

Forms

• Antrag auf Erteilung eines Aufenthaltstitels (Application for Issuance of a Residence Permit) - in German, English, French, Italian
• Antrag auf Erteilung eines Aufenthaltstitels (Application for Issuance of a Residence Permit) - in German, Greek, Turkish, Vietnamese
• Antrag auf Erteilung eines Aufenthaltstitels (Application for Issuance of a Residence Permit) - in German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian
• Antrag auf Erteilung eines Aufenthaltstitels (Application for Issuance of a Residence Permit) - in German, Serbian, Bosnian
• Au-pair-questionnaire for the host family
• Leaflet "Health insurance"

Fees

• 100.00 euros

• Up to the age of 24 years: 22.80 euros
• From the age of 24 years: 37.00 euros

Legal basis

• Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) para. 19c sect. 1
• Beschäftigungsverordnung (BeschV) § 12

Average time to process request

Around 5–6 weeks
A personal visit four to six weeks before the existing temporary residence title expires is best. If possible you should book an appointment for this.

More information

• Leaflet by the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit): Information for au-pairs and host families
• Information and forms by the Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency)

Hinweise zur Zuständigkeit

This service can only be taken advantage of in the Berlin Immigration Office (Landesamt für Einwanderung – LEA) at Friedrich-Krause-Ufer.

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