Tips for Avoiding Au Pair BurnoutAu pair burnout is real. This month we received a statistically high volume of feedback from au pairs who are feeling overwhelmed and underappreciated. COVID has created a strain on all of us, especially exchange visitors who are far from home without their loved ones. [...]
Sol's Au Pair Experience Hello everyone this is Sol!! And I come to tell you a little bit about my one year as an Au Pair in the great Montana. So ... how the name Au Pair means in French "Being a Part" the program is about being part of [...]
Answering Your QuestionsDo you have questions regarding the au pair program and how the program requirements are being affected due to COVID-19? Click the button below to find answers to frequently asked questions.Topics covered include:Au pair Travel, Vacation & Holidays During COVIDCOVID-19 Household Precautions & Social DistancingHomeschool & Education RequirementsRead [...]
Frequently Asked QuestionsAU PAIR TRAVEL, VACATION & HOLIDAYS DURING COVIDCan au pairs travel internationally during COVID? Agent Au Pair does NOT recommend any international travel at this time due to COVID-19. Risks include being infected with COVID, experiencing a delay in return to the US, or not being allowed to return [...]
First Virtual Support CallOur first month of virtual, Zoom au pair support calls was a success! Au pairs met their regional support group facilitators, were given the opportunity to meet other au pairs, and reviewed their monthly support checklist including resources to help them through these unprecedented times. Support group sizes range between [...]
International and American In Country Au PairsWe understand the demand for in country au pairs is extremely high due to the suspension of new au pair arrivals. We are actively communicating with our current in country au pairs as they come close to their program end date. Please continue to [...]
New American Au Pair Program Offers Families an Affordable Live-in Childcare Solution NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Agent Au Pair, Inc., a US Department of State Designated J-1 Visa Au Pair Program has launched an American Au Pair Program in response to the recent executive order on immigration. [...]
Presidential Proclamation Suspends Au Pair Visas On June 22, 2020, President Trump signed legislation that has temporarily suspended many visa programs in the US including the Au Pair J-1 Visa Program until December 31, 2020. As a result, new au pair arrivals to the USA will be suspended until January [...]
Cards for Hospitalized Kids Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we had to do our monthly meeting via video Call. As I planned to make cards for hospitalized kids for one of our meetings, I decided it could be nice to do it anyway because it was also important to me [...]
Once in a Lifetime ExperienceThe US Air Force Thunderbirds planned to fly over San Diego in support of our health care workers and the Red Tide/bioluminescence waves on the Pacific Ocean were current topics in San Diego. I told the Au pairs and host families before the monthly meeting that [...]
