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Au Pair Permit (Jeune Au Pair)
For young people aged 18-30 to live with a French host family in exchange for childcare and light housework.
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Pathway overview
For young people aged 18-30 to live with a French host family in exchange for childcare and light housework.
Verified via WebSearch, cross-referenced across multiple independent sources: you must be aged 18 to 30, unmarried with no children, hold an au pair placement agreement (setting out working conditions, pay, French-class arrangements, and accommodation/insurance details), and have a different nationality from your host family with no family relationship to them. You also need basic French knowledge or a relevant qualification. Capped at 1 year initially, renewable once for a maximum total stay of 2 years.
Eligibility requirements
- Intended applicant
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- Job offer
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- Age
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- Language
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- Experience
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Costs and financial requirements
- Main financial requirement
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- Government fee
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Application process
Apply at a French consulate abroad via France-Visas
Status, validity and rights
- Current status
- Open
- Initial validity
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- Renewal
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- Work rights
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- Study rights
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Family inclusion
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Permanent residence and citizenship
Permanent residence
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Citizenship
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Eligibility to apply for permanent residence or citizenship never guarantees approval.
Required documents
An official pathway-specific document checklist has not yet been confirmed in structured format.
Official sources and verification
No reviewer-confirmed official source is available for public display yet.
- Last published
- 2026-08-11
- Last source verification
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- Effective from
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- Effective to
- No end date published
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