Au pair, social distancing, COVID experiences

[Anonymous]

Given the situation, I’m considering an au pair. I just don’t know whether it is realistic to expect a young person to stay in all the time for social distancing. FWIW we would probably have a Chinese au pair so maybe the cultural understanding of public health/ pandemics would help. Has anyone had experience with an au pair during this time, and how has it worked for your family?

[Anonymous]

I seriously don’t know how our family (both parents teleworking) would have survived without our au pair. She’s been fabulous

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Given the situation, I’m considering an au pair. I just don’t know whether it is realistic to expect a young person to stay in all the time for social distancing. FWIW we would probably have a Chinese au pair so maybe the cultural understanding of public health/ pandemics would help. Has anyone had experience with an au pair during this time, and how has it worked for your family?

I would hate to be an pair during these days and not be able to socialize and go out and about in my free time; but instead, being stuck with the family and kids.

[Anonymous]

Before seriously considering this, look into visa delays. As far as I know, the only APs coming in now/soon are the ones who’ve been waiting since March and early April. If you’re willing too take an in-country AP (rematch or extension), you’re much more likely to find help quickly. However, you’re much less likely to find a Chinese AP. Head over to the AP section in the nanny forum, HP there can give more advice than you’ll find here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Before seriously considering this, look into visa delays. As far as I know, the only APs coming in now/soon are the ones who’ve been waiting since March and early April. If you’re willing too take an in-country AP (rematch or extension), you’re much more likely to find help quickly. However, you’re much less likely to find a Chinese AP. Head over to the AP section in the nanny forum, HP there can give more advice than you’ll find here.

This. You won’t get one now, until they allow J1 visas to be processed and to enter.

[Anonymous]

LOLLL you won’t be getting an aupair anytime soon, trust me.

[Anonymous]

Screen carefully for their expectations for quarantine times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Before seriously considering this, look into visa delays. As far as I know, the only APs coming in now/soon are the ones who’ve been waiting since March and early April. If you’re willing too take an in-country AP (rematch or extension), you’re much more likely to find help quickly. However, you’re much less likely to find a Chinese AP. Head over to the AP section in the nanny forum, HP there can give more advice than you’ll find here.

This. You won’t get one now, until they allow J1 visas to be processed and to enter.

There are plenty of in country Au pairs available.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Before seriously considering this, look into visa delays. As far as I know, the only APs coming in now/soon are the ones who’ve been waiting since March and early April. If you’re willing too take an in-country AP (rematch or extension), you’re much more likely to find help quickly. However, you’re much less likely to find a Chinese AP. Head over to the AP section in the nanny forum, HP there can give more advice than you’ll find here.

This. You won’t get one now, until they allow J1 visas to be processed and to enter.

There are plenty of in country Au pairs available.

Which is why I said that the likelihood of getting a Chinese AP is so low... There are plenty of in-country AP; most aren’t Chinese.

[Anonymous]

This isn’t happening.

We are a long-term au pair family and our next au pair can’t enter the US and likely won’t be able for months.

[Anonymous]

I see 4-5 neighborhood nannies still getting together (no masks) the with neighborhood kids daily at the park around 2-3 pm when I exercise. I saw a group of German au pairs drinking on lawn chairs in my neighbor’s driveway last week for a BD party - definitely closer than 6 feet.
I would make sure your prospective hire has the same understanding of social distancing you do.