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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Actually, my understanding is that the au pair actually pays a fee to the agency as well as the host family. There may be some au pairs on here that can clarify.[/quote] Having been through the match process, this fee is to make sure the au pair has some skin in the game and doesnt flake after matching with a family. It's not because anyone thinks they need to pay for the privilege. It's because it's the only real way to get teenagers to show that they are serious. Otherwise, host families will end up paying for for their visa and background check and training school and int'l plane ticket, only to have the teenager decide she'd rather stay home and hang with this new boy she met instead, leaving the family in a childcare lurch. Flakiness is already a serious issue. The program really wouldn't work without having the au pair make some sort of significant commitment to the program up front.[/quote]
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