Rematch Duration

[Anonymous]

How long do au pairs typically have to rematch and find a new family? We recently decided to leave the AP program after 2 unsuccessful attempts (5months, 7.5 months) after AP2 had a mental breakdown during a friendly check-in with our LCC. We are giving AP2 3 weeks to stay in our house to rematch but she seems to think she has this time plus an additional 2-3 weeks during which she’ll stay with the LCC or at another AP’s house. Is 5-6 weeks common?

[Anonymous]

They have two weeks to find a family from the time the rematch paperwork is posted on your profile online. If they don’t find a family, they’re sent home. Sometimes an LCC or the agency will give them an extra week to help them out but I’ve never heard of 5-6 weeks.

[Anonymous]

That’s a long time. Make sure your agency doesn’t try to get you to house your ap any longer than what you agreed upon

[Anonymous]

She had a mental breakdown, and she’s hoping to adjust well to a new family? Sounds like a disaster. Do yourself and AP a favor, and don’t commit to housing her for more than the obligatory two weeks.

[Anonymous]

Why do you care how long she stays once she's left your home?

We've cheerfully let rematching APs crash with us after they used up their 2 weeks with their HF. It has no impact on you at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do you care how long she stays once she's left your home?

We've cheerfully let rematching APs crash with us after they used up their 2 weeks with their HF. It has no impact on you at all.

If AP is staying with LCC or a friend nearby, she could cause problems for the host family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you care how long she stays once she's left your home?

We've cheerfully let rematching APs crash with us after they used up their 2 weeks with their HF. It has no impact on you at all.

If AP is staying with LCC or a friend nearby, she could cause problems for the host family.

This is stupid no she could not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you care how long she stays once she's left your home?

We've cheerfully let rematching APs crash with us after they used up their 2 weeks with their HF. It has no impact on you at all.

If AP is staying with LCC or a friend nearby, she could cause problems for the host family.

After 5 years of hosting and having at least 6-7 APs come to our house as opposed to LCC during rematch not one of the APs had any interest in contacting former host family, let alone cause trouble for them.
We do not mind having the APs here for a week or two to help them out - it is like bonus help and they typically enjoy the “stress free” down time with us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you care how long she stays once she's left your home?

We've cheerfully let rematching APs crash with us after they used up their 2 weeks with their HF. It has no impact on you at all.

If AP is staying with LCC or a friend nearby, she could cause problems for the host family.

After 5 years of hosting and having at least 6-7 APs come to our house as opposed to LCC during rematch not one of the APs had any interest in contacting former host family, let alone cause trouble for them.
We do not mind having the APs here for a week or two to help them out - it is like bonus help and they typically enjoy the “stress free” down time with us.

I posted above about letting APs crash and I've had exactly the same experience. I love having orphaned APs stay with me. All of them were focused on moving on, not trying to cause the old family any problems.