How long does it take to get an au pair?

[Anonymous]

From when you start the paperwork, till when they arrive?

Also, I know you can't have an au pair care for a baby under a certain age. What age is that? Can you have an au pair with a young baby and just have them care for older siblings?

[Anonymous]

6 weeks or so. They cannot look after babies under six months. They can care for older children in a house with an infant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:6 weeks or so. They cannot look after babies under six months. They can care for older children in a house with an infant.

They can look after babies 3 months and older.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:6 weeks or so. They cannot look after babies under six months. They can care for older children in a house with an infant.

They can look after babies 3 months and older.

Depends on the agency, youngest is 3 months.

If you are pregnant or have a child under 2, the AP must be IQ, infant qualified. They cannot live in a home with a child under 2 if they’re not IQ. They can help with the baby while you’re home from birth to 3months, but they cannot be left alone with the newborn.

[Anonymous]

Typically to get an ap from out of country it will take you 3 -5 months to find one, match and get them in your house.
If you take one already in country it can be fast, like 2-3 weeks.

[Anonymous]

But can you still get an AP now without the exemption?

[Anonymous]

OP - I'd recommend you contact a couple of the agencies with your questions, as knowledgeable as many HPs on this site are - none of us is a professional AP expert and there are destructive trolls that linger her and spread false info.