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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hang on- there is no issue here, really.:

http://wjla.com/news/local/au-pair-fights-to-stay-in-us-to-continue-receiving-chemotherapy-treatment

"AuPairCare is totally committed to the health and well-being of all of our au pairs. We have been actively in communication with Edna Valenzuela and her host family throughout this process and continue working on Edna's behalf. Edna has been a fantastic au pair, and the love and care between Edna and her host family is clear. [b]Our shared goal is to change Edna's visa so that she can stay in the United States to receive treatment through the clinical trial she is currently participating in through the National Institutes of Health. This visa change will allow Edna to stay in the U.S. and continue receiving her vital cancer treatments and to focus completely on her health. AuPairCare will continue doing everything possible to work with Edna, her host family and the U.S. State Department to ensure Edna receives her new visa status."[/b][/quote]

The Washington Post already reported Au Pair Care has refused to grant an extension.

Are you saying the pressure on them is forcing them to now allow her to stay?[/quote]

AuPair Care cannot grant the extension - this is the role of the State Department. The AP agency can only work within the State Dept guidelines, and they no way have the power to change a visa status on their own.

Not a fan of the au pair program as I personally believe the program condones bringing cheap child care to middle class families at the expense of the au pair. The agency fees are almost equal to what the au pair earns in a year. However the program is set up in State and that is where the change has to occur.

This here is a bigger symptom of the problem: http://nanny.org/au-pair-wages-class-action-suit/[/quote]

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