Anonymous wrote:This is not true. If an AP is young, they can wait 2 years and come back IF their visa had a wait period specified. Some visas don't have the 2 year out of country requirement.

The 2-year home residency requirement has nothing (or very little?) to do with APs being able to become return APs after a 2 year period. While both are 2 year periods the 2-year home residency requirement does not apply to many APs and they still have to wait 2 years to become a return AP (though I think it's an "out of country" requirement, not a "home residency" requirement)

However, to become a return AP they need to have succesfully completed their 1st year (unless that rule has very recently changed).
IF OP's AP got kicked out of one AP program in their extention year and successfully completed their first year (stayed 12 months, completed their credit) it might indeed be that they could become a return AP. However, not within 6 months and not if they have not completed a first full year.

If you have already taken part in a US au pair program then you can return for a second au pair in America experience! In order to apply again, you must have already successfully completed 12 + months on a US au pair program and you must have lived outside of the USA for at least 2 years.

Source (the regulations should be the same for all agencies)

So either OP is blatantly incorrect.
Or OP's AP was accepted in another (=not AP) program (camp counselor etc).
Or the AP lied to the new agency and somehow the embassy didn't notice AP didn't have a right to return yet.

But no. I don't think they actually do check references.
And if a return AP did not list their first HF's address in their documents (no idea if that's mandatory), how would a new agency get a reference? Still, nothing to do with this (very unlikely) scenario.

Anonymous wrote:My AP was sent home for a major violation of our kids' safety. 6 months later she was back in the US working for Cultural Care AP. I

How is that possible? There is a 2 year wait period after returning home from a J-1 VISA. And usually if their first stint was not successfully completed (they didn't complete their 6 credits), they will not be granted a J-1 VISA again ever.

With the current administration, they are sticklers for this kind of thing. There are au pair candidates getting turned down left and right for VISAs.

Anonymous wrote:Our AP did something super dangerous was allowed to rematch by APIA and did something with the new family and was sent home after two weeks. It’s a big racket.

Texting and driving, pulled over - toddler restraint unfastened, had photocopy of license instead of actual license (intentionally).

Not true with all agencies. CCAP has called our references every year and note on the au pair reference if the person was reached/information confirmed and usually some comments.

Anonymous wrote:Do they not check references at all?

No. They don't and they don't either for house families. Its pretty crazy on both sides!

Anonymous wrote:Give an example of "something."

Our left the kids unattended in a car

Give an example of "something."

Our AP did something super dangerous was allowed to rematch by APIA and did something with the new family and was sent home after two weeks. It’s a big racket.

Anonymous wrote:Do they not check references at all?

No oversight.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My AP was sent home for a major violation of our kids' safety. 6 months later she was back in the US working for Cultural Care AP. I

You can only be an AP once so that doesn't sound true.
And how would you know that unless you spied on her ?

This is not true. If an AP is young, they can wait 2 years and come back IF their visa had a wait period specified. Some visas don't have the 2 year out of country requirement.

Maybe that's what happened to your AP?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My AP was sent home for a major violation of our kids' safety. 6 months later she was back in the US working for Cultural Care AP. I

You can only be an AP once so that doesn't sound true.
And how would you know that unless you spied on her ?

.... says the disgruntled AP..

Anonymous wrote:My AP was sent home for a major violation of our kids' safety. 6 months later she was back in the US working for Cultural Care AP. I

You can only be an AP once so that doesn't sound true.
And how would you know that unless you spied on her ?

My AP was sent home for a major violation of our kids' safety. 6 months later she was back in the US working for Cultural Care AP. I

Same question can be asked about host families (I'm a HM)

Do they not check references at all?