Anonymous
Post 11/16/2023 22:21     Subject: Re:Change of status for au pair

No legal way to do it, at least in your time frame.

You can sponsor her for employment as your nanny. This would probably take you a year, she would need to go home, and you will need to spend $10-20K on a lawyer. And there's a big risk your application is denied.
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2023 17:18     Subject: Re:Change of status for au pair

Absolutely no way to do legally. Sorry.

Same thing happened to my friend.
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2023 15:27     Subject: Change of status for au pair

Our AP is not infant qualified and we are unexpectedly expecting. Our agency will not let her accrue addtl IQ experience in the U.S. despite many months lead time. Is there any way we can sponsor her for employment to get her to stay? Change her status? H1B? She'll have only been here 9 months when the baby is born, and we adore her. Ideas welcome. We only want to do things legally; I just don't know what options I have.