Information request into the au pair policy for residence permits of EU Member States and the EMN Observer Countries.
Ad-hoc query EMN NL | Au pair regulations
EMN Netherlands ad-hoc query: Au pair regulations
8 August 2024
Study period - April–May 2024
Participating EMN Member States - Belgium (BE), Croatia (HR), Cyprus (CY), Czechia (CZ), Estonia (EE), Finland (FI), France (FR), Germany (DE), Greece (EL), Hungary (HU), Ireland (IE), Italy (IT), Latvia (LV), Lithuania (LT), Luxembourg (LU), the Netherlands (NL), Poland (PL), Portugal (PT), Slovakia (SK), Slovenia (SI), Spain (ES), Sweden (SE)
Participating EMN Observer Countries - Serbia (RS)
Background and scope
- In 2021, the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security introduced new rules for au pairs from non-EU/EFTA countries (third countries) to obtain a residence permit in the Netherlands.
- According to the new rules, au pairs must be unmarried, must not have their own (foster) children and must be under 25 years of age at the time of application. The aim of these changes is to reduce the vulnerability of au pairs and to prevent possible misuse of the au pair policy.
- The results of the evaluation of these policy changes are expected in 2024.
EMN publication
- EMN compilation with the full responses of EU Member States: ‘Au pair regulations’ , July 2024
EMN Netherlands publications
- Summary of responses from EU Member States: 'Summary Au Pair Regulations', 8 August 2024
- News item: 'Rules for au pairs are lacking in many EU Member States', 8 August 2024
