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Formalities and documents
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In order to start an Au-Pair Program you will have to prepare a suite of documents and send them to Au-Pair Prokop Bureau. Here is a list of documents, that should be prepared for a stay in Germany or Austria. All the forms can be acquired for free from our Au-Pair Prokop Bureau (they will be send by email or regular mail). They can be also acquired from our An-Pair Advisors in Poland or simply downloaded from our website.
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- General questionnaire – filled-in in German (Form "Bewerbungsbogen").
- A letter to the Family – written in German (on a white sheet of paper, the family wants to know what are you like, what is your personality, whether you are nice and whether you like to work with children and whether you are going to match the family with your interests and habits etc. The letter should be entitled ‘Dear Family” and should include:
- information about you and your family
- experience in working with children (attitude towards children, skills)
- interests (the way you spend your spare time, hobbies, skills)
- reasons of going abroad as an Au-Pair, plans for the future.
- Referrals from 2 persons – referrals should be given by 2 non-related with Candidate persons (teacher, employer, a family’s friend), that may certify your experience in looking after children and your abilities to do so. If those referrals are in English, they should be translated to German by the Candidate. (Forms "Referenz 1 and Referenz 2")
- Passport photos of you (4 pieces)
- photo album: 4-6 colorful and "smiling" pictures with children, those pictures whould be glued to a white sheet of A4 paper, described and chosen to constitute the best image of a Candidate.
- Certificate of your German abilities (Form "Zertifikat der deutschen Sprachkenntnissse"). You may also attach other certificates from schools where you were learning German if you have ones.
- Medical certificate (Form "Gesundheitszugnis")
- Copy of a driving license (if you have one)
- Copy of a passport (page with picture)
- Signed agreement (The last page of and Au-Pair Prokop Bureau Agreement)
Having received all the required documents, our Au-Pair Bureau starts a search for a proper family for a candidate. A first offer and a time of telephone talk with a Family is usually suggested within 2 to 4 weeks. The phone call is meant to know each other and accept. During the call a candidate should be relaxed and answer questions, question about future responsibilities, kids and so on. After a mutual acceptation, there are further formalities. You will receive from our Au-Pair Bureau a letter with an official Au-Pair Contract (Au-Pair Vertrag) and an invitation to Guest Family. This contract is written in German and in Polish. The next stage is booking a ticket and informing Au-Pair Prokop Bureau about the date and details of the travel. The Family always guarantees to pick you up personally from an airport or station and to take you to their home.
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