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Au pair Philippines ⇄ Germany

Discover how families in Germany welcome au pairs from Philippines. The Philippines–Germany pair pairs the renowned maturity of Filipino candidates with German families who value an experienced, English-speaking carer.

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Official data for Au pair Philippines ⇄ Germany

🔍 Verified by AuPair Connect Verified by our compliance team · on 09/13/2026

Legal status(es)

Au pair All

Age 18–26 years

Standard au pair contract (Au-Pair-Vertrag)

Visa

Required

National (type D) “Au-Pair” visa for third-country nationals

Where no explicit legal rule exists (hour cap, police clearance), AuPair Connect recommends relying on consolidated practice (~30 h/week, ~€280/month), references and a thorough interview before hosting.

Age

18–26 years

Under 27 years old required (26 completed at departure); host family with no specific legal age limit.

Working time

30 h/week

Germany has no fixed legal weekly hour ceiling: the European Au Pair Agreement grants at least one full free day per week. The accepted practice and standard Au-Pair-Vertrag settle on ~30 h/week.

Contract / Agreement

Au pair contract — Au-Pair-Vertrag (model contract published by the Bundesagentur für Arbeit)

Bundesagentur für Arbeit · Prior employment approval for third-country nationals; residence permit from the Ausländerbehörde after entry

A private room and full board are provided by the host family, in line with the Au-Pair-Vertrag.

Steps

1 Conclude a model au pair contract (Au-Pair-Vertrag) with the host family — Host family / young au pair
2 For third-country nationals: apply for the national Au-Pair visa with the prior approval of the Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Auswärtiges Amt / German representation
3 Provide proof of health insurance from the first day of work — Host family / insurance company
4 After entry: apply for the residence permit at the Ausländerbehörde before the visa expires — Ausländerbehörde

Salary / Pocket money

280.00–280.00 EUR/month

≈ €280/month (reference value published by the Bundesagentur für Arbeit, set by contract — the official reference published by the Bundesagentur für Arbeit). Added on top of a private room, full board and health insurance.

Contributions

No employer-type social contributions; compulsory health insurance from the first day

Pocket money (Taschengeld) is not a salary

The host family takes out the insurance; the au pair must provide proof of it for the visa.

Tax advantages

No specific tax advantage related to hosting an au pair

Pocket money generally tax-exempt as it stays below the tax-free allowance (Grundfreibetrag ~€11,604/year in 2026)

The specific tax treatment of au pair pocket money is not explicitly documented by the German tax authorities.

Official sources

Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Au-pair (employeurs) · verified on 2026-08-17
Auswärtiges Amt — Visa und Aufenthalt (nationales Visum) · verified on 2026-09-18
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — BA — Au-Pair-Vertrag modèle (PDF) · verified on 2026-08-17
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — BA — Merkblatt « Au-pair bei deutschen Familien » (assurances, argent de poche, cours de langue) · verified on 2026-09-13
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — BA — Fact Sheet « Au pairs in German families » · verified on 2026-09-13
Gesetze im Internet — Beschäftigungsverordnung (BeschV 2013) · verified on 2026-08-17

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Who you need to know before travelling

Verified notes for au pairs travelling from Philippines to Germany.

Germany has no fixed legal weekly hour ceiling for au pairs; the standard Au-Pair-Vertrag and European Au Pair agreement settle on ~30 h/week.

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit · Verified on 2026-08-20

Pocket money is ~€280/month (reference value published by the Bundesagentur für Arbeit, set by contract), plus a private room, full board and health insurance.

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit · Verified on 2026-08-20

Host families must provide a private room and full board as part of the Au-Pair-Vertrag; lodgings are never deducted from pocket money.

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit · Verified on 2026-08-17

A police clearance (Führungszeugnis) is not legally required for au pairs in Germany under BeschV/AufenthG, though verified profiles and references are recommended.

Source: Gesetze im Internet — Beschäftigungsverordnung (BeschV 2013) · Verified on 2026-08-17

Filipino au pair visa holders travelling to Europe for the au pair programme must register and attend the CFO Country Familiarization Seminar (CFS), which issues the digital CFO certificate.

Source: CFO Citizen's Charter (6th ed.) · Verified on 2026-08-24

Official Philippine documents used in Germany must be legalised (apostille under the Hague Convention via the Philippine DFA) before departure.

Source: CFO Citizen's Charter (6th ed.) · Verified on 2026-08-24

Before you leave: the overview

The Philippines–Germany corridor follows the standard German au pair framework: hosting contract, local registration and family-funded German lessons. Filipino candidates prepare their apostilled documents (DFA) and CFO obligations before departure.