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Host an au pair in France

The verified guide to host an au pair in France.

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Age: 17–30 years; EU/EEA 17–30 · non-EU/EEA 18–30
Pocket money: €326.25 to €391.50; per month (EU/EEA)
Pocket money, non-EU/EEA: €320; minimum per month, board and lodging provided
Working time: Up to 25 h; per week, 5 h per day
Visa: VLS-TS; « jeune au pair », non-EU/EEA only

Your hosting journey, step by step

Sign the hosting agreement (Cerfa form) Host family
For non-EU/EEA nationals: obtain the long-stay VLS-TS "young au pair" visa France Visas
Declare the household employment to Urssaf within 8 days Urssaf France au pair visa: the long-stay VLS-TS "jeune au pair"
Declare the household employment to Urssaf within 8 days of the placement (hiring declaration), then complete the simplified nominative declaration (DNS) every quarter Urssaf
If the young au pair has no social security number, the host family applies for their registration with the French social security system French primary health insurance (Assurance maladie)

Your host-family obligations · France

The French framework does not apply in Australia. If you are comparing destinations, read hosting an au pair in Australia: visa, pay and hours and what an au pair costs in Australia before relying on French figures.

Legal status

Foreign family-aid trainee EU/EEA Hosting agreement (+ Cerfa form)
Au pair (non-European) Non-EU/EEA Hosting agreement (Cerfa) + long-stay VLS-TS visa

Visa

Required — Long-stay visa valid as a residence permit (VLS-TS) for the "young au pair" scheme

Long-stay visa valid as a residence permit for non-EU/EEA au pairs.

17–30 years (EU/EEA) · 18–30 years (non-EU/EEA).

Working time

5 h/day · 25 h/week

Family or domestic tasks (childcare, housework) capped at 5 h/day and 25 h/week. Above these limits the stay may be reclassified as domestic employment.

Agreement

Hosting agreement — Cerfa form

Urssaf · Declaration of the hiring of a household employee within 8 days

A private room and meals (board) are provided by the host family, board and lodging included.

Contributions

Urssaf · General scheme + Ircem

Flat-rate base (13× hourly SMIC/week or 56×/month)

The host family is liable for social-security contributions to Urssaf.

Tax

No specific au-pair tax advantage

Non-taxable income (pocket money within the legal minimums)

Hosting an au pair (foreign family-aid trainee or young au pair) confers NO entitlement to the "personal services" tax credit (art. 199 sexdecies of the General Tax Code).