Before filling out the application form and booking an appointment, please prepare the following documentation for your visa:

• valid passport issued within the last 10 years; passports with observations regarding the front page cannot be accepted) with at least two empty pages
• Application form & declarations duly signed
• Copy of your passport’s data page (A4 size copy)
• 1 passport picture according to biometric specifications
• Au Pair Contract with a German family along with completed questionnaire here (“Au-pair-Fragebogen für Gasteltern”)
• Informal invitation letter from the German family
• recognized Proof of knowledge of German at least on level A1 i.e. certificate issued by Max Mueller Bhavan/Goethe Institute, telc Gmbh or ÖSD
• Birth Certificate (with an attested English translation)
• visa fee

Please prepare one set of copies of the above mentioned documents and bring all originals along to the appointment.

Please do not staple any documents.

Applications for au pairs will only be accepted from applicants who are at least 18 years of age and not older than 27 years at the time of application.

Kindly note that the German Missions reserve the right to ask for additional documents for which additional fees would be charged.

The submission of the above-mentioned documents does not guarantee that a visa is granted. Submission of incomplete documentation or refusal to appear for a visa interview may result in the rejection of your application.