Checked September 2026

Can you actually be an au pair in the Netherlands?

Nine conditions apply to everyone and a few more depend on your passport. Find your country below and read the whole list before you pay an agency anything — one of these conditions rules out more people than the rest put together.

Am I eligible?

Applies to everyone

You are at least 18 and no more than 25
You are unmarried and have no children
You have never held a Dutch residence permit
You have never worked for this host family
You are not related to the host family
The host family has at least two members
A recognised sponsor files the application
The work stays inside 30 hours a week
You have one year, and it cannot be extended

Then, your passport

Nationality-dependent steps
Country	Residence permit	MVV	TB test
the Philippines route suspended	Yes	Yes	Yes
South Africa	Yes	Yes	Yes
Brazil	Yes	Yes	No
Colombia	Yes	Yes	No
Mexico	Yes	Yes	No
Peru	Yes	Yes	Yes
Indonesia	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ukraine	Yes	Yes	No
Georgia	Yes	Yes	No
Albania	Yes	Yes	No
Argentina	Yes	Yes	No
Armenia	Yes	Yes	No
Azerbaijan	Yes	Yes	No
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Yes	Yes	No
Chile	Yes	Yes	No
Costa Rica	Yes	Yes	No
the Dominican Republic	Yes	Yes	No
Ecuador	Yes	Yes	No
Egypt	Yes	Yes	No
El Salvador	Yes	Yes	No
Ghana	Yes	Yes	Yes
Guatemala	Yes	Yes	No
Honduras	Yes	Yes	No
India	Yes	Yes	Yes
Jamaica	Yes	Yes	No
Kazakhstan	Yes	Yes	No
Kenya	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kosovo	Yes	Yes	No
Kyrgyzstan	Yes	Yes	Yes
Malaysia	Yes	Yes	Yes
Moldova	Yes	Yes	No
Montenegro	Yes	Yes	No
Morocco	Yes	Yes	No
Namibia	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nepal	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nicaragua	Yes	Yes	No
Nigeria	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Macedonia	Yes	Yes	No
Paraguay	Yes	Yes	No
Serbia	Yes	Yes	No
Sri Lanka	Yes	Yes	No
Thailand	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tunisia	Yes	Yes	No
Turkey	Yes	Yes	No
Uganda	Yes	Yes	Yes
Uruguay	Yes	Yes	No
Uzbekistan	Yes	Yes	No
Venezuela	Yes	Yes	No
Vietnam	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zambia	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zimbabwe	Yes	Yes	Yes
the EU, EEA or Switzerland	No	No	No

Not your country? The shared conditions above still apply. Ask a recognised sponsor to confirm the MVV and TB test for your nationality — or join the waitlist and tell us your nationality, and we will write the checklist for it.