Au Pair in AmericaReviews of aupairinamerica.com

My host family ls the best I always feel support of them. Also they teach me about their culture and were interested about mine.

Best company - Best experience of my life! I would do it over and over again!!

I really appreciate the agency!! My LCC was great and kind person! My experience was perfect too!!

Beeing an AuPair is wonderful but it is nothing what Au Pair in America is advertising it to be. APIA has been set in their ways for years now and refuses to adapt its policies to the new times. The programme lacks innovation and is in desperate need for a makeover. The easiest way I can describe what's wrong with the programme is "false advertisement." That's the big issue APIA needs to adress. They're still selling a lifestyle of Au Pairs that no actual Au Pair can afford unless they are working illegal over time or they already came to the US with lots of money in their bank accounts. I was an AuPair in the US twice and since they were a few years apart I was able to draw a great comparison. While prices in the US have risen drastically over the past years the weekly AuPair allowance hasn't. Their advertised life style of working as an AuPair to afford traveling the country is no longer realistic/achievable. Instead of selling this utopic AuPair dream that they have been clinging on to for years, they should change their narrative and become more honest about the actual AuPair experience. I have had two wonderful times as an AuPair and I loved the experience. But I feel like the way APIA advertises the programme is simply misleading. Another frustrating point is their outdated mental health policy. While the rest of the world is learning that mental health matters and therapy is nothing to be ashamed of, APIA refuses to let girls/women into the programme if they are seeking therapy. While I understand that certain mental health problems make you unfit for the programme, they don't even ask what your therapy is for. They simply decide you are not fit for the programme. By upholding these strict therapy rules they are forcing young women to chose between seeking help for their mental health or chasing a dream such as the AuPair life. I was very disappointed when I learned about the outdated views on therapy from APIA. All this is doing is that these young women will not seek the help they need to ensure their place in the programme and I fail to understand how that is in anyones best interest. So, APIA, please get to work and catch up. It's 2023. UPDATE after reading the review: APIA definitely does not have authentic marketing. That was my whole point. If you speak with real au pairs who have been living in the country they will all tell you the same: the lifestyle they promore is unrealistic. But ASIA'S reply is exactly what I expected. They just keep repeating the same old stuff and are not at all aware of the faulty advertisement. But after reading the reply I lost hope that the programme will change any time soon. They are absolutely oblivious.

The company made all your document and orientation.

I have been happy with the au pairs that I identified through Au Pair in America. The concern is the support from the community counselor. There are naturally some small concerns that arise as you have a younger lady living in your home, the problem is that our APIA community counselor took those concerns and very poor translated (and amplified) the feedback to our Au Pair, repeating things shared in confidence and creating a toxic home environment for our family until the Au Pair could be re-matched. I requested a different counselor for our next au pair and it was turned down without an explanation. The agency does not care about the families or the children concerned, our community counselor confirmed that directly. Do yourself a favor and work with another au pair agency, this one is terrible.

I love being an au pair in my 2nd year ! I didn’t enjoy it as much in my 1st year and yes there is hard days but there is traveling and learning, making amazing friends from all over the world. I really think every single young girl should take advantage of this au pair program and make the best year or two for themselves and grow as a person and learn independence . Working with kids can be really hard but it’s a very rewarding job. Just always remember to stand up for yourself and never be taken advantage from . Always stand your ground ! Kids can get really hard and homesickness is a real thing . I have experienced 1year and 5/6 months of Au pair work so far planning on doing 2years and I had 2 families and completely different! APIA is really one of the best agencies and my experience with them are great . My 2 LCC’s that I had/have is great and will have support. The payment we get isn’t great at all but it’s how you work with your money too.

This agency is one of the best if I have to compare to the others. Never had a problem with the family but I had a problem with my plane and the agency was super reactive ! They helped to get another flight for the one that I missed. My host family liked them to. They just don't really explain you how to get your visa.