Comments on: Helping Your Au Pair Extend, with Student Status: Advice Wanted http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/ Helping Host Parents and Au Pairs build great relationships. Tue, 22 May 2012 09:09:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Taking a Computer Lunch http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-17430 Taking a Computer Lunch Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:58:18 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/#comment-17430 When I sponsored an AP who was converting her visa status, I had to provide tax information to prove that I had the means to pay her tuition, fill out a statement of support, indicating her weekly stipend for me, and sign a legal agreement with the college. I did pay her tuition for the duration that she lived with me, and when she left my household she had work with another employer that gave her the means to continue funding her education. As I recall, my husband went with the AP to apply for college (she had been taking classes as an AP, but entering the college as a full-time student was a different story). I think we were legally responsible for the AP's tuition and support while she attended the college and had the right to give notice of termination of support within 30 days of the end of the semester for the following semester (which we did after she had completed more than enough credits to fulfill her Associate's Degree - mainly because the relationship had soured and I did not want us to remained tied to her forever). If you cannot pay your school tuition and your sponsors can't/won't, then the school will withdraw your enrollment and you will lose your visa status. Attending college in the US is not cheap, especially when books alone can run $800 a semester, so best to have your ducks in a row. When I sponsored an AP who was converting her visa status, I had to provide tax information to prove that I had the means to pay her tuition, fill out a statement of support, indicating her weekly stipend for me, and sign a legal agreement with the college. I did pay her tuition for the duration that she lived with me, and when she left my household she had work with another employer that gave her the means to continue funding her education.

As I recall, my husband went with the AP to apply for college (she had been taking classes as an AP, but entering the college as a full-time student was a different story).

I think we were legally responsible for the AP’s tuition and support while she attended the college and had the right to give notice of termination of support within 30 days of the end of the semester for the following semester (which we did after she had completed more than enough credits to fulfill her Associate’s Degree – mainly because the relationship had soured and I did not want us to remained tied to her forever).

If you cannot pay your school tuition and your sponsors can’t/won’t, then the school will withdraw your enrollment and you will lose your visa status. Attending college in the US is not cheap, especially when books alone can run $800 a semester, so best to have your ducks in a row.

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]]> By: Aysin http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-17428 Aysin Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:02:00 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/#comment-17428 Hi Im an aupair but my program is going to end in june.(I already extend) Any I wanna go to college but i need someone to support me and my host families are ok with that.But They wonder what are their legal responsilities? Cause they are just gonna show that they support me but they wont actaully it just for school paperwork. Im gonna move out and support myself rest of my time in USA. So what happens if i wont get the pay my scool tuittion ? Does my sponsors have to pay or what is their issue in this sitatiun? Thanks for all help Hi Im an aupair but my program is going to end in june.(I already extend) Any I wanna go to college but i need someone to support me and my host families are ok with that.But They wonder what are their legal responsilities? Cause they are just gonna show that they support me but they wont actaully it just for school paperwork. Im gonna move out and support myself rest of my time in USA. So what happens if i wont get the pay my scool tuittion ? Does my sponsors have to pay or what is their issue in this sitatiun? Thanks for all help

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]]> By: laurence http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-15908 laurence Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:23:37 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/#comment-15908 hello, i know it's been a long time this discussion is done but I was wondering what's happened to your situations?? I am actually an au pair, my host family wants me to stay with them and they are agree to sponsor my studies. thanks for helping!!! hello,
i know it’s been a long time this discussion is done but I was wondering what’s happened to your situations??
I am actually an au pair, my host family wants me to stay with them and they are agree to sponsor my studies.
thanks for helping!!!

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]]> By: Michelle http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-14053 Michelle Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:37:54 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/#comment-14053 Hi, We have friends whose au pair's position will end in January. She is unable to extend her stay but would like to remain in the U.S. as a student. We're willing to sponsor her but have told her that she would need to somehow cover her medical insurance, tuition, etc. -- the big stuff essentially. Because she already has a B.A. in Education from her home country and would like to pursue additional coursework here, we were wondering if she could work in an internship type program. I copied and pasted the following from immigration: Students may apply for Curricular Practical Training (CPT) to gain work experience in their field of study while being a full time student. Has anyone done this before and can advise us? Thanks! Hi,
We have friends whose au pair’s position will end in January. She is unable to extend her stay but would like to remain in the U.S. as a student. We’re willing to sponsor her but have told her that she would need to somehow cover her medical insurance, tuition, etc. — the big stuff essentially. Because she already has a B.A. in Education from her home country and would like to pursue additional coursework here, we were wondering if she could work in an internship type program. I copied and pasted the following from immigration: Students may apply for Curricular Practical Training (CPT) to gain work experience in their field of study while being a full time student. Has anyone done this before and can advise us? Thanks!

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]]> By: Calif Mom http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-5681 Calif Mom Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:19:48 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/#comment-5681 You're right, they can extend. but I think we're talking about APs who have already extended, and are finished with their extension contract, which states they must return to their home country. You’re right, they can extend. but I think we’re talking about APs who have already extended, and are finished with their extension contract, which states they must return to their home country.

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]]> By: Anonymous http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-5539 Anonymous Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:10:03 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/#comment-5539 In order for her to get a student visa, she needs to be in school full-time. Here is the state dept page: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1268.html#1 She can't legally "work" part time for you either. There is no other option for low-level non-specialized workers to get work visas in this country. In order to get a visa that would allow her to work in the US, she'd need to be a nurse or have some other qualification of that type (see Sara Duke's post above) In order for her to get a student visa, she needs to be in school full-time.

Here is the state dept page: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1268.html#1

She can’t legally “work” part time for you either. There is no other option for low-level non-specialized workers to get work visas in this country. In order to get a visa that would allow her to work in the US, she’d need to be a nurse or have some other qualification of that type (see Sara Duke’s post above)

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]]> By: Momof4 http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-5533 Momof4 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:39:42 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/#comment-5533 We are currently looking into an option for our au pair. She has already extended with us, so she can not use that option. We do not need FT child care anymore, and we were going to quit the au pair program and just look for PT baby sitters and change work hours slightly. Our au pair wants to go to school here and work the PT hours we need. She is a part of our family, and feels like a more vital part of our family then her own in Germany. Is a FT student visa the only option? The cost of the AP program is getting prohibitive for us. We can't afford FT tuition for her either. We are currently looking into an option for our au pair. She has already extended with us, so she can not use that option. We do not need FT child care anymore, and we were going to quit the au pair program and just look for PT baby sitters and change work hours slightly. Our au pair wants to go to school here and work the PT hours we need. She is a part of our family, and feels like a more vital part of our family then her own in Germany. Is a FT student visa the only option? The cost of the AP program is getting prohibitive for us. We can’t afford FT tuition for her either.

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]]> By: Jeana http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-5531 Jeana Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:07:37 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/#comment-5531 Our aupair didn't continue as an aupair when she chose to go to school in the US. Yes, she could have changed the visa from the US, but at that time, couldn't have flown back and forth from Germany to the US, while she was in school. Perhaps that situation is different now, as the laws continue to change. In addition, we both felt it was important for her to complete her obligation to our agency. Having an aupair has been a wonderful experience for our family, and I can't imagine that it looks good for a significant number of aupairs to change their visa, and not complete the program, as it is designed. We both wanted to honor our commitment, and I'm very glad that we handled it this way. Yes, she could have done it differently, but for us, we handled it the right way, with our situation. I didn't offer our home as an attempt to extend our time with aupair care; I did it because I wanted to support our aupair, who had become part of our family, with her academic goals. Our aupair didn’t continue as an aupair when she chose to go to school in the US. Yes, she could have changed the visa from the US, but at that time, couldn’t have flown back and forth from Germany to the US, while she was in school. Perhaps that situation is different now, as the laws continue to change. In addition, we both felt it was important for her to complete her obligation to our agency. Having an aupair has been a wonderful experience for our family, and I can’t imagine that it looks good for a significant number of aupairs to change their visa, and not complete the program, as it is designed. We both wanted to honor our commitment, and I’m very glad that we handled it this way. Yes, she could have done it differently, but for us, we handled it the right way, with our situation. I didn’t offer our home as an attempt to extend our time with aupair care; I did it because I wanted to support our aupair, who had become part of our family, with her academic goals.

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]]> By: Franzi http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-5530 Franzi Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:40:36 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/#comment-5530 that's what i did too, get my undergrad in Germany and then with the help of a scholarship i returned to the US to get my masters. university education in germany is close to free (especially compared to the tuition costs in the US)! there are all-english programs, there is basically every subject you can study...it's not as imperative as it first may sound to study in the US. many former APs just want to stay to be in this "happy dozy life is good" APstage forever. that’s what i did too, get my undergrad in Germany and then with the help of a scholarship i returned to the US to get my masters.

university education in germany is close to free (especially compared to the tuition costs in the US)! there are all-english programs, there is basically every subject you can study…it’s not as imperative as it first may sound to study in the US.
many former APs just want to stay to be in this “happy dozy life is good” APstage forever.

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]]> By: Anonymous http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-5528 Anonymous Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:06:54 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/colletge/2010/01/10/celiaharquail/#comment-5528 It seems to me that extending with your agency is the easiest way to do this but maybe I am missing something ? Is it a cost savings to do it yourself ? Seems like a huge responsibility and what if something goes wrong ? It seems to me that extending with your agency is the easiest way to do this but maybe I am missing something ? Is it a cost savings to do it yourself ? Seems like a huge responsibility and what if something goes wrong ?

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