• Yes. You can extend your au pair stay for up to 12 months. You can also split your Working Holiday Visa, spending 6–9 months as an au pair and using the rest of the time to travel and work in other jobs.

  • Our au pair program in Australia doesn’t include insurance. We can, however, recommend a comprehensive package from our longtime partner DR-Walther starting from 40,50 €/month. Find out more about your au pair insurance in our guide.

  • Our au pair program in Australia doesn’t include insurance. We can, however, recommend a comprehensive package from our longtime partner DR-Walther starting from 40,50 €/month. Find out more about your au pair insurance in our guide.

  • Yes. Anyone in Australia on a Working Holiday Visa has to pay income tax. How much you pay depends on your total earnings and the length of your program. If you earn 37,000 Australian dollars or less in a year, each dollar is taxed at 15%.

  • Yes. You can apply for a second or even a third Working Holiday Visa. To get it you need to show that you have done “specified work” for the required amount of time. This means at least three months for the second visa and six months for the third. The work has to be in certain fields or industries in approved regional areas of Australia. Typical jobs include farm work you do after your time as an au pair. You can find more details about “specified work” on the Department of Home Affairs website.

  • Yes. Anyone in Australia on a Working Holiday Visa has to pay income tax. How much you pay depends on your total earnings and the length of your program. If you earn 37,000 Australian dollars or less in a year, each dollar is taxed at 15%.

  • Yes. You can apply for a second or even a third Working Holiday Visa. To get it you need to show that you have done “specified work” for the required amount of time. This means at least three months for the second visa and six months for the third. The work has to be in certain fields or industries in approved regional areas of Australia. Typical jobs include farm work you do after your time as an au pair. You can find more details about “specified work” on the Department of Home Affairs website.

  • Yes. You can extend your au pair stay for up to 12 months. You can also split your Working Holiday Visa, spending 6–9 months as an au pair and using the rest of the time to travel and work in other jobs.