Program Fee & Other Costs

With Cultural Care you’re choosing the best au pair program out there. We offer you an exceptional experience in the USA at a fair price with no hidden costs.

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As a Cultural Care au pair, you are signing up for a premium program – the highest quality way to live and work abroad. At Cultural Care we use our 30 years of expertise to make sure you get the best training and preparation and support throughout your journey. Find out more about why we are the best option to help you in your au pair experience.

Best of all, at Cultural Care we won't ask you to pay anything until you’ve found your family. That means you can learn more about our program, work on your au pair application and even match with your host family completely free of charge.

Once you match with a host family and decide on an arrival date in the USA, we’ll ask you to pay a one-time program fee, which includes your program participation and Extended insurance coverage. Here’s a breakdown of that fee:

Program Fee

Please contact our office for the latest program fee in your currency.

Your one-time payment includes a comprehensive group insurance policy for your initial au pair term, global support 24/7 and all additional program benefits.

Both au pairs and host families pay a programme fee to participate in this mutually beneficial cultural exchange programme. As programme participants, they fulfill different obligations and receive unique benefits. Learn more about the benefits of the au pair programme.

Additional Costs

We also want to make you aware of some supplementary costs that will arise throughout your travel preparation. Please note that these fees are not paid to Cultural Care, but are required to participate in the au pair programme:

  • Visa fee
  • Police Certificate
  • GP Health Check
  • International Driving License
Peace of Mind Cancellation Protection

We offer “Peace of Mind” which is a special cancellation protection to safeguard your program fee against Force Majeure* events restricting travel to the USA. “Peace of Mind” gives you extra security in uncertain times.

With this additional option you will receive a full refund of the program fee if you cannot start the program because any of the following conditions are met up to 30 days before your departure:

  • Your local government prohibits travel to the USA.
  • The US government prohibits travel from your country to the USA.
  • Your host family cancels the program due to concerns related to the above-mentioned travel restrictions.

*Force Majeure as used herein means an event beyond your control prohibiting travel to the USA exclusively due to any of the following causes: war, terrorist act, pandemic (including the COVID-19 pandemic), travel bans or Level 4 travel warnings issued by the U.S. Department of State or equivalent warnings issued by competent governmental authorities, natural catastrophes.