STEPS

Initial Application

1. You should fill in an application at our offices and pay 50 BGN – non-refundable administrative fee.
2. You have to sign a contract with GTCE

Program documents

Within two weeks after your application you need to submit the required documents.

Sending the documents to the partner agency

When you submit your documents at GTCE:

1. We will check and translate them
2. You should pay 250 BGN, program fee
3. The documents will be sent to an agency in Austria that will submit them to different families for approval. As soon as a family likes your documents, one of the parents will make a phone interview with you. During this interview you may ask questions regarding the children, schools, way of life, etc.

Host Family

In case you have liked each other:

1. The family will send you an official confirmation, proving that they have approved you.

Permit

The family applies for an au pair permit. The issue of that document usually takes up to 6 weeks. Once the permit is issued, the family will send it to us.

Visa

With the following documents, you need to go to the Embassy of Austria to apply for a visa:

1. 2 visa application forms;
2. Permit;
3. Passport and a copy;
4. 2 passport photos;
5. Agreement;
6. A letter from the family;
7. Birth certificate;
8. Certificate showing no previous conviction;
9. A declaration on oath, stating that the family will fulfill all clauses in the agreement;

Travel details

Once the visa is issued, we will arrange your travel to Austria and inform the Partner Agency when and where you will arrive. The agency will make arrangements with the family to meet you.