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 France 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 8-12 weeks. Once the permit is issued, the family will send it to us along with a certificate of enrolment in a language course.

Visa

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

1. Two visa forms
2. Agreement with the family
3. Certificate of enrolment in a language course
4. 2 photos
5. Copy of the passport
6. A letter of motivation (hand-written)
7. Diploma (legalized)

Travel details

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