HOW TO BECOME AN AU-PAIR WITH CULTURAL CARE | South African YouTuber
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- Hey guys, as part of my au-pair series, I thought this would be best to be th3 first au-pair video I put out. I hope this is helpful to a lot of you starting your journey! It might seem extremely diificult going through it but trust me it is worth it! hang in there!
Love, Karabo :)
Wow thank you Karabo, this is beautiful and I relate to every detail of what you talked about. Ny daughter went through all what you said. She left last week (09/03/2023), i cried on the eve of her trip and also at the airport. She arrived safely in San Francisco, California. She has settled pretty well and she's enjoying each and every minute of her time. We're pretty happy for her, she's going to experience the world and broaden her horizons about the world.
Thank you and have a great day. 💖
Thank you so so much! I’m glad she arrived safe and I wish her all the best throughout her journey 🥹
@@KaraboMareka Thank you so kindly and have a great day! 🎉🎊👍
Love the in depth information
🔥🤞🏼
Thank you for this
Thank you sweetheart ♥️
I love you! Just found u but your videos are so informative and pure. Btw you’re so pretty
Thank you so much I appreciate you 🥹🥹
This is pure and informative!!! Love it love it love it! By the way, you’re the reason why I’m in the states now! Our experience are quite similar and little bit different! Thank you Karabo! Keep priding girl!!!😘😘
I’m so glad you’re finally here!!!!! I wish you all the best ♥️♥️
@@KaraboMareka I unfortunately don't meet the age requirements 😔 do you know any other aupair agencies that take people above 40 yrs but younger than 45?
@@kamvelihlemgwetyana8766 oh I’m so sorry, no there are none agencies that are for older people sorry 🥺 the maximum I’ve heard of is 30 years in Europe
@@KaraboMareka ok thank you
Even as an American.. found this super helpful! 👏🏼👏🏼
Do you want to be a bro pair too? 😂😂
Thank you sis this is so helpful for me cause I've been so confused now am very sure am going to do it
I’m glad I could help ♥️♥️ good luck!
right now i'm doing my sozialassistent in one and a half year i'm done with it! i can't wait to be an au pair!
I really loved this,kip it up gal
Thank you 😊
Went to my info meeting last week 🥰it was fun can't wait to get my licence then I'm innnn
That’s awesome 💃💃💃
Your video is so informative thank you♥️
You’re welcome! And good luck ♥️
The last part hit so hard. "look at you, you've made it" 😭
Ready to start your journey ♥️
Thank you so much for this video😭😭❤️
Ofcourse honey ♥️♥️
Congrats on 1K views :)
Thank you so much 😊
Why did I not want this video to end😫? I m also currently in the process of becoming an Au Pair. I am just waiting on my drivers (it is indeed a lengthy process) then I am good to go. 😁😁
Yaaaaay! Wishing you all the best! Go pass and get that license babe! ♥️♥️
Oh my word also me
Thursday I'm going for my license test
@@hopemhlongo5965 good luck!
@@KaraboMareka I got it🥺🥳🥳🥳
Karabo in my language means family thank you sister ❤
I love that! 🥹❤️
This so perfect 👌
Thank you 😊
Lovely video! I wanted to become an Au Pair however being from the Cape Verde Islands is a nightmare. No agency operates in my country 🥲
Oh no!! 😭😭😭 that sucks! They really should start expanding the countries they operate in!
@@KaraboMareka exactly! I’m hoping I’ll find at least a country which accepts Au pairs from Cape Verde. I’m craving some adventure 😂
Found your channel last year sep subscribed , before I started my process, finally got the perfect match so I came back for the next steps, you channel is very informative thank you ❤️
Thank you so much and congratulations 🎈
How long did it take u to get a match
Thank you. 🥺♥️🥺
Ofcourse! All the best ♥️
Had my visa approved last week Tuesday, just waiting for my passport to come back!!😁
Yaaaaaay!!!! I’m happy for you!!!
Congrats
Every Ugandan needs to watch this. So informative. Proud of you sis❤️
Am here from your instagram story..Thank you
Thank you. please subscribe and you can def ask me any questions about Uganda
Period!!!
It’s my friend for me ♥️
Am here
Hey Karabo, do you have any tips on how to pick the right host family, like what type of questions to ask to decipher if they're right for you? Also how many Skype calls do you feel like would be enough to get a feel of the family before going? I have the agency interview Friday and then going to start matching with families, Ngl these horror stories are really making me uneasy😭
At least you know what to expect from the stories people are coming out with because most of the time people think it’s just going to be fun all the time which is not true it’s hard.
You can ask about your schedule, curfew, usage of car, kids discipline, overnight guest rules, more about what’s expected for you, religious views etc
Yes Ambassador 🙈🤍
Listen baby that’s me 😂♥️
Chears to us that comment and like before we start watching ❤️🤩😍
My favorite kind of people 😂♥️
My plan is so pack everything so I don’t have to buy and save money 🤣🤣
Girl it’s impossible lol
Sharing this with people on my WhatsApp 🏃🏾♀️🏃🏾♀️🏃🏾♀️🏃🏾♀️
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Yohh that’s a lot 😂💔 my application is on 97% and I haven’t done most of the things you talked about
You’re close!!! Keep going!
How long does the process take....got some agency in my country but they are like if I start the process now can even get the host family by January
It’s different for everyone, it took me 2 months before Covid. But now a lot of people are still trying to find families and it’s been a year
Hey Karabo, you look beautiful. What do you do during the day when the kid is at school? Do you think a Long distance student could be able to do assignments when kids are not around?
It’s possible but you can’t au pair & be in school at the same time. But if we are talking about something else, doing assignments is possible when kids are not around it’s your free time anyway
Hi Karabo ..New subbie here,loved this video just one question can a family offer to pay for some of these costs for the process?
Hey girl thank you for subscribing! My host family actually offered to pay for my application fee. It is NOT allowed by cultural care so she had to fight both American offices and South African offices for days until they gave in. Apparently I was the only Au Pair to have a family so this by the agency. However, I’m sure there’s other Au Pairs that have done that without the agency knowing. My host mom wanted to transfer directly to their account. But it is unlikely for a family to offer to pay I think. I haven’t heard of any other au pair say that
Hey, I have a question. I’m thinking about becoming an au pair. But in some way it is scary to think your gonna stay with people you don’t really know for a year. Did you ever had that feeling to, afraid for what could happen?
Oh definitely! All alone in a foreign country and living with strangers? That’s a fear we all have. But also a fear you’ll have to face if you want to become an au pair. Being an Au pair is all about risk taking and praying for the best! 😅 you’ll get the hang of it a few weeks/months in though
Lovely video. Do you think it is better to first Au pair then work towards studying in USA as undergraduate or just go study in the US right after matric?
I can’t answer that one for you babe. It’s a personal choice
@@KaraboMareka
Thanks , what would you recommend for someone who wants to do au pair first then only study there ? In terms of Visa perhaps
@@hazel5105 to be honest with you, I didn’t get a student visa lol I don’t know what the process is nor do I have the knowledge so I can’t advice you on that. You can check out one of my other visas 4 ways on how to stay in the USA and that’s as much advice as I can give
@@KaraboMareka
Thanks once again and I have watched it.
Hey I have a question after I finish creating my profile do I have to submit documents
Hey … yes there’s a lot of documents you’ll need to submit during your application process
I got rejected because of my driving experience. It's less than a year, they said they need 2 years of experience in driving. I feel so bad😔
Omg! I didn’t know that was a requirement. 2 years? Wow
@@KaraboMarekaYes the family said so. But I still have that hope of getting my Match.
Ohhhhh the family! Thought the agency. Don’t worry a better family will want to match with you
hey sis did you finally get a match?
@@kamomoumakoa9828 Hello Yes I've been matched😊
Does the family allow you to stay for more than 2 years
Nope
How did you book your flight and which airline did you use?
The agency books the flight for you. And I used SAA at the time
Great content, si if you're not from south Africa, you can't apply through culture care au pair? Because I'm from Burkina Faso in west Africa, I really like to be an au pair. Or do you know agencies that operate in the whole African continent?
Hi, yes unfortunately cultural care is only for South Africa 🥹 … and no I don’t know any agency that operates in the whole continent
How many years of driving experience do I need to qualify because I'm i recently applied for a learners licence?
You don’t need a certain amount of years. As long as you have a drivers license
I saw on their site that you have to pay R15k as a one time fee or something like that? How true is this?
100%
How did you end up staying there for 3 years did you go to different families
Well you do get 2 years maximum as an Au pair. During Covid in country au pairs were given an extra 6 months because out of country au pairs couldn’t come in. That’s how I ended up with 2 years & 6 months
Which states are best to au pair in ?and which state did you au pair in
Honestly, it depends what a person likes. The states are very different & offer different things. I au paired in Delaware, Florida & Colorado. Loved Florida, but I know some people who don’t so I can’t really say 🤦🏾♀️
Thank you Karabo I wanna be you pretty soon 😭❤️
On the website of cultural care it’s says they take care of your airfare meaning you don’t buy your own ticket right? I just want to clarify
Yes … they take your program fee to book you a flight
@@KaraboMareka thank you.
Please which agency operate in Nigeria,I can't really get my ways on Google
I don’t know unfortunately
Why is there a seperate Aids test rqmt for a nanny position?
I don’t know
Hey, I'm at a 100%. For how long does the face to face interview pend?
I have no idea! This was 5 years ago I forgot 😭😭
Hi sis I need help with video introducing yourself ? can you give me tips.
They changed the videos up. When I was applying I was asked to do a video about myself. So they totally changed all that now so I won’t be able to give you the right tips. All the best though!
Do you book your flight for yourself or does the agency/family but the ticket for you
Agency does. They use your registration fee to book your flight too
Google saysMost au pairs are between 18 and 30 years old. But some countries have slightly different age requirements for au pairs. Therefore an au pair should always check the specific regulations for the host country before finalising arrangements for an au pair stay.
it means a person from age 50 onwards if they apply, what are the rules by the host company?
You can only be an au pair in the USA if you are between 18-26. You unfortunately cannot be an au pair after that age limit
@@KaraboMareka o sad. Any idea why?
@@TWEETYDOTPIE it’s a cultural exchange program for young people
@@KaraboMareka o ok
So cultural care work only in South Africa
Not any other country in Africa??
Yes only in South Africa in the continent of Africa
Hey girl, why did you end up staying for 3 years?
Thank you for the video!
Why? What do you mean?
DOES ONE HAVE TO APPLY FOR STUDYING THEN AUPAIR IF YOURE PLANNING ON BEING A STUDENT? OR DO YOU APPLY FOR VARSITY WHEN YOU GET THERE?
You don’t really go to college like they say so no you don’t have to study or apply for school just apply to be an Au pair
@@KaraboMareka but what if you want to study while abroad?
You can only do so after being an Au pair. And you’d have to apply for a student visa
Oh, someone told me that the host family does pay for your studies when you're an AuPair.. Hence why I'm asking
@@leloowhite you’re very confused. The “college” that they say you’re going to attend when you get to the United States is not a full time college where you go to school every single day. They only need 72 hours of school credit from you. That’s only 1 weekend. So the whole year you only go for just 1 weekend. Your host family is responsible for paying only $500 of if. If you chose a class that wanted $800 for example the other money you take it out yourself.
But that’s why I said you don’t really go to school, it’s not what you think
May I ask maam if who is to write on the references ,is it the one that you took care or your former pupils even if it was 10 years ago?
People you have worked for taking care of their kids. Those are the references they want
i am an au pair in Germany does that count?
@@KaraboMareka i am an au pair in Germany, does that count as reference?
@@grethylruth no
hi what if i dont have any professional reference??
Hey, you need one 🥹🥹
Is it possible for an American citizen who lived abroad to be an au pair? In the U.S as well?
I don’t think so
Can I ask what happens after the 2 weeks if you don't manage to pay the program fee?
I honestly have no idea actually 🤔
But ofcourse if you don’t pay you don’t go anywhere. The family you matched with might look for someone else too as they want someone in a specific time range
@@KaraboMareka well that's reasonable.
Hi did you pay for medical
That 20000 is gonna kill me .
Giiirl I know 😭😭😩
I just wanted to ask, is it necessary to do a first aid course ?
Well it was included in training school. I don’t know if they ask for it now
@@KaraboMareka okay, thank youu!
Do you have to be a South African citizen to go through with cultural care?
Yes! You need a South African passport
Can I apply to become an Au pair being from Mozambique?? As here we don’t have agency I’m thinking to apply in SA as if near.
Hi, you’d have to have a South African passport if you want to apply to agencies available in South Africa. I actually don’t know what agencies are available in Mozambique but maybe if you could google and research you might find something. I think there should be at least one
@@KaraboMareka thank you dear I will do that, otherwise I try to fill some online and and ask cultural Au Pair for Mozambique and they reject for be Mozambique I felt so bad, really thought my dream would come true 😔
I’m so sorry 🥺 Cultural Care only operates in South Africa in the whole of Africa, they definitely need to expand
I have an acquaintance who's an aupair now in 2022, who paid R7500 though so does it differ for people?
No it doesn’t differ. I have no idea how she paid R7500. Maybe she’s using a different agency? I haven’t heard of anyone paying that much with cultural care. But I don’t know, maybe things have changed somehow
@@KaraboMareka yes she used cultural care
I just contacted someone working for cultural care and she says and I quote : “So, there are discounts for Au Pairs that go for a second time or have a degree in education, but none of the discounts will get them R7500 - The biggest discount will only get you to R12000 without the protection plans - so that is impossible for the Au Pair to have paid R7500, unless she is with a different agency”
@@KaraboMareka ok thank you for the information,I wonder why she said it R7500,a lot of people say it's R15k any other agencies you know that are affordable?
No, I actually don’t know what the other agencies charge sorry!
hiii, do you know of any agency that takes au pairs from ghana?
No sorry
Update it's R600 now for the passport now😪
Damn 😭😭😭
How many months was this process?
I think I say it in the video. And everyone’s process is different and takes different times
Hey i would like to know that if u say they need reference .they need numbers of the person u were looking after a child for ? creach stamp or cell number ... And also can u give them the numbers of neighbors u were taking care of their children ? Or they need a day care experience?
Yes phone numbers or email, they will call them … and I don’t know. When I applied 5 years ago they had to be professional references
@@KaraboMareka yhooo gosh ..thank you love ,so how many days do u think I can volunteer for at a daycare crech ?
@@ongeziwecele330 I don’t know, check how many hours they require … I forgot what it was
What if my home country does not have an au pair agency!
Unfortunately you can’t be an Au pair
Hey beautiful, hope you're well. How long did it take for you to get matched?
Hey girl. It took me a month after speaking to maybe 8 families
@@KaraboMareka okay that's good. I really want to try it out, I hope my matching process takes as long as yours, I've seen people wait up to 6 months.😪💀.
@@omphemetseshaz8979 yeah and I know others that have been waiting for more than a year. Unfortunately because of Covid it takes longer. Families are just not recalling looking for out of country au pairs but in country au pairs due to travel bans that were imposed and they needed someone immediate. It just slowed everyone’s process down! But you could be lucky and find a family quicker than everyone else. But right now it’s tough for almost everyone
@@KaraboMareka Hey karabo. So update, I went with au pair in america & within 2 days I had 8 matches & matched within a week. I'm just waiting for my visa. It'll be a month tomorrow but anyway! I just want to say thank you for making this video. Because I started my process a day after watching this video.💗💗
Thank you again. I literally cannot wait to get my visa😊💃💃
@@omphemetseshaz8979 that’s awesome! I wish you all the best in your journey! ♥️
How much do they pay you every month in addition to the free benefits they give??
You can get all that information on google, it’ll probably be easier to explain there 🙂
@@KaraboMareka these kinds of info wont be in google as it varies from family to family, but i just needed to get an idea as u worked as one 😁
@@KaraboMareka this is what google teacher said :-)
$195.75 per week
Au pairs must receive a weekly stipend from the host family that is at least $195.75 per week. The weekly au pair stipend is a minimum payment requirement and host families and au pairs are free to agree to compensation higher than this legally applicable minimum.
@@TWEETYDOTPIE it doesn’t vary family to family. Au pair rules apply for everyone and it’s the same
@@KaraboMareka the rules maybe the same, the salary charges will be different is what I meant...is that correct?
What if you're not a south Africa but leaving in south Africa
You need a South African passport
And if you're married or if you have kids??
I think I mentioned something about the requirements when you have kids born into the marriage
Do you do everything on your phone or visit the agency
On your phone
But they might ask to interview you in person
Thanks so much let me look for an agency in my country then start on my process praying it works out🙏😫
Done do done lo ✅❤️🙂
Hello i am from Cameroon and i'm looking for an agency for au pair any recommandation
I don’t know any sorry
who sponsors the ticket and the visa of an au pair coming from another country??
The au pair. The program fee the au pair pays to the agency includes her round trip flight
@@KaraboMareka 😭 xpensive 🙄
@@KaraboMareka this is what one employer there told me.......You’re required to pay for the work permit and the authentication approval fee , because that’s the first criteria needed from you for your travel down to USA.......any idea how much that would be this time around??
@@KaraboMareka when i asked about the visa and ticket this is what the lady had replied.......Yeah, My family are the one who is offering you visa,flying ticket,food and accommodation free
Hi I have all the requirements and I have already a host family.. they are only waiting for my medical payment.. did you pay for your medical? They are asking me for 432$..for my medical
Hi, yes you pay for your own medical. I don’t know whose asking you but I chose my own doctor & my doctor charged me around R500
@@KaraboMareka the agency mailed me to pay for the medical/labor certificate.. they ask me to send it first is it legit to send the money first?
What agency are you using?
Cultural care au pair
@@josephinedangan6969 that’s weird. Cultural care doesn’t ask you to send them money for anything except when you have matched with a family for program fee
Can a Zambian apply for such
I don’t know. Check if there are any agencies in your country
How do I make R20k if I don't work 😭
I don’t know 😩😩
Which kind of questions do they Normally ask at the US embassy for an aupair.
Thank you! Coming soon from uganda
I have no idea, they didn’t ask me anything
Am currently in the 10th Grade and my mom and I have been discussing me coming over.
That’s awesome!!! All the best on your journey! ♥️
Hello dear this is brannie from Uganda Uganda how much money do I need in dollars
Hello. I have no idea a little over a $1000 I think
Hi what is the age limit to be an au pair
Hey! Age limit is 26🙂
@@KaraboMareka ok thank you
Sis I need your help please
Hey sure, what’s up?
Can't we pay this R20000 in smaller amount
I wish
How long does the process takes ?
It’s different for everyone. Mine took less than 2 months. Others have been waiting for over a year
Is it possible if they can send me? My visa paperwork on the email, not the mail because I have some issues with my house Address
Please let me know 🙏
I don’t know, contact them and ask
@@KaraboMareka thank you so much for your quick reply ❤❤
So if your older than that you cant
Unfortunately no
So what was the conversation about with the families 👪
Conversation in regards to?
I got this am really confused l don't know if they is still a hope What does this mean .Good day,
We are excited to inform you that EN227548 Mashayanyika has decided to start their journey as an au pair. EN227548 has named you as a reference and has provided us with your contact number.
We will contact you in the near future to learn more about your relationship with EN227548.
Kind Regards,
Cultural Care Au Pair
Scam
@@KaraboMareka thank you