Au Pairs: Visas

(asked on 13th April 2021) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing au pairs to travel to the UK under short term study visas.


Answered by
Kevin Foster Portrait
Kevin Foster
This question was answered on 19th April 2021

The Short-term Student (English Language) route is provided for the purpose of studying English at an accredited provider. The route is based on the principle a student’s sole intention for making an application is to undertake an English language course at an accredited institution and this intention is considered by caseworkers during the application process.

Travelling to the UK to act as an Au Pair would not meet this requirement of the route, nor would it serve the policy purpose the route is provided for.

Short-term Students are not allowed to work in the UK, so permitting employment as an AU Pair under it would not be appropriate.

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