Au-Pairs
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Foreign nationals wishing to work as au-pairs in Switzerland require a work permit. All applications must be submitted to the Office of Economy and Labour (AWA).
Non-EU/EFTA (third countries)
Applications relating to third-country nationals must be submitted to the AWA by a licensed and official Swiss au-pair organisation. Hence, au-pair families may not submit applications directly to the AWA. The Federal Office for Migration, reference 4.4.11 (PDF, 1.9 MB, in German only) has entrusted the official au-pair organisations with the duty of conducting the prior reviews.
EU-28/ EFTA member states (incl. Croatia)
Since au-pair applications are not subject to the Agreement on the Free Movement of People, respective applications including the contract must also be submitted to the AWA for au-pairs from EU-/EFTA member states.
A submission of the application by a licensed and official Swiss au-pair organisation is not required.
You can submit the application with the documents (curriculum vitae, employment contract, etc.) on-line using this link as “local employment, employee, newly arrived/start of job:
Online application for a work permit for a foreign worker or cross-border services (in German only)