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Au pair vacation calculator

Type in the first and the last day with the family and see how much paid vacation the host country’s rules give for that stay — pro rata where the rules name a share, and a plain “no figure” where they do not. The weekly time off is quoted underneath. Every number comes with the document it is taken from.

Example dates — type over them with yours.

United States (J-1) · 14 March 2027 to 13 March 2028

Length of the stay: 12 full months · 366 days in total

Paid vacation for this stay

2 weeks

One 12-month term × 2 weeks of paid vacation.

The rule, word for word

Two weeks of paid vacation for each 12-month exchange term.

Source: 22 CFR § 62.31, 4-1-24 edition

Time off every week

This applies throughout the stay, on top of the paid vacation. It is quoted, not calculated.

A minimum of one and a half days off per week, in addition to one complete weekend off each month.

Source: 22 CFR § 62.31, 4-1-24 edition

All rules for United States (J-1)

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Plan the days off where the whole family looks

AuPairSync has a family calendar that you and your au pair share. This page does not send anything to the app: put the vacation days you agree into the app as events yourself, or print this page and keep it with the contract.

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