Nanny au pair or housekeeper in ny
 

Hi. I am moving to ny with hub n three kids. He will be on h1b visa.
Does anyone know if we can hire an au pair?
Otherwise what is the cost of nanny/ housekeeper

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I don't think the spouse of a H1 visa holder can work (correct me if I'm wrong), so you might be "it", the nanny au pair & housekeeper. I don't know the pay for those jobs though or what hoops you may have to jump through to employ one or even if you can. Maybe cheaper DIYing it.

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You can save about ⅔ the cost, I hear, by bringing one in from India. :sneaky:

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Lots and they are really unreliable. Knew a friend who went back to work, even with a nanny share did not break even, still went back to work because she loves her job.

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Au-Pair thing, well plenty of agencies to look into that. Quite popular with the Brazilians in my area.

Still expensive...and a Nanny, more so if they're not living in house.

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In Ohio I paid my nanny about 26k a year, not incl Ssn and Medicare etc. that fig was not witholding taxes from her so she paid those herself, and I was liable for some too.

She worked7.30 to 5 mon thru Friday, I found her through care.com. When kids where in school or preschool she I'd light houskeeping. She was not live in.

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Live in or live out? I have a friend who is a live in au pair in NYC for three children. She gets paid $55,000 plus room and board and they also fully pay for her health insurance.

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My SIL in Greenwich CT paid her au pair $18k a year (live out), that was about 10 years ago and was considered a pretty good deal.

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That's awful low. I knew Irish girls in NYC making more than that as nannys 25 years ago.

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A good deal for your SIL, yes! Only someone with other wage earners in the family can survive on minimum wage in Greenwich.

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Can't they get a foreign live in student au pair for about $500 per month through an agency?

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An agency would seem like the way to go -- especially if they were the employer and paid the au pair so that the family didn't have to worry about payroll taxes and withholdings.

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I was referring to the J1 Visa Exchange Au Pair Program which I think is handled through a agency for a fee and the family pays up to $500 per month towards the au pair's academic course work. I don't think there are any taxes involved since the money paid is considered similar to a gift.

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I see -- I was thinking of the specialist employment agencies that provide nannies and home help in NYC, not an exchange program.

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The au pair didn't live in Greenwich... do any of them if they're not in-house? She lived somewhere much cheaper.

She did have another wage earner in her family though. Her son turned out to be a drug dealer until he got busted by the DEA :-)