US Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms Including Microsoft

Re:US Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms Including Microsoft by rayiner on Thursday October 08, 2026 @01:38PM (#50009054)

Same thing with au pairs and childcare work: https://www.npr.org/2019/01/09/683831264/au-pair-sponsor-age.... It’s basically below minimum wage.

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Re:US Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms Including Microsoft by whstl on Thursday October 08, 2026 @02:03PM (#50009499)

Exactly. Au pairs are super common in Europe too, I even know of American ones.

The appeal for foreigners is living temporarily in Germany, Switzerland, etc.

It's an exchange: the host offers a roof, pays next to nothing for a live-in nanny, etc.

It's tourism + work.

I don't think anyone would do this as a career, and locals just do it in another country.

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Re:US Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms Including Microsoft by angmarsbane on Thursday October 08, 2026 @05:20PM (#50012471)

I believe there is an age-out age for being an au-pair, 26 I think, so it isn't possible to make a career out of it.

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Re:US Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms Including Microsoft by whstl on Thursday October 08, 2026 @05:45PM (#50012784)

I'm talking about the "the host offers a roof, pays next to nothing for a live-in nanny" arrangement, which locals don't do.

Interestingly the 26 refers to the USA. But a similar career would be legally possible inside the USA (not under the program) but not in EU, due to heavy labour regulations.

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