Au-pair, the ambigous persona

Abstract

The au pair scheme in frame of legal framework, international theories of migration and citizenship. This study investigates the au-pair scheme in the perspective of the legal framework with features of migration theories and of regulation of entrance in Norway based on citizenship. Therefore, how the citizenship influences the au-pair scheme has been further examined. This has been conducted by elaborating mainly two main groups as au-pairs: European and non-European citizens as au-pairs in Norway. This study offers an approach of the au-pair scheme as it underlines the legal frame work in international and national level. It is explained in detail the legal instrument European Agreement on the au-pair placement and furthermore the regulations that regulate the movement of European and non-European au-pairs. Thus, to non-European au-pairs migration law comes into force and it’s further described. Whereas, to European citizens it applies the Free Movement Directive and it explains the rights and obligations of au-pairs that derives from the legislation. Furthermore, the theories of migration as core theories of this comprehensive and interdisciplinary study to investigate how the citizenship influences the appliance of the au-pair scheme towards European and non-European citizens. Enriching this goal qualitative methodology is applied in conducting this research. Additionally, this type of methodology is further elaborated to understand the appliance of the au-pair scheme depending the citizenship European or non-European. This research concludes the need for improvement of the au-pair legal frame work in terms of migration regulations to treat au-pairs equally despite the citizenship