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Q: An agency promises nanny jobs overseas for Chinese ladies? True?
My friend, a Chinese girl, wants to pay an agency a substantial amount to find her a nanny job in Europe. This sounds suspicious to me. Do any of you have any experience with this? Maybe a friend knows something?
I don't want to tell her she can't go to Europe but it sounds very suspicious to me. They want 20,000 RMB.
What say you? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
10 years 47 weeks ago in Business & Jobs - China
Nany job in Europe wanting specifically a "Chinese Nanny"? Well, not necessarily illegal per se. However, if they can afford to hire a "Chinese nanny" it seems that there would be more upfront way of doing this. Agency to agency, references (both for the agency and the potential Nanny). What kind of qualifications are they looking for in the Nanny? Oftentimes, they are asked for experience or studies in education and/or childcare at the very least, and even ask for references.
Is the Agency European? Perhaps you can consult with the Embassy of said agency's country. Is it Chinese? Maybe the Foreign Affairs Bureau.
She has to pay? NOW I am getting more suspicious. Usually, the employer will be the one who pays the fee for the Nanny, never the Nanny herself.
I honestly think that this is a scam and that she should stay far away from these people. Maybe some of the local Embassies could be of help in helping her find a list of reputable "Nanny Agency Centers" she could consult.
Seven years in the PR Justice Department has made me very paranoid of these kiinds of these kinds of things and this one sounds suspicious.
Please tell her to be careful and good luck!
bill8899:
Yes, everywhere I look on the internet says the hiring party pays, not the nanny. This is a Chinese "agent". She doesn't have experience as a nanny though she works in a preschool.
I'll ask the foreign embassies and have her contact them, too.
Thanks, well said.
It looks like a scam it smells like a scam...heck it even acts like a scam than you know what I say it is? It's a scam!! (
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Guilin above said it right. First find out, which EU country she will be going, and then contact Embassy in Beijing.
As I know, it is very difficult to obtain EU visa for Chinese. Any visa. Working visas for experts are easier to obtain, but 'nanny' doesn't fall into that category. Employment scams are the oldest and 'very convenient' scams.
Your friend should get as much info as possible about the job, and then contact EU Embassy for confirmation, before she consider paying that hefty fee.
bill8899:
Thanks, yes I'll contact embassies and she can do the same. It sounds like a scam but she wants to believe it so I need reasonable means to dissuade her.
It's a scam. To get a visa both the employer and nannie have to quailfy. Nannie needs a 6 month course and two years experience. I'm opening a nannie school where the girls learn nannying and massage, so they have a second skill to fall back on if needed.
This sort of thing makes me nervous just reading about it. Best case scenario: it's just a scam, and they take all her money. Worst case scenario: human trafficking. There is certainly more at stake than a loss of savings.
bill8899:
Thanks, that's disturbing but probably true. Thanks for your answer.
they get proof by talking to other nannies on skype who show a newspaper for that day in that city, if the company cant prove it, run dont walk away.
au pair programs are legal and common but many of the requirements are stricter. many now require international drivers license. check the visa requirements of the country.
it very well could be a scam, as most things in china can be.
i do know a chinese women who goes to school in america and went through the agency. part of the agreement with the family she stays with is that she is a nanny for their children and teaches them chinese.
not exactly the same situation but it is somewhat simliar and this specific agency turned out to not be scam..... this was more for going to college though.
