Become a host family

We are always searching for suitable Irish families who want to become a host family for international students. If you can offer a safe, comfortable, welcoming environment for foreign students, then we have students ready to share their Irish experience with you.

All host families will receive a weekly fee for hosting an international student.

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Benefits of Becoming a Host Family

  • A chance to meet and engage with students from many different cultures and traditions.

  • Flexibility to accommodate for short or long term.

  • Generate additional income.

  • We source students from a wide variety of colleges and schools, therefore increasing your chance of year-round business.

  • Receive regular prompt payments.

What makes a suitable Host Family?

The most important part if you want to become a host family is your willingness to welcome a student into your home and to be part of your family for a short while. Most students who travel to Ireland to improve their English choose to stay with a host family to make the most of their experience.  Host families may be 'traditional' families with children, young couples with no children, single-parent families and retired couples whose children have left home. All host families are carefully selected and visited by a member of staff in Accommodation in Dublin.

Apply to Become a Host Family & Home Visit

We invite persons interested in becoming a Host Family to complete our ‘Host Family Application Form’ online. Once we receive your application we will arrange a visit to your home (‘Home Visit’) at a convenient time for you.

A ‘Home Visit’ is where one of our staff members calls to your home to speak to you about the host family process and to view the room(s) where students will stay. The visit will last between 30 and 45 minutes. This is not an ‘inspection’. It is an opportunity for us to learn about you and an opportunity for you to ask questions about the Host Family process.

Once the Home Visit has been completed and you are happy to proceed we will add you to our Host Family list and we will book you accordingly.  

Become a Host Family Now!

We are recruiting new families immediately and invite you to make an application to become a Host Family. You will get to meet lots of new people from around the world while gaining an income for your services. So what are you waiting for – apply now! Once we receive your application we will be in touch soon to set up an appointment to visit your home. We look forward to receiving your application.