How it works - MyFamilyAbroad

How the community works

MyFamilyAbroad is a community of families who share their daily lives, their languages and their cultures.

Everyone is verified

Before any connection:

family identities are verified
profiles are complete and transparent
projects are validated on both sides

Everyone is engaged

Families can:

send their child abroad
host a young person at home
or combine both, according to their wishes and availability

Is my family suitable?

How stays work

Become a verified member

You apply, we verify your family, then your profile joins the community.

Host or travel

You earn credits by hosting, and spend them when your child travels.

Live the exchange

A real family-to-family immersion, with no agency in between.

You choose your family

Before each stay:

you browse detailed family profiles
you communicate directly with them
you arrange a video call if you wish

You only confirm if you feel comfortable.

A daily family immersion

During the stay, your family member:

lives in a family as a full member
shares meals, outings and daily life
discovers a culture from the inside

It's not a tourist program,
it's a real family life abroad.

How credits work

Spend credits when you travel.
Earn credits when you host.
1 night = 1 credit. Your Membership includes 15 welcome credits, and referring a family earns 3 more.

Credits cover the accommodation nights
when your child stays with a family abroad.

The principle is simple

1 night = 1 credit
you earn credits when you host
you use credits when your child travels

Member tip: travel before you host

« With the 15 welcome credits we travelled in our first year, and hosted the summer after to earn them back. »

Meadow, 10+ nights on MyFamilyAbroad

How much does it cost

One single Membership: €500 per family per year,
15 credits included

No per-night fee, no money between families. We are reinventing the immersion experience abroad by making it affordable and chosen.

Signing up is free. The Membership costs €500 per family per year and includes 15 welcome credits (1 credit = 1 night). Hosting earns you nights.

What does it really cost?

Compare what one stay costs through an agency with what a whole year costs at MyFamilyAbroad.

Language stay agency

≈ €3,000

for a 2-week stay, one child, usually without the flight

One stay, once
Family chosen by the agency
Nights are bought
Nothing comes back if you do not travel

The Membership

MyFamilyAbroad

€500

a year, for the whole family, 15 welcome nights included

As many stays as you have credits for
Families verified by MFA, chosen by you
15 nights included, then 1 night hosted = 1 night earned
Parents, children and grandparents of the household
Neither hosted nor travelled this year? Extended for another, at no cost

2026 prices published by the main French providers for a 2-week family immersion (Ireland, England, USA): from €1,850 to €3,500 depending on the destination, usually excluding flights. Checked on 09/09/2026, sources available on request.

Membership

The credits you spend come back to you every time you host in turn.

Member tip: verification

« The verification level of the families adds a touch of security and reassures me about the environment in which my teen will be received. »