Monday, May 17, 2010

How to apply for a Foreign Domestic worker (Maid) April 7, 2010

For those who are planning to apply their own FDW a couple of things you need to consider:
Costs
Salary for a Filipino FDW ranges from S$300 - S$400 depending on your requirements.
Then there's a monthly levy, cost incurred during application including insurance and security bond, Medical Checkup every 6 months, airline ticket and basic necessities like food, bed and rent.
So if you have Parents or Parent-In-Laws willing to take care of your child while both of you are working then that would be ideal. You just need to apply them a Long Term Visit Pass which needs to be renewed yearly. If they can't then you have to do your computation to compare the cost of having one of you stay at home or hiring a FDW.
Other option would be Working from home.

Security
If you can find someone you can trust or at least recommended by a close friend to take care of your child then that would be best. If not you can always setup a basic surveillance system.

Below are the steps i did as of December 2009. Always double-check www.mom.gov.sg for the latest requirements.

Step 1
EMPLOYMENT ORIENTATION PROGRAM CERTIFICATE

Step 2
GET INSURANCE AND SECURITY BOND

Step 3
APPLY FOR WORKPASS

Step 4
MEDICAL CHECKUP
Make sure you mention to the doctor that it's for first time application of FDW checkup. Bring a copy of form.
Step 5
ORIENTATION AND WRITTEN EXAM
You can go to for a sample of the written exam. Almost all are just common-sense.

Step 6
SUBMIT REQUIREMENTS TO MOM WORKPASS DIVISION WITH FDW
Bring your IC and Passport
Step 7
CLAIM WORKPASS

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi, wondering if I can get some advise from you? I've got for my mum long term visit pass but I just brought her back to Malaysia to change her passport today. Any advise if there is anything that I"ll need to update in the new passport? I know for mine I have to transfer the re-entry permit to the new passport but unsure about long term visit pass holders. Any advise based on your experience is much appreciated. My email is galfreedom@yahoo.com.sg Thanks!

Jel said...

Anonymous said...
Many thanks. Have called ICA just need to email them new passport details.thanks!


>Hi,
>
>So i guess you're a PR. In our country when we renew to a new passport, the old
>passport will still be given back to us. So the ICA stamps will still be there.
>Personally i have no experience yet for long term visit pass. My daughter is in
>long term visit pass as well but her passport won't expire anytime soon.
>
>
>My advise is to call ICA during office hours. At the same time you can email
>them with you queries. This way you can have the latest procedures.
>As you know ICA takes a long time to answer phone calls so i suggest putting
>your phone on speaker and wait until someone answers. This way you can still
>work.

John Papers said...

Thanks for this post. I couldn’t make it and this post has been useful.

Anonymous said...

Hi!JEL i just want to ask if still need an invitation letter from my employer but they are no longer living in singapore they are now in beijing china but they are going to singapore this end of january for the eye operation of my male boss they want me to there to help them during there stay,my lady boss is a singaporean we live in singapore for two and half year last year. we just left last october thakyou so much..................