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