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    • S Offline
      shine_fs
      last edited by

      Hi there


      Please advise how to apply for direct maid from Philippine.

      She is my sister’s colleague’s cousin who want to work as a maid in Singapore.

      Thanks
      Shine_fs

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        shine_fs
        last edited by

        shine_fs:
        Hi there


        Please advise how to apply for direct maid from Philippine.

        She is my sister's colleague's cousin who want to work as a maid in Singapore.

        Thanks
        Shine_fs
        I jst checked with the maid agency, they quoted :

        package $690
        POEA $1450

        not include insurance yet

        :yikes:

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          sssdarlings
          last edited by

          shine_fs:
          Hi there


          Please advise how to apply for direct maid from Philippine.

          She is my sister's colleague's cousin who want to work as a maid in Singapore.

          Thanks
          Shine_fs
          You need to apply for In-Principal approval from MOM. Can do it online. Then get insurance- best from NTUC, fast and efficient,

          Most instructions are online from MOM website. I have always done DIY w/o any agent. But always from India.

          Not sure if there are any requirements for maids from Philipines. Can check with MOM officer over phone but waiting time on MOM hotline is like 20mins min!

          hth

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            shine_fs
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            sssdarlings:
            shine_fs:

            Hi there


            Please advise how to apply for direct maid from Philippine.

            She is my sister's colleague's cousin who want to work as a maid in Singapore.

            Thanks
            Shine_fs

            You need to apply for In-Principal approval from MOM. Can do it online. Then get insurance- best from NTUC, fast and efficient,

            Most instructions are online from MOM website. I have always done DIY w/o any agent. But always from India.

            Not sure if there are any requirements for maids from Philipines. Can check with MOM officer over phone but waiting time on MOM hotline is like 20mins min!

            hth

            how about the POEA(Philippines documentation)?

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              baong
              last edited by

              I advise all employers to be very careful when hiring direct. Experiences from my relatives and friends are that the risk of them having the mindset of just coming here to 'look see and vacationing' is there.


              My relative once had a maid from direct hiring, after having worked for 3 days told her that she wants to go back to her kampung as she had already been here and see a big city already... :faint: :faint: :faint:

              How will you handle this if you were in my relative's shoe?

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                zhizunbao
                last edited by

                My friend will migrate overseas and will transfer his maid to me with the maid’s agreement. We went through the process of employing maid who came from Philippine (not transferred in Singapore), but not sure whether we can do the current transfer by ourselves rather than engaging the agent, i.e. application to MOM and buying maid insurance from our insurance agent. It looks MOM has online application which looks simple.


                Could you share whether it’s simply doable and what’s the procedure? Thanks.

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                  tankee
                  last edited by

                  see this


                  http://www.mom.gov.sg/foreign-manpower/passes-visas/work-permit-fdw/inform-mom/Pages/update-of-details.aspx#changeEmployer

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                    dingdongrc
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                    shine_fs:
                    shine_fs:

                    Hi there


                    Please advise how to apply for direct maid from Philippine.

                    She is my sister's colleague's cousin who want to work as a maid in Singapore.

                    Thanks
                    Shine_fs

                    I jst checked with the maid agency, they quoted :

                    package $690
                    POEA $1450

                    not include insurance yet

                    :yikes:

                    Hi Shin fs

                    Can you share with me your agency? I ahve an ex-maid that I really wish to engage. Thanks in advance

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                      psmissyou
                      last edited by

                      Is this post still active?


                      I need to know what documentation that my ex-maid needs to prepare to show indonesia immigration if i direct hire her over to Singapore

                      thanks!

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                        valvestate
                        last edited by

                        If anybody's still interested... My 2 maids were direct from Manila. There are PROs and CONs for this though.


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