Renewal of contract without agent

[ccelyn]

parentof3:

Hi


What about the security bond? My maid passport left 1 year validity and we want to renew only 1 year contract but with a change of working address, as she'll be working in my MIL place. Can I buy 1 year insurance?

Thks

Hi Parent3,

If you want to buy one year insurance, can buy from NTUC. U can view their maid insurance packages from their website. Search for NTUC maid insurance. Buy the 14mths insurance. MOM will only gives you work permit for only one year since you buy only 14mths insurance. security bond is included in the insurance package. As u know maid can only stay and work at the address as stated on the work permit card so do change employer to either of your in laws since she will be staying and working there. Unless one of your child is staying with your in-law then it is not against MOM rules.

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[ccelyn]

Hi Parent3,


forgot to add that -
The expiry date of your renewed work permit will also base on the expiry date of your maid.

For ex: maid's passport expire on 01-12-2012. Work permit will be till 01-11/2012.


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[711mum]

Hi Celyn,


My Phil helper's passport is expiring before her work permit, I intend to renew her contract so I have to renew her passport prior to that. I was told to produce an authentic contract endorsed by their embassy, and this endorsement needs to be supported with bond and insurance, I am trap this time coz the agent did not issue any of this document to me when they first handover my helper to me. If the agent knows that I am renewing myself instead of engaging their service, I seriously doubt they will release the documents, blame myself for the oversight... I am at my wit end, can you advise me?

:thankyou:

[ccelyn]

711mum:

Hi Celyn,


My Phil helper's passport is expiring before her work permit, I intend to renew her contract so I have to renew her passport prior to that. I was told to produce an authentic contract endorsed by their embassy, and this endorsement needs to be supported with bond and insurance, I am trap this time coz the agent did not issue any of this document to me when they first handover my helper to me. If the agent knows that I am renewing myself instead of engaging their service, I seriously doubt they will release the documents, blame myself for the oversight... I am at my wit end, can you advise me?

:thankyou:

Not possible that passport will expire before work permit as MOM work permit validity is base on passport expiry date.

The Philippines embassy standard contract can be downloaded from this website
http://www.philippine-embassy.org.sg/forms/

You need 2 copies each of
Application for Accreditation (Domestic Worker)
Employment Contract for Household Service Workers (Direct)
OWWA Information Sheet
Undertaking of Employer for Employment of HSW

The insurance Philippines embassy wants is a $7K embassy bond. When you engage your maid from any agency, this will not be included. You can approach any insurance company that sells maid's insurance, even NTUC and buy this $7k bond.

With the above docs, your maid can walk in to Philippines embassy to renew her passport.

[711mum]

ccelyn:

711mum:

Hi Celyn,


My Phil helper's passport is expiring before her work permit, I intend to renew her contract so I have to renew her passport prior to that. I was told to produce an authentic contract endorsed by their embassy, and this endorsement needs to be supported with bond and insurance, I am trap this time coz the agent did not issue any of this document to me when they first handover my helper to me. If the agent knows that I am renewing myself instead of engaging their service, I seriously doubt they will release the documents, blame myself for the oversight... I am at my wit end, can you advise me?

:thankyou:

Not possible that passport will expire before work permit as MOM work permit validity is base on passport expiry date.

The Philippines embassy standard contract can be downloaded from this website
http://www.philippine-embassy.org.sg/forms/

You need 2 copies each of
Application for Accreditation (Domestic Worker)
Employment Contract for Household Service Workers (Direct)
OWWA Information Sheet
Undertaking of Employer for Employment of HSW

The insurance Philippines embassy wants is a $7K embassy bond. When you engage your maid from any agency, this will not be included. You can approach any insurance company that sells maid's insurance, even NTUC and buy this $7k bond.

With the above docs, your maid can walk in to Philippines embassy to renew her passport.

Hi Celyn,

You are right, I got the date upside down. Her work permit expires before passport, however I have to renew her passport here for her to travel home and return to Singapore.

:thankyou: once again for your sharing.

[tigger88]

711mum,


do note that renewing the Philippines passport is not as easy as compared to Indonasia’s. I just renewed my maid’s passport in June. After the application, we need to wait for at least 6-8 weeks for the passport to be ready. You must remember to buffer enough time for that before her work permit expires.

I engaged an agency to do the renewal for me as it’s too much of a hassle to do it on my own. The embassy issued abt 120 quota per day. Even I engaged agency’s help, my maid still need to go down personally to the embassy to have her photo taken and do some paper work etc. The embassy opens at 9am but many maids already queue outside the embassy to get a queue number before 9am. My maid went down at 5am and got a queue number 70+. I heard from my maid that there are maids who went a few times but couldn’t get a queue number so be prepared for that too.

[sheryl]

My maid is going to continue working for us for another 2 yrs. Her work permit is expiring in end Nov 2011 & passport is expiring next July 2012. When I renew her passport, do I need to produce a new working contract? Can I do a simple working contract with her on my own stating the terms like salary & off day?

[tigger88]

sheryl,


your maid is from Indo or Philippines?

[711mum]

tigger88:

711mum,


do note that renewing the Philippines passport is not as easy as compared to Indonasia's. I just renewed my maid's passport in June. After the application, we need to wait for at least 6-8 weeks for the passport to be ready. You must remember to buffer enough time for that before her work permit expires.

I engaged an agency to do the renewal for me as it's too much of a hassle to do it on my own. The embassy issued abt 120 quota per day. Even I engaged agency's help, my maid still need to go down personally to the embassy to have her photo taken and do some paper work etc. The embassy opens at 9am but many maids already queue outside the embassy to get a queue number before 9am. My maid went down at 5am and got a queue number 70+. I heard from my maid that there are maids who went a few times but couldn't get a queue number so be prepared for that too.

:thankyou: tigger88, I will keep that in mind. Do you mind sharing on the fees your agency charged for passport renewal?

[tigger88]

711mum,


You’re welcome!

I was charged $450 for renewal of passport. After you have renewed your maid’s passport, you can do the exit pass application on your own.

For exit pass application for home leave, I asked my maid to go embassy to do on her own. Cost $11 in total. $5.50 for the Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) and $5.50 for Pag-IBIG Fund membership contribution $5.50.