Pinoy in Singapore

In Part 1,  I enumerated the steps I did to bring my own helper to Singapore without availing the services of an employment agency. The steps in Part 1, I was able to do from home.  In the succeeding steps will take some of your time and effort. 

• On the day of her Entry Test schedule, I took her to the testing center in 10 Reaburn Park.  The results are given out immediately after the exam.  So you’ll know if she needs to retake the test. She is allowed 2 retakes if she fails the first one.
• After my maid passed the test, I set up the GIRO with my bank account to pay for the maid levy.  The form can be downloaded from the wponline or from the MoM website.
• Within 14 days of her arrival, she also needs to take and pass a medical exam.  Clinics usually already have a package for this purpose.  (I may have missed a step here because in the In Principle Approval, it says that an attached form should be completed for the medical exam but there was no attached form so I had to search for the this form in the internet. The form for the medical exam can be found in the Step by Step Guide and Form on Issuance of a Foreign Domestic Worker’s Work Permit via WPonline.  I didn’t really download this document until I was going to request for the issuance of the work pass which was after getting the medical exam results. )  Cost: S$60.00
• Once everything is completed, you can finally request for an issuance of the work pass online through WPonline.  The step by step guide document is pretty straightforward and after all the required documents are ready, your maid can now go to the Work Pass Services Centre (WPSC) for fingerprinting.
• After 4 days your maid’s work pass will be ready for collection.
  

The whole procedure is also detailed in the MoM’s website.

Here’s a summary of my expenses:

S$  30 – Online Employment Orientation
S$  10 – WP application
S$240 – Personal Accident, Medical Insurance , Security Bond
S$     5 – Entry Test
S$  20 – Safety Awareness Course
S$  60 – Medical Exam
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Total S$ 365 not including airfare

Doing it without the help of an employment agency saved me about S$300.