In JUN-2011, I direct-hired a Filipino FDW (Foreign Domestic Worker) in Singapore. Before hiring, I trawled the web for information on how to direct-hire a Filipino maid in Singapore but could not find anything useful and recent. Had a tough time gathering information on this topic for which I decided to write this blog. Hope this blog will make it easier for future employers. I also found it useful to contact Philippines embassy over phone to get my queries answered. One can contact them at +65.6737.3977 and just ask for labor office (http://www.philippine-embassy.org.sg/about-us-2/embassy-information-2/).
Background of my case: I found a Filipino maid who was working in my condo with some other employer. Her contract was expiring with that employer and she was looking for a new job. She agreed to work for me. But, before she could join me, she had to go back to Philippines to sort out some family matters. I thought, since I know her, I could direct-hire her without involving an agency. I was wrong. Read on to know more…
Just to be clear, ‘direct-hire’ means you have already identified the maid that you want to hire (not through the agency) and the maid is in Philippines. If the maid you know is in Singapore, employed with some other employer, the hiring will be considered as ‘transfer-maid’ as you are simply transferring the employer of the maid. Process of transfer-maid is pretty straight-forward and is not covered in this blog.
You cannot avoid the agency even if it is ‘direct-hire’: If the maid you want to direct-hire is in Philippines, the word ‘direct-hire’ is a little mis-leading. As per the regulations implemented in JUN / JUL-2010 by Philippines Embassy, Singapore, all maids who wish to work in Singapore from Philippines MUST do proper paperwork through POEA (Philippines Oversees Employment Administration). POEA formalities and paperwork are quite intense for which employers will need an agency in Philippines who can get this paperwork done for their maid. Since, the employers in Singapore would not know the agencies in Philippines, they need to engage some agency in Singapore who will have their contacts with agencies in Philippines. The agency is required primarily to do the paperwork in Philippines. Approved maid-agencies in Singapore are listed on the Philippines Embassy website – click here. Most maid agencies in Singapore who deal with Filipino maids (like the ones in Lucky Plaza) are approved by Philippines Embassy, Singapore.
How long does it take to get the FDW in Singapore: Most agencies I spoke with (about 50 of them) said that it takes about 4-6 weeks to get the FDW in Singapore. My maid arrived in 4 weeks (27 days to be precise) from the day I paid the agent in Singapore and gave him all the required papers.
How much does it cost to direct-hire Filipino FDW: Most agencies I spoke with (about 50 of them) quoted the fees in the range of S$2300 to 2500 to process direct-hire maid. This includes ALL paperwork required in Philippines & Singapore. But, I was looking for an agent who can just do the paperwork in Philippines as I did the paperwork in Singapore myself. I finally chose Hart Consultancy as my agent to do the job. They were also the cheapest. Hart Consultancy in Lucky Plaza (Contact Person – Raul, Tel: 62357537) quoted S$1500 for all paperwork in Philippines + air ticket from Manila to Singapore + work-pass issuance formality in Singapore.
My experience in working with Hart Consultancy has been great. There were no surprises, they guided me well and most importantly, they stuck to every date that they committed to. I would highly recommend them.
This price (S$ 1,500) INCLUDES the following:
– Medical test in Philippines – To verify that girl is medically fit to be a FDW. Takes 1-2 days.
– TESDA Training – This is a 3-day training where they teach household work and safety measures. This training can be provided by the government authorized agents in Philippines.
– OWWA Seminar – This is a 5-day seminar conducted by the government.
– Procure OEC (Oversees Employment Certificate) from POEA
– One-way air ticket (Manila to Singapore)
– Thumb-printing, medical test and work-pass issuance in Singapore after FDW arrives here.
This price EXCLUDES the following:
– Issuance of in-principle approval (IPA) letter from MoM, Singapore: I did it myself using MoM website (http://www.mom.gov.sg/services-forms/Pages/wp-online-fdw.aspx). It costed me S$10.
– Medical insurance & run-away bond in Singapore: I bought it directly from NTUC over phone. It costed me S$256 (plan – MI3E). See this link – http://www.income.com.sg/insurance/foreignmaid/premium.asp
– Philippines Embassy bond in Singapore for S$2,000: I bought it directly from NTUC over phone and it costed me S$35.
Summary of my cost:
1. Things that I did myself (IPA issuance + medical insurance + run-away bond + Philippines embassy bond): S$301.
2. Hart Consultancy Fees: S$1500
Total Cost: S$1801 (301 + 1500).
‘Shortcut’ to avoid: Some agencies I contacted suggested a ‘workaround’ to save money. They suggested to bring the maid from Philippines to Singapore as a ‘tourist’ on visit pass. This way they can avoid all the POEA paperwork in Philippines as maids would leave their country as tourist (not FDW). Once they enter Singapore as visitor, agency will take over and do the necessary paperwork to legalize her as FDW in Singapore. Apparently, she will need to leave Singapore once (typically to Johor) and then re-enter as a FDW. I found this option risky as maid has to lie (that she is a tourist) at 2 places – first to Philippines immigration officer when leaves Philippines and then to immigration officer at Singapore. If she gets caught, she would be sent back to Philippines which will lead to loss of money & time and she may even get a remark on her passport. I just thought that this option was just not worth the risk.
Financial benefit of direct-hire: If you find the maid through agency (regular-hire, NOT direct-hire), agency charges you (as employer) about S$3000 and as per the new regulations maids don’t pay anything. So, by direct-hiring a maid (where cost is SGD 1,801), it is an easy saving if SGD 1,200.
Hope this blog has helped you save some time in looking for information. Information in this blog will get outdated with time as processes & prices keep changing. If you have more recent experience of direct-hiring a Filipino maid and discover something that I did not capture in this blog, please leave a comment so that future visitors can benefit from it.
Disclaimer: I do not claim to be an expert in legal or immigration matters. I just wanted to share my experience and information through this blog. Please do not treat this post as a replacement to advice from an expert in these matters.
Just Sharing 
Hihi,
I have the intention to direct hire a fillipina maid too. When I read the Phillipines Embassy website, it’s just so complicated. So glad I stumbled upon your blog.
Can you share more info with me?
Hi,
My previous maid whom I want to re-hire is not IT savvy. Do you suggestions on how she could send a photocopy of her passport to me from Philippines?
Im maricel liongco.36 years old..iwant to work in sg as domestic helper…this is my contact number 444-85-32 pls call me
hi maam im maria single mother of 3 childrens ages 18.16 both boys and 11 yrs old daugther im working in hongkong for 6 yrs i hv experience in taking cae of babt and todlers im honest hardworking and trusworthy im 41 ys old my contact number is +639485239401 thanxs and god bless…
What is ur email mam..i will swnd application documents..thank u mam
hi!im anita laurente 49 ,im looking for a new employer,ive been working in singapore for 23 yrs,i have more experience as a maid or nanny,pls give a chance to again in oversea,thanks
contact me at this #+639153893956
hi to all,im looking suitable employer currently,my name is zenaida ruiz,turning 38 years old this coming sept,i’ve been work in Singapore for almost 6years and 2months wth the same family.i am hard working,responsible,honest..im currently here in the Philippines.pls contact me @ my hp no. +639083407058..thank you have a great day…
Hello mam…I’m interested to apply as domestic helper to Singapore as direct hire…can I have the info mam..thank you.
I am looking for a helper to look after my Special kid that is 17 yrs old. He is not able to walk and needs to transfer him into his wheel chairs. Any one interested can email me at rexyll@yahoo.com.sg or call me at +65 93822360.
Let me know what more information are you looking for?
Hi,
I called Hart Consultancy and spoke to Raul. He told me he charges $2100 which is a liitle far cry from what you paid at $1.5k. How much does the Phillipines Embassy Bond in S’pore & insurance of IPA from MOM cost?
What info do we need to provide Raul to direct hire a maid of our choice?
I would like to know what ha e you found out from the Phillipines Embassy when you called them up.
Thank you.
These are things I did myself (Raul did not do it for me):
1. I bought Philippines Embassy bond for S$2000 (that is what Raul asked me to buy) from NTUC and it cost me SGD35.
2. I also got IPA directly from MOM website. It took one day and cost me S$10. This is the link you can go to to apply for IPA for your FDW – http://www.mom.gov.sg/services-forms/Pages/wp-online-fdw.aspx
3. I also bought medical insurance and runaway bond from NTUC which cost me S$256 (plan type – MI3E). See this link for more details – http://www.income.com.sg/insurance/foreignmaid/index.asp.
For insurance and Philippines embassy bond, there may be cheaper (compared to NTUC) options available but since I trust NTUC, I went for it.
The above 3 things cost me S$301.
Raul gave me the package to do the rest of the following things for which he quoted S$1,500.
1. ALL paperwork, medical tests, insurance and any fees to be paid in Philippines.
2. One-way air ticket from Manila to Singapore.
3. Pickup the FDW from Singapore airport, take her for thumb-printing, medical test and get work pass issued in Singapore.
So, the total cost for me is 1500 + 301 = S$1,801
Raul asked me to provide the following documents:
– IPA copy
– Photocopy of my IC
– Photocopy of FDW passport
– Copy of the FDW medical insurance (issued to me by NTUC)
– Copy of Philippines Embassy Bond (issued to me by NTUC)
– FDW’s phone number in Philippines
When I contacted the Philippines Embassy over phone, I asked them if I need to buy Philippines Embassy bond or not and any other paperwork that I need to do to get my maid here. The answer from them was that I need to involve an agency in Singapore and they will do all the paperwork for me. I asked them if I can get the maid to Singapore without involving an agency and she said no as the paperwork and formalities are complex and cannot be done without an agency.
Hi therr, can i have your name and contact, to contact Raul to have the same price as what he quote u for the package?
And do u have any good maid to recommend??
Thanks in advance !!
hi can I also have ur name and contact so i can tell ur name to raul ? im planning to get a maid too this coming march.
Hi there – Have sent you my name in a separate email to you.
Hi, what is IPA and IC? I also plan to bring my nanny with me when I relocate to Singapore.
What is IC and IPA thank you
IC – Identity Card
IPA – In Principal Approval (issued by local authorities in Singapore before you can start the process of helper over)
Hi,
Thank you so much for the above info.
It certainly helps:)
Btw, do you think it’s possible for me to mention your name to Raul so that he will code me the same price? It’s fine if you are not comfortable:)
I’ll try to bargain with him;)
Thank you.
Hi Eleanore – Hope you have got my email with my name and other details so that you can refer my name to Raul. Let me know if you need more information.
hi im adelfa binasbas x-abroad from singapore. I willing to work as domestic helper i am hard working honest…. Pls contact me +639159182786 thank you..
Hi,
Just to check with you. Since you have paid almost $1800 to direct hire your maid, how do you split this cost with your maid? Will there be any standard contract for your maid given by Raul? Just like those given by agency when you regular hire maid from them.
Thank you.
If I would have found a maid via the agency, apparently, they would have charged me S$600 and the maid would have paid S$2800 (7 month’s salary). My maid & I decided that I will just pay half the amount I would have otherwise paid. So, I am paying S$300 and she is paying S$1500. I think, I would have easily convinced her to pay the entire S$1800 as she is still saving S$1000 but I decided to also share some cost as I think it is just fair.
I have not spoken with Raul about the contract. Great – if he can provide me one or else i will just use the words / text / format from the one that I am using for my existing maid to create a new contract for my new maid.
Hi, in ur blog u mrntioned that ur maid has worked in sg before. If this is the case, does she still need the poea training?
POEA training became mandatory since JUN-2010 and my helper came to Singapore (for her last job) in 2009. For this reason, she did not undergo POEA training then. So, this time she had to undergo POEA training. However, I am not sure if she had undergone POEA training the last time, would they still ask her to take training even this time?
Hi, can i quote your name too to get the same $1500 package? My maid has gone back to Philippines last month and she is keen to come back again. I hope to find the cheapest possible way to bring her back to Singapore. It’s really sad if she has to work 6-8 months without salary.
Sure. I will send you my name and contact details in a separate email.
Thanks a lot for this! You are a life-saver!! 🙂
I am going through the same process and I have already got the IPA but there is a lot of confusion and conflicting information on the internet about the subsequent steps I need to take. Your post has made it crystal clear! I will call up Hart tomorrow or maybe even pay them a visit.
I am glad that my blog was of help to you. Wish you luck with the new maid. Cheers
Just an update for people who may land at this post from a Google search for information like I did… 🙂
So Hart quoted me S$1250 for:
– All paperwork in Philippines – (2 week training in Manila for maid (it’s called POEA training)
– One-way air ticket (Manila-Singapore)
– Insurance in Philippines & any other paper-work in required Manila
It excludes the following (but can be added on for another S$250):
– Thumb-printing, medical test and work-pass issuance in Singapore after FDW arrives here.
Raul seems like a nice, trustworthy guy. Hope everything goes off well. If you don’t hear from me again it means that it did!
Hi, could you please let me know ur name so that I could bargain too. Thanks
Hi, thanks! I jus made the payment of $1250. I hope my maid will be able to come sg soon as my current maid need to leave ASAP (she’s pregnant after home leave) one lady attend to me,(Raul was attending to someone else) the way she answer was not really helpful n it’s like want to finish me off soonest she can and when I explain to her my situation, the feeling she give me is she has no patience to listen and told me the doc will be submit on mon? I was like huh tmr is Thurs, y cannot submit tmr? My new maid told me she was undergoing testda training yesterday already. Jus hope things can speed up… Usually how long it will take to process the docs in philipines?
Wish you luck and hope you get your maid fast. In my case, it took 4 weeks for maid to come over. Next time you call up Hart, I would suggest that you either speak with Raul or Amy. Both of them are good and know their stuff. Raul is the boss and Amy does all the work.
Hi Vivian,
Just wondering how was your experience with Hart and did your direct hire maid successfully arrive? Also, were there any hidden costs that the maid had to pay in Philippines or additional salary deduction on top of the quoted fee of $1250/$1500? My current maid is returning to Philippines due to family commitment and has recommended a friend in Philippines to replace her.
Just to update…my maid arrived after 4 weeks after sending all documents to Hart. Raul and Amy are nice. Highly recommended and I really want to thank you for putting all these precious information together. 🙂
Can you pls recommend me to mr raul? I am a teacher here in sg.. i want to have a fdw? And i want to get from phil.. is it possible?
That’s fantastic! Yeah – Raul and Amy from Hart are great to work with. I am glad that you found this blog helpful…
Hi,
Thanks Sharing is good.
My maid went back since Dec 2010 and she wants to come back to work for me again. My question is – Does she still need to attend the POEA?
Thanks
Do you know if your maid underwent POEA training the last time she came to Singapore? If she has not gone through the POEA training earlier then I would say that she will need to attend it this time.
If she has already attended POEA training last time, then I would recommend that you call up Philippines Embassy and ask for labor office (number given in my blog) to clarify your doubt. You can also call Hart Consultancy (Raul) to get an answer.
If you get the answer, I will appreciate if you can come back and update it on this blog so that future employers can benefit from this.
Thanks!
I believe that she went thru POEA the last time.(That was 2004!). She has been working for me for 6yrs b4 she went home.(For marriage). Now she wants to come back at the end of this year. And my current maid contract end next yr April.
Can u pls advise me? What are steps to be done?
Thanks a million.
I don’t know the answer to your questions. I guess it is best for you to speak with Philippines Embassy to find out the next steps. I think you will need to involve an agency to bring her over to Singapore and will need to go through exactly the same steps as I have gone through as detailed in my blog. But again, I think you should call up Philippines Embassy at 67373977 to re-confirm.
Hi
thanks so much for providing such clear information on this blog! and thanks to the rest who have posted comments as well… I’ve been trawling the internet for info and found that alot of the sites are outdated… at least I know that all the info here is up to date!
I just want to check if $1500 includes all the safety awareness course and entry test she has to take when she is here. Will Hart Consultancy be the one bringing her for the course and test as well?
Thanks!
Hi Yasmine – My FDW did not have go through the safety awareness test this time so $1500 I paid Hart did not include this test. The reason why my FDW did not have go through this test this time is because this is her second stint as FDW in Singapore and she underwent safety awareness test when she came to Singapore first time as FDW.
Hi, can I have your name too so that I can talk to Raul please? This is the first time I am hiring a maid and also, direct hire.
Thanks
I Have sent you my name in a separate email. You can surely quote my name to Raul
Great blog! very informative to those who wants to hire FDW from the Philippines and at the same time to those who wants to apply as maids in Singapore that doesnt want to engaged in “high salary deduction” of agencies.:( Like me, I want to work over there but the problem is “high placement fee” in most agencies.
Leah,
You seem very switched on. Please text me your details if you want to work in Singapore. I am an employer looking for a domestic helper. My # is +65 9037 9738.
hi maam im adelfa binasbas, you still looking a maid i am willing to apply maa this is my # +639159182786
Hi Leah, u started working already? Or got any friends wanna work as domestic helper in Singapore? Can recommend? I’m looking for a maid myself…
hello maam i just want to ask if you still looking for a maid?tnxx,,this is my contact number 81494734,
Hi, can I also have your name so I can talk to Raul? I have someone in mind from Philippines and would very much like to bring her over. Thanks in advance!
Hi Anne – I have sent you my name and other details in a separate email.
Hi Hi Can I Have your name too…I wanted to engage their service too.
Hi naturelover I’m mayjoy from the phillipines I’m 27yrs old and I’m happy to find this blog I’m applying for job as domestic helper through direct hire….I do hope you can help me…my number is 09109805774
Dear…. can i have ur name too? coz i will be bring my maid in Jan 2013.. Thanks.
Hi Cindy – I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Can I hv your name? Thanks
Hi Isabel – I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi
I’m so glad that I’ve found this blog. It’s really useful and thank you!
May I have your name as I would like to engage Raul’s help.
Once again, Thank you!
Hi Megan – I have sent my name to you in a separate email.
Hi There, could you please send me your name as I would like to use Raul too. Thanks.
I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
Thank you so much. Just discovered this blog today and have found it extremely useful. I planning to get in touch with Raul as well and it will be very useful if I could also have your name as reference. Thanks a lot once again …
I am glad that you found the information on blog useful. I have sent you my name in a separate email. If you find any new information, request you to please update this forum so that the information here can remain recent.
Great! Thanks a lot. Will certainly updae the forum, if I come across anything new.
Had one more question for you – at what stage in the hiring process does the fee of $1500 needs to to paid to the agency?
Thanks ..
Raul initially asked for the entire fees to be paid in advance but I negotiated and paid $500 in advance and $1000 after maid reported to me and he finished ALL the paperwork.
I totally agree this blog is EXTREMELY helpful. Thank you for putting it together!
I’ve been enquiring at a few agencies and it hasn’t been clear on how to go about this process.
May I have your name for reference as I’ll contact Raul too. I’m planning to bring in my maid in Jan 2013.
From my enquiries, apparently there are some changes coming up. Will update here if it is truly so.
Thanks in advance
I have sent you a separate email with my name in it. If you find anything new or something I have not captured in my blog, I will really appreciate if you could come back and update this blog with your comments.
Your blog is extremely helpful. I am planning to bring in my maid dec 2012. May I have your name as reference when I met up with Raul.
Thank you.
Hi Naturelover,
I would need your name too.
What a wonderful guide you had provided here, so clear and detailed, and you’re just so kind and helpful. Thank you.
Me also kana left right up down directions from various agencies after our 17-year FDW went home for good few months ago. One of them even taught me how to take advantage of the FDW of their salary to payback the employers charges and offered to draft the conditions for me. Wow. Sometimes we’re so blinded by the abundance blessings living in Sg. I travel quite a bit on biz in our region, usually to third-world countries and I witnessed how unfortunate people really are, how they live and struggle just to make days meet. FDW had to leave their home, families and often very young children behind for years just to cater for enough basic needs for them. Working for free for 6-8months is just unimaginable to me. My children used to make fun at them when they drove passed us sitting at the back of the lorry but after some thorough explanations on what it means to work in a foreign land, they’ve changed their attitude and mannerism and nowadays they would wave at them as a sign of “thank you”. I don’t intend to charge my new direct-hire (yet to discuss with my spouse).
I have sent you a separate email with my name. Wish you luck. Cheers
Hi,
Thank you very much for sharing this information. Through my X maid I am planning to hire new maid from Philippines. My X maid requested me to consider hiring her friend directly so that we can save her couple of months salary. I was just wondering about where to get info. about direct hire!! and guess I landed on your blog, where all my doubts and confusions are cleared. thank you for guiding us.
Pl send your Name and contact no to to me I will contact Raul and give your reference with your permission
Best Regards
Appu Naikal
Glad that you found the blog useful. I have sent you my name in a separate email. Wish you luck.
I’ve been trying to call the Philippine Embassy to find out what documents are required for ‘direct hire’ of a Filipino maid but no one seems to be manning the Labour Office.
May I please have your name so that I can contact Hart?
Bless you for sharing!
Hi Renee – In a separate email, I have sent you my name so that you can refer it to Raul (from Hart)
Hi Naturelover,
Very nice blog.
I would just like to ask how long it would take to process everything, until maid’s departure from philippines.
Do you have a breakdown of the timeline per sequence of events?
sign contract, notary and red ribbon in embassy, sent to phil, POEA, OWWA, etc.
I recently made an arrangement with an agency to bring my maid from phil.
Agency said they already sent the signed contract to Phil Embassy last MOnday Sept 24.
On your experience, when should i expect my maid to arrive in SG?
Note: IPA already approved. She is an ex-sg maid, but no POEA training yet.
Thanks so much!
MarkG
Hi Mark:
I submitted all documents and made payment to the agency on JUN-1 and she arrived on JUN-28. So, the entire process took 27 days. I am not very sure of the sequence and exact time of the events that take place in Philippines but roughly this is how it looks like:
– Medical test in Philippines – To verify that girl is medically fit to be a FDW. Takes 1-2 days.
– TESDA training – This is a 3-day training where they teach household work and safety measures. This training can be provided by the government authorized agents in Philippines.
– OWWA Seminar – This is a 5-day seminar conducted by the government.
– Procure Oversees Employment Certificate (OEC) from POEA
Apparently, the last step mentioned above (i.e. procurement of OEC) is the most time-consuming part of the process (1-2 weeks) and most agents cannot commit the exact date of FDW’s arrival in Singapore until they have OEC in hand. My agent sent my maid the every next day of receiving the OEC. From your comment, looks to me that your agent has applied at POEA for OEC and he is waiting for it come through. My agent told me that it can take anywhere between 1-2 weeks to get OEC from POEA.
Thanks Naturelover.
Can you comment on this?
My agent (here in SG) submitted signed contract to Phil Embassy for “Red Ribbon” last Monday Sept 24. She mentioned, it should be out after 7 working days, around Tues or Wed next week. After that, it will be sent to the Agency partner in Phil. for the maid will sign and submission to POEA.
I called my maid yesterday, she said she’s done with PDOS and medical. Results of the medical should be out by Monday next week.
My question is, is the “red ribbon” contract from SG a prerequisite for the TESDA and OWWA training?
What do you suggest to make it faster?
Also, do you know any temporary maid we can avail for 3-4 weeks, or until my maid from Phi will arrive?
Thanks so much again.
I have no idea what ‘red ribbon’ means so I cannot really help you here. I am just a regular employer – just like you so do not know any temporary FDW whom you can hire.
Hi, may i know what is your name and Raul contact no.? As currently i have a maid that was introduce and we need agency to help to do the paper work for the POEA and other paper work.
In a separate email, I have sent you my name. You can pick up Raul’s contact number from my blog.
Hi
Thanks for the great sharing. Your blog is so helpful and timely as I am planning to direct hire a FDW. Mmay I have your name for referral?
Thanks in advance!
I tried sending you my name via email but it bounced.
Hey dear.. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and such useful information for direct-hiring, just happened to saw this webpage today. May I quote your name to Raul if possible? Appreciate lots. Cheers!
Hey dear.. Thanks for sharing such useful information and your experiences. May I quote your name to Raul as well? Would appreciate it lots. Cheers!
Glad – that you found the blog useful. I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi your blog is really useful. May I ask if you need to sign the letter to state that No Salary deduction or No Placement Fee from the Helper?
May I also get your name for referral pls?
I hired my helper in 2011 when placement fee was borne by the helper and it was deducted by employers via salary cut so I did not need to sign such a letter. I have sent you my name in an email. cheers
Hi, it was really a big help to have found your blog. Can I have your name as referral? Thanks a lot!
Happy to know that you found the blog useful. I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi,
May I have your name as referral? Would like to engage Raul’s service.
I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi,
I’d actually enaged Raul, and his service is good. We decided on the 2nd option that the SG paper work, maid insurance and stuffs are to be done by ourselves. I’d already bought the maid insurance with security bond and the performance bond and work permit (IPA) had approve. What is the next step I should do? Please advise.
Thanks!
Have you also bought Philippines Embassy bond from your insurance provider? After you do that, I think, next step will be for arrival of your FDW in Singapore. Then she will need to go to MoM for WP issuance and finger-printing. I had contracted Raul to do this bit.
The above information is nearly 18 months old. Things may have changed. I will suggest that you talk to Raul to be sure on what all needs to be done by you next.
Cheers
Hi, great blog and very useful info, it actually feels cruel to have the helper’s salary deducted the first several months of employment. I am looking to hire a maid directly from the Philippines – my friend’s helper’s sister, and any legal ways to reduce the financial burden on the helper is worth it. Thanks for presenting the info so clearly. Could you send me your contact details to use as reference when contacting Raul?
Regards.
I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi naturelover, I stumbled upon your blog when I was looking for information on how to direct hire a Filipino maid in Singapore. I am so grateful for your post as the information is really useful and truly an eye-opener for me!! My story is a bit different though. I am currently residing in HK and I have 2 maids with me. But our whole family is relocating to Singapore this December as my husband has been assigned to work in Singapore. So, naturally, we want to bring our existing 2 maids to Singapore and continue to work for us! May I know if I can just engage an agency in Singapore and then direct hire my 2 maids from Hong Kong to Singapore, without the need for them to go back to the Philippines and re-do all the processes? One of my maids have been with us for 38 years already and our other maid is my older maid’s niece and we are not going to deduct any salaries from them because they are like my family!!! In Hong KOng, to direct hire a maid with all those documents and processes included in your list, we only need to pay around SG$600!!! And now you’re telling me in Singapore we need to pay SG$1500 for the same processes? This is really highway robbery for me and I am really shocked to hell! Anyway, in case I want to contact Raul as well from Hart Agency, may I have your name as reference too? Thanks so much for your help in advance!
Hi Mia – Sorry that I do not know the exact procedure to be followed in your case bu t I guess raul should be able to help you. I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hope you are able to bring your current maids smoothly to Singapore.
Hi! I’m asking my former helper to come back. Could you send me your contact details to use as reference when contacting Raul? Thanks for sharing your experience 🙂
Regards.
Jasmine – I have sent you my name in a separate email. On a side note, one of my friends who brought her ex-helper back contacted Philippines embassy in person and they told her that she does not need to involve an agency as the maid had worked for her before (until last year). It may be a good idea for you to contact the labor dept in embassy to see if you really need to involve an agency since the helper you want to bring over has already worked for you.
Thanks Naturelover for sharing 🙂 I will write to the embassy for enquiry. Apparently there is a renovation going on so I couldn’t speak to anyone in labor service. My former helper has to apply for her passport first, hope she can get it soon as some agencies which I called told me that it may take a month!
Hi Naturelover! Truly grateful to you for sharing and your blog is really helpful!
My second helper will be leaving in Dec and I need to find a replacement. The agencies we spoke to told us that the latest policy requires employers to pay for the “loan” of helper I select (i.e. $1500-$2000) so there will be no monthly deductions of helper’s salary. This amount is in addition to the agency placement fee. In the event that the helper doesn’t work out, I will have to repeat the process to hire another helper with no recourse for the loan amount I helped the helper pay earlier. Not only does this escalates the cost of hiring, it also increases the risk of successful placement. I am not sure if this information is correct and would appreciate any advice.
My first helper suggests bringing her niece over so I started exploring the option of direct hire from the Philippines. I am keen to make enquiry with Hart and would really appreciate it if I can have your name and contact. Thank you.
Hey Jenny – I too have heard that employers are now required to pay the loan but I am not very sure about this information.
If it is true, direct-hire becomes even more attractive (financially). You can call Raul (from Hart) and quote my name. I will send you my name in a separate email.
Cheers
Hi naturelover, I am in the midst of experiencing headache of employing a FDW from Philippines through referral. She is new and 1st time working FDW. Can I use your name as referral for this case to reduce the cost of the loan? Otherwise I do find it is unjust to have the FDW bearing such a high amount of debt. Thanks.
I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi naturelover, thanks and receive your email. Raul is indeed very good in her service. Can I know if you have include her medical checkup at SATA handled by yourself or agency?
If by SATA, you mean medical check up in Philippines, then it was done by the agency (not me).
According to Raul, the Filipino require medical checkup in Philippine which is in the package she quoted me. Upon her arrival in Singapore, FDW will require to go for medical checkup in local medical institution in order to support the application of Work Permit.
What I am referring is the local medical checkup upon arrival,in Singapore. Do you handle your FDW medical when she arrive? If yes, what are the fee and type of medical checkup needed for FDw?
Thanks
The medical checkup in Singapore after my helper arrived here was done by my agent. I don’t know the exact fee and specific test required as it was done through the agent. The money I paid SGD 1,500 to the agent included the medical test in Singapore.
Hi naturelover, in order to support your write up here which is 1 year plus old, may I post my experience of “Direct Hiring” here to share your valuable research in order to benefit future FDW seeker? Thanks
Sure Friendly – I think it will be great for future employers if you can share your more recent experience.
Thanks for offering to share. Cheers
Thanks.
I personally thank naturelover for sharing his experience in “direct hiring a Filipino domestic worker” and I like to share is my experience to DIY through referral. In addition, the FDW I am applying for is a brand new without any experience so that when you are reading this, hope it will dive you a better idea the difference of experience and non-experience Filipino direct hiring.
I have tried several method and research quite a few website and resources, contacting MOM, Philippine embassy visit and calling all relevant authorities. Initially, I thought by doing myself without going through agent will help me in saving the loan the Filipino has to owe. But my sister in law, who works in immigration for expatriate shared her experience of the POEA can be very tricky and complicated. She has encounter some Filipino has to wait for 2 months plus and via some connection with their local higher authority to get her POEA done. This shocked me as I was cautions to take note of the expense I might need to fork out will be more than engaging Hart Consultancy work.
Before I summarize the step what is expected, pls take this as a guide until my FDW arrived in Singapore after the entire process and will post the final conclusion
1. What Hart Consultancy quoted
Inclusion:
Authentication & Verification of Employment Contract (Philippine Embassy)
OWWA Membership
TESDA Assessment
Philippine Health Insurance Membership
PAG-IBIG Membership
POEA Insurance
OEC / Exit Pass
Airline Ticket (Manila to Sin)
2. What employer need to prepare for the employment of the FDW
– Apply for EOP (Employment Orientation Program) for 1st time employer only $30
http://www.sp.edu.sg/wps/portal/vp-spws/spws.cet.shortcourses.cselisting.csedetails/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/Lib-SPWS/site-spwebsite/lifelong+learners/short+courses/fdw-eop+foreign+domestic+worker+employers+orientation+programme%28+short+courses+-+foreign+domestic+worker+employers+orientation+programme%29
– apply for IPA online via MOM $20
http://www.mom.gov.sg/services-forms/Pages/wp-online-fdw.aspx
– Purchase insurance via NTUC $256.80
– purchase NTUC guaranteed $2000 bond(for Philippine embassy) $35
– upon arrival of FDW, she need to go SATA medical checkup $62
– FDW to have her fingerprint and registration for Work Permit at Tanjong Pagar Complex #02-05
– FDW will require to take the SIP course $75 (for this, employer need to book 2 weeks in advance to avoid class being fully booked). As soon as the flight is confirmed of her arrival to SIN, will have to book the SIP
2 training centre is recommended from MOM website
http://www.econcareskill.com/SIP/
https://app.gmcs.com.sg/grace/user/login
– 4 working days later she will have her Work Permit ready for collection.
All prices quoted are inclusive of GST.
Until I got her into Singapore, I will post a more precise detail of these information.
Hope these information help those who want to direct hiring.
Thanks a lot for taking time out to share your experience. Since, your experience is more recent, it will definitely help future recruiter better.
hi..i really don’t know i came up with your blog..just surfing in the net looking for a job.. i am interested to apply as a maid in singapore due to financial problems. i have four kids to support their needs.. im looking for an employer to hire me and process my papers here in phils.. agency here in philippines they looking forward for the placement money that could be a six months or more in equivalent salary it could be hard for me and to my family if i apply with placement fee. hope your blog could help me also and someone will read my post…thanks!!
Hi Naturelover
Thanks a lot for your sharing. I would like to engage Hart to do a direct hire too. Can you please kindly share your details with me so that I can get similar deal from Raul? Thanks in advance.
I have sent my name to you in a separate email. Wish you luck.
Hi Naturelover,
May I also have your name please? I really appreciate your sharing and concern for the FDWs. Will need Raul’s service for direct hire shortly… : )
Hi Darren – I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Fantastic information. I have a situation that is slightly different. Perhaps I can speak to Raul to get this information as I dont want to trouble you. Would be great to get your name as reference with Raul. You have indeed done so much good by putting this on a blog.
I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi Naturelover,
Thanks so much for sharing your experience. It’s been most helpful. Could you please email me your name for reference with Hart? Thanks again!
I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi Nature lover’
Thanks for sharing your experience of getting a direct maid in from Philipinese. I would need Hart agency help too . Could you please email me your name for reference? Thanks so much!
Hi Naturelover,
Can you also email me your details for reference with Hart?
Any chance to know if Hart has increase their price for direct hiring?
Appreciate your kind infos!
I have sent you my name in a separate email. I don’t know if Hart Consultancy have increased their prices. You may want to call them up and check.
Hi naturelover, thanks for the great write up which had been so helpful! Can I have your name for reference with Hart? Thanks! 🙂
I have sent you my name in a separate email. Good luck!
naturelover,
i want to have a direct employer there at sg im from manila philippines
Hi naturelover, thanks for the very helpful write up. Can I have your name for reference with Hart? Thanks so much!
I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
Hello .can u find me an employer .i wnt to transfer
because i cnt survived n vegetarian family n had a big house n iam alone
a im living here in the philippines interested to work as direct hire to sg hope u contact me licensed caregiver here in the philippines.pass all trainings for caregiving. contact me through +639479276387
Hi Naturelover,
Your blog has really benefited a lot of people who wants to do direct hiring. May I have have your name as a reference as well? Thanks heaps!
Hey there – I have sent my name to in a separate email to you. Cheers
Hi Naturelover, please send me your contact so I can speak to Raul also. Thank you so much
I have sent my name to in a separate email to you.
Hi Nature lover.
Can I please get your name so I can refer to hart consultancy? Your blog is very helpful. Thanks for sharing the info.
Glad you found the blog useful. I have sent my name to in a separate email to you.
Hi Naturelover,
How did your maid send you a photocopy of her passport? My former maid whom I am re-hiring is not IT savvy. No computer at home. normal mail takes 2 weeks. I need to process the application fast.
And thanks for sharing your experience. It will certainly save the maid lots of money.
Hi Naturelover,
Thanks for sharing about your experience, could I have you name for reference when I contact Raul for help to bring my helper in directly from Philipinese.
Thanks
Glad that you found the blog useful. I have sent my name to in a separate email to you.
Hi!
For Nature Lover:
Thanks for this sharing. Very very useful. Can you send me your name so that I can make reference to when I contact Hart?
For Domestic Helper looking for work:
I’m looking for a FDW to replace my current one as she needs to go back to look after her own kids. My requirement for the replacement FDW is – must have experience to look after young children (good if you have experience looking after twins), and can work with another FDW (there will be 2 maids working together). If you are looking for a transfer and fit the requirements, please contact me.
Thanks.
Glad that you found the blog useful. I have sent my name to in a separate email to you.
me and my friend is looking for a job in sg we are certified caregiver and have much experienced in taking care of childrens if u want us to be your helper email me salvie_inson@ymail.com thank u
Good Day! I am Myka Lovina H. Panaligan, Im an undergraduate student in BS management and hospitality.I took a short course in culinary arts.
I love kids. I may not have a professional experience but I hope you can consider my experience as a full time mother to my two son. Basically I take care of them giving them a bath preparing them meals, teaching them, playing with them, do some arts, cleaning the house, do the laundry, all house chores.
i am honest, energetic, loving, hardworking and flexible I love to learn and im willing to be trained.
I hope you consider me. here’s my email
icayhernandez@yahoo.com
Thank you
Naturelover,
Thank you so much for sharing, and that’s exactly what I was looking for.
Could you please send me your name too please?
Thanks. I have sent my name to in a separate email to you.
Hi Naturelover,thank you so much for sharing, and that’s exactly what I am looking for. Could you please send me your name too?
Hi naturelover,
Thank you for sharing .Your blog is so informatitive. Our first baby is due in May. We are planning to hire a FDW soon. Could we have your name as reference when we contact Hart?
Thanks. I have sent my name to in a separate email to you.
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Hi naturelover,
I’m so glad to have found your blog as it contains very useful information. I’m planning to direct hire a maid from Philippines as recommended by my sister-in-law’s maid. Can I have your name as reference when I contact Hart? Thanks!
Thanks. I have sent my name to in a separate email to you.
Went down to Hart Consultancy last Wed and spoke to Raul personally of their current package.
Package A $2,200: Everything from Philippine to Singapore incl picking up your maid from Changi airport they will do it for it.
Package B $1,250: (All Philippine Documentation) Authentication of docs with Philippine Embassy, TESDA Assessment, Pag-ibig membership, Philippine Health membership, OWWA membership, Air ticket & POEA insurance.
Waiting time: 3-4 weeks from the day you engage them to bring in your helper.
Point to take note: Package B exclude medical in Philippine so you have to ask your maid to standby min 5,500 peso / S$170 for the medical fee and lodging in Manila. If she don’t have the money you will need to remit to her first.
We will be taking package B whereby everything in Singapore will be done by ourselves.
1) IPA …. $10
2) 5K maid insurance … $256.80 NTUC
3) 7K Philippine Embassy Bond … $71.69 NTUC (New domestic helper is 7K and Renewal is 2K bond)
4) Fingerprinting
5) Medical in SG
My helper already gone for her medical yesterday so by next Mon/Tue should be receiving her report so latest by Fri I should be back Hart Consultancy with all documentation that they require as below.
1) Copy of IPA from MOM (2 copies)
2) Copy of Helper’s Passport (2 copies)
3) Copy of Employer’s NRIC/Passport (2 copies)
4) Copy of Maid’s Insurance (1 copy)
7K Philippine Embassy Bond : can anyone advise if we need to apply this at all? Was told this is not required if OWWA has been obtained together with POEA/ OEC.
Hi naturelover
Great blog with good advice. Can you let me have your name via email so I can refer to you when I speak to Raul?
Thanks
Thanks. I have sent my name to in a separate email to you.
Already mentioned this in my posting New domestic helper is 7K and Renewal is 2K bond. Unless your helper is going back for home leave by all means get the 2K will do. Infor is from Philippine Embassy website.
Hello naturelover,
Thank you so much for all the valuable information.
My X helper who transferred to a new employer when our circumstances changed in Oct last year wanted to come back to work for us but her current employer refused to transfer her in the end (even though it was mutually agreed) and cancelled her work permit on Friday. She is now in the Philippines and we are desperate to bring her back ASAP. She worked in Singapore for 20+ years and has excellent references including our own. I would like to get in touch with Raul and will be grateful if I can use your name as reference.
Anybody with similar experience?
thanks
Thanks. I have sent my name to in a separate email to you.
Hi naturelover,
Really appreciate of yr blog, can I refer yr name to Raul. You hv indeed save a lot of money for the my maid’s sister to come & work in Singapore.
You be blessed.
Thanks. I have sent my name to in a separate email to you.
Hi Naturelover
I am having a big headache right now as I have done all the papers for bringing a filipino maid. Now the maid says that I have to provide return ticket with the same airline. Currently I have book her from Manila to Singapore with Tiger and return with SQ. She says that the immigration may not let her in as its of different airline. Is this true? Hope you can help me
June
Hi June –
First of all, if you are bringing the maid to Singapore through proper channel with all documentation, I think, you only need to provide her one way ticket (Philippines to Singapore). You must have involved some agent to bring her over. Right? If yes, then you may want to double-confirm this with your agent as well.
Secondly, it should not matter to the immigration office which airline passenger is traveling on. This is just based on my personal experience of traveling extensively over the last 10 years.
Hi naturelover
No no agent is involve. I did everything and basically I have done what is needed on my side. She told me that the immigration did not let her in even though with the documents. So I have rebook her ticket. I reckon that she come in as tourist and flight Manila to Singapore via tiger and Singapore to Manila via SQ. Now I am worried as she suppose to fly in tmr at 9.40 am arriving and departing Manila at 6.10am…
I was guessing that is what would have happened in your case. Your maid is trying to leave Philippines as a tourist which is illegal (not proper channel and documentation) because she is trying to leave Philippines to work (not for tourism) in Singapore. This is what I described in ‘shortcut to avoid’ in my blog precisely due to the kind of problems your maid is now facing. My guess is immigration officer is doubting the fact that she is a tourist to Singapore for which she was sent back.
My recommendation is to bring her to Singapore with proper paperwork through legal channel. For more details, on how to bring her to Singapore legally, read my blog in detail.
Hi Naturelover
Thanks for the advise and yeah will seek help with regards to this.
Thanks 🙂
June
I just engaged hart consultancy on Fri, they said as of Jan $1300 for package B (paper work in Philippines) is $1300. Hope everything will go smoothly. Thanks to this blog I was able to find a good rate. Else, other agencies would have ripped my helper off in the Philippines. I was attended to by Giselle. She was very helpful and professional. Will update in the progress of my direct hire.
Dear Naturelove,
Can I refer your name to Raul too as I am planning to hire a new maid from the Philippines because my current maid decided to go back home in Phil.
Thanks…
Thanks. I have sent my name to in a separate email to you.
Sorry to say but you can skip agency here in Singapore. My maid is directly employed under my name and no agency is involved.
That’s wonderful. Can you please describe for future readers on how you went about bringign her to Singapore without involving the agency. It cans save a lot of money for future readers.
Hart Consultancy is really the cheapest and most accommodating agency I’ve come across. Last agency I had was difficult to work with and tops up a really huge amount of his services. Mr Raul really goes out of his way to help his clients and the Filipino domestic workers as well. He was able to address all my problems and concerns about my maid and was able to process all requirements and get the business done efficiently. Really an agency to trust!
Thanks naturelover for recommending! Really helpful
Agree! Thanks naturelover for sharing and recommending. They were also able to assist me in finding a cheap ticket.they own a travel agency too
Hart Consultancy is really the cheapest and most accommodating agency I’ve come across. Last agency I had was difficult to work with and tops up a really huge amount of his services. Mr Raul really goes out of his way to help his clients and the Filipino domestic workers as well. He was able to address all my problems and concerns about my maid and was able to process all requirements and get the business done efficiently. Really an agency to trust!
Thanks naturelover for recommending! Really helpful
hi, can you please let me know your name so that i can quote ur package to him too? as i was quoted $1300 but not inclusive of Medical test in Philippines ($200), Thumb-printing, medical test and work-pass issuance in Singapore after FDW arrives here (I believe should be around $200 too). Thanks
Hi,
Can I also have your name? I’m also looking to hire a filipino who have worked with us before but had to go back.
I have sent you my name in a separate email. However, one of my friends has been able to bring over her ex-maid back without involving an agent. She contacted Philippines embassy labor department (she went there in-person) and they allowed my friend to bring her maid over without an agent.
I don’t know the details but you may want to check with Philippines embassy.
Hi naturelover,
Extremely helpful blog. 🙂
Would you know if there is a package that covers for the things you had to do yourself that includes the IPA from MOM, Insurance, etc?
Hope you can let me know your name so I can tell Raul you referred me.
Thank you!
Sure – Raul does have a package that includes things that I did myself. I don’t know the price of that package though. I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Just like to share that I have engaged Hart Consultancy and they’ve done a good job. My maid is now working here in SG. Hart is also probably the cheapest around.
Hi, really nice to see all the question has been answered. I went to a few agency all of them quote me different price and is all above $2300, some even quote me 3k plus and tellingl me to take their maid or their maid who are waiting to be transfer out.sitting around in their shop.I know what I wan and what I need. Those agency just telling me all the negative thing about direct hire maid. I guess is better to get someone I know rather than those agent just take whoever willing to pay the loan aka fee and push them to me.anyway thanks for all the information. =) is it possible to get your name? I will be going down to hart consultant next week . Hopefully I can get your name as a reference. Thanks
I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi Naturelover,
Extremely helpful blog.
I m planning to direct hire a maid who worked for my neighbor few years back and now lives in philipines but is willing to come back to singapore. I contacted a few agencies but after reading your blog I think I definitely need to talk to Hart before i make my mind.
Appreciate so much if I can have your name for reference when i talk to Hart.
Many thank!
Thanks. I have sent you my name in a separate email. Good luck!
Hi there naturelover, you have saved everyone loads of time by taking time to compile this…kudos to that. I am also planning to get my ex-maid back via direct hire. Please kindly mail me your name so that I can mention when I contact hart consultancy if you don’t mind. thanks and have a great weekend ahead….
Thanks. I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi Naturelover,
Thanks for the valuable info provided in this blog. My wife will deliver soon and a maid of my colleague introduce her sister to us. Her sister is in Philippine now and we want to bring her via direct hiring.
Would you mail me your name so that I can mention when I contact hart consultancy if you don’t mind? Thanks in advance.
Thanks. I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
Hi Moon and all
If you are going to bring back an EX maid who worked for you previously , you DO NOT need to go through an agency AT ALL. I have verified this with the Philippines Embassy here. The procedure for getting the paper work done in Singapore is described by Naturelover above. The procedure in the Philippines in this case (bringing back an ex maid) is not clear, because no one has shared it. If you are planning to do so, please save yourself some money, talk to the Philippines embassy about the documentation requirement on the Philippines side, bring your ex maid over and share with all of us your experience.
Another tip – in the general case of a direct hire in which the maid is not an ex maid, you actually do not need to go through an agency here. PROVIDED you have the contact of reputable agencies in the Philippines. You can ask your prospective maid there to make contact with the agency to get the Philippines paper work done. By doing this, you eliminate the need for an agency here and save another bunch of money. Does anyone have any information to share re reputable agencies in the Philippines?
Super Pig
What u said regarding direct hire of a NEW maid is NOT TRUE as e Philippine embassy has told me that I NEED an agency in Singapore to do the liasing with e embassy as they do not deal direct w employers any more.
This blog is really helpful!!! Thank you for sharing.
I am supposed to be at the airport to pick up my filipino domestic helper at this hour…however, received a call from her saying that immigration didn’t let her pass. They need a document called “OEC”. So i google for solution and here i am…
The aperwork including IPA, security bonds to philipines and insurance are in order. but we were not aware of OEC. Guess i will need to call Raul tomorrow.
@naturelover… It is very kind of you for sharing. Thank you.
Hello stresses mom – It is unfortunate that you had to go through it and hope it gets resolved soon. I have described this mistake in the ‘shortcut to avoid’ section of my blog where FDW enters Singapore as a tourist (without doing proper paperwork in Philippines) and takes up the job here.
Hope future readers can learn from it. Cheers.
Hi nature lover, is it possible to give me ur name and raul’s contact as my friend’s maid is recommending her friend to come over to sg. I’m delivering soon and hope to be able to hire her and its our first time getting maid and her first coming to sg.
Thanks alot.
Hi Naturelover, please send me your contact so I can speak to Raul also. Thank you so much.
Hi nature lover,
My friend’s maid is recommending her friend (first time) to sg. We are first time employers and I’m due soon. Hope to be able to bring her over to sg in time before my EDD. Do you mind sharing your name and raul’s contact? Thanks alot!
I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
Pls email me ur name as well.. Two times my maid was not allowed to board the plane.. Same problem with some of us here.. Kindly email me the agency address as well.. Thank U so much for your help..
I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
Hi naturelover,
Thanks for sharing. I am a first time employer and am thinking of getting a helper that was recommended to me.
Can provide me your name and Hart Consultancy’s contact for me to check with them?
Thanks in advance for your help.
I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
Very informative write-up, thank you for sharing.
Please do let me have your name so I can mention you when I speak with Raul. Many thanks.
Thanks. I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
Hi nature lover,
Very much appreciate to have your name before meeting Raul. Tks Tks
I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
Hi naturelover,i have read ol ur blog,comments and reply of ur fellow Sg’n and i appreciate ur concern to the maid who wanted 2 work there 4 their family.yes it’s true that even how hard and 2 much long 2 wait 6-5 mons until they have their salary but thats better bcos than waiting of nothing.im in the process also in putting myself there but i already done as regular hire in agency,if i have open and read ur blog i might hired myself here.thank u 4 ol of ur concern to the FDW.i admire ol of u Sg’n a lot..i don’t mean there’s a man like ol of u to think for the good of ur maids.more power and godbless!
Hi nature lover,
Can I have your name before ringing Raul?
tks much.
I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
Thank you for such an informative blog. Can I please have your name so that I can contact Hart. Thank you again…
Thanks. I am glad that blog was of help. I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
Thanks naturelover, could I quote your name too for referral ?
Sure. Check your email. I have sent my name to you in an email.
Does this apply to UK expatriates too or is this only for PR’s?
This applies to ANYBODY (PR / Foreigner / Citizen) who lives in Singapore and is looking to direct-hire a Filipino maid to work here.
Hello naturelover!!..im from phillipines 34 years old looking a job here in sg by direct hire,I’m 34 years old ex FDW here.i want to comeback and work again coz of family financial problem,I have 3 children separated,my youngest 12 years old,I have 4 years experience working Chinese family,who want to employ me here contact my no.+639287555015 thanks;!
I will let you comment appear in my blog. Hope you can find the job soon.
Hi Naturelover, I’m so glad to come across your blog while searching how to direct hire a helper. May I have your name so I can quote for referral at Hart as well please?
I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
Hi Naturelover,
My maid just went back for 5-6 days, and the new maid does not work out. I would like to re-hire my previous maid, and she is okay. May i have your name so that i may check out further information with Hart? Would you have any knowledge if things would be faster since i’m the previous employer? Thanks.
One of my friends has been able to re-hire her ex-maid (from Philippines) without involving an agency. She visited the Philippines embassy and they explained her the process of re-hiring her ex-maid. Unfortunately, I don’t have all the details. I will suggest that you a visit to Philippines embassy and meet somebody from the labor department. It may help you save you some money.
I have sent you my name (to refer Hart Consultancy) in a separate email.
hi naturelover, thanks a lot for the information here. do you mind giving me your name as i am trying to direct hire a maid as well. Thanks so much for the blog.
I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
Thank you, naturelover
Hello Naturelover,
Does it make a difference in cost if I am re-hiring my ex-maid whom had worked for me almost 6 years ago and wanted to come back now to work for me? I have not employed any maid during these 6 years so I am clueless about the latest hiring policies. Any feedback would be helpful. Thanks!
Unfortunately, I don’t have the answer to your question. If you don’t get the answer, I will recommend you to contact any Philippines Embassy (you my have to pay them a visit). If not, call up some agencies, they should be able to tell you.
Thanks, if I get some good answers I will let you know.
Hi
It’s me again. Can I trouble you to send me your name in a separate email as I am going to talk to Raul from Hart Consultancy. One agency quoted me S$3500! This is more expensive than getting a maid from the agency! I am absorbing all the cost. Thanks once again!
Hi Nature Lover,I already went to Hart Agency & mentioned Ur name. They quoted me 1.3K as I’ve done the IPA & bought the insurance. I’ve paid them $800 & balance have to be paid when my maid arrived. Now my maid is taking her OWWA test & she’ll arrive Singapore most probably end of May or early June. I’d like to thank U coz if U didn’t write this blog,I can’t bring my maid in. I enquired other agencies,they quoted me around 2.5K even though I have the IPA. Once again, THANK U so much! To those who wants to hire Ur own maid,just go to Hart Agency. They are so helpfull & always keep me update about my maid’s progress in Manilla.
– Virgo Gal
Hi Naturelover,
This is really helpful for me.. thank you very much for sharing !! Yea I believe sharing is caring… I’ll cal n get help from the Hart Consultancy.. You’ve help alot in sharing this !! TQVM 😉
Hello.i am ex FDW in singapore and still interested to come back to Singapore to work again.Im 31 yrs old and single.pls contact me in this no +639288443047.thank you.
Hi Diana,
Do u have any email?
thanks!
Thank you for the information , it’s very useful And detailed .. I am considering direct hire myself.can you send me you name and email address so tat I can use as reference with Hart agency..thanks Mazha
I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
Hi Naturelover,
I plan to direct hire but most agency quoted me $3000. I’m really glad that I chance upon your forum and the information is really useful. I will be contacting Hart Consultancy but can I quote your name as reference?
I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
Hi. I did not understand why your “direct-hired maid” had to leave Singapore for JB? Is it because she did not have an IPA during that time? Once an FDW receives an IPA, she can come to Singapore anytime and do the formalities – i.e. medical, training, issuance of pass, etc.
My helper did not had to leave Singapore to JB since I had brought her through legal paperwork. Read my blog again – I think you misunderstood it.
Hi, thanks for your info! I am also doing direct hiring and this is so helpful.
Do you mind sending me your name for referral? Thanks!
I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
Hi thanks for your excellent blog! Most helpful.. Could you pls send me yr name for referral? Thanks!
I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
HI.
Thank you for the wonderful info you provided. Can you please send me your information so I can use it as reference to Raul? We found a filipino maid in Cebu and would like to bring them in. Do you know if aside from the fees, does the maid need to.pay the agency anything by herself?
Aldwin
No – maid does not have to pay anything else (apart from what you pay the agency). I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
Hi I’m interested to work in Singapore as soon as possible,I’m still find a employer thanks im ex fdw contact my no.+639287555015
Thanks for your blog again. I have engaged Hart Consultancy in mid of April. It took nearly 6 weeks to deliver my maid to my home. This is due to some papaerwork issue with MOM. My first application was rejected by MOM. It usually takes 2-3 workings day to get approval. In my case, it took nearly 10 days to get approval. Please check with the MOM website before hiring.
It seems the price has been fixed by Hart Consultancy. They come out with 2 package. Package A (1.3K) & Package B (2.2K).
Package A: ppwk in Philippines, deliver your maid to airport only.
Package B: ppwk in Philippines & Singapore, deliver your maid to your doorstep.
Both packages exclude your maid expenses in Philippines. You need to fork out extra $160.
I chose for package B. Overall, I am very satisifed with Hart Consultancy service.Their price is reasonable compare with other agent. I found their service is reliable. My maid is the first timer come to Singapore. She has been working with me nearly a month. I have found no issue at all.
Hi Naturelover , Just sharing is the perfect blogsite for maid hiring esp for Filippinos. the information maintained and the comments shared are extremelu useful.
I have a slightly different set of questions , if i can ask here
1) I have an existing maid who contract expires on Aug 17th. She has been with me for 2 years having been hired through a local agency with all paper work and training , the full yard of insurance , agency fees etc been paid.
2) She is planning to go back to Philippines for a break and willing to return / re-contract with us from Oct 14th , 2013.
3) We have booked her tickets for her return and need to take a call on either to terminate her contract / extend it.
The questions:
a) Will she need to come under a “direct hire” process and repeat point 1 above
b) should she be left to return on a “home leave” , let her buy return tickets ( on reimbursable basis ) to be paid to her upon joining back
c) can the entire agency fees and associated charges of a direct hire be avoided / negotiated / waived off if its a home leave / any other option.
d) most importantly , can any of these processes be done without intervention of an agent.
e) If the home leave option is exercised , in the event of the maid not returning under any circumstances , is the liability and los entirely mine ?
Would really appreciate , if you or anyone else in the forum can throw some light on this either through personal experience / knowledge of the process through anyone else’s experience.
Thks
Anita
Hi Anita – I dont know teh answer to your questions. Hope that others can help. Cheers
Hi, I understand from maid agencies that filipinas are banned from entering S’pore from Sept.
Eleanore
hi nature lover, I am in the midst of direct hiring a new FDW from Philippines. Can you please let me know your name so I can contact Raul from Hart Consultancy?
I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
Hi ma’am,im willing 2 employ myself as maid there in Sg,i have already pass my req.in an agency but until now i dont have yet a employer.im 24 and of good moral character..i don’t hve experience in putting myself in other country but i think my experience as a mother of 2 child is enough.Im a x-maid also but only here in Philippines.i do all household chores and caring my employers childrens.I dont have a mother since im a little kid so i practice myself to become independent and stand on my own feet..i hope u will consider me and find me good employer..i want to work there for my kids future bcos i dont want them 2 experience what i hve experience.so even its hard for me to leave them i willing only for their sake.here’s my contact #09159237419..thnk you!
Hi, just to update all, Hart agency just informed me that they are not processing any more applications as a moratorium was just put in place by the Philippines government to stop Filipino FDWs from being hired in Singapore, due to dispute about agency fees. This will take effect 2 Sep 2013.
hello sir /madam,
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Pls contact me +639465991629 thank you…
Good Day! Jocelyn Cados here, an Ex Singapore Filipina who has worked for expat employers before. I am seriously looking for a Domestic Helper job for any Family who is in need of a helper/maid. I came back home last year due to family matter and wanted/needed to work back again. May i please leave my email ad if interested (jcados@yahoo.com.sg). Thank you,
Can I have your name too? Need to get my maid urgently
I have sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
Hi naturelover, this blog has helped me a lot ,very informative and detailed process how to go about direct hiring a helper fr philippines. IPA is now approved and bought the insurance fr Ntuc,next step now is to submit all requirements to Gizzele of Hart consultancy and hopefully my helper will arrive soon. I was quoted $1300 while other agencies i spoke to quoted 2500 and above. Btw just to share, i came across about your blog as i want to hire a new maid from philippines bec. I want to change the transfer maid that i hired in january 2013. This transfer maid has been working in singapore for 6 yrs but i find her unsuitable to taking care of my 10 months old baby.
Hi naturelover, thanks so much for sharing! We’ve identified a suitable helper but she’s still in the Philippines. We’re going to try follow in your footsteps and engage Hart to help us. Can I have your name as referral as well?
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your post. The most comprehensive info one can find online about the topic.
I contacted Hart and they are asking for S$1300, including everything you got done minus the procedure my maid would need to undergo once she is in Singapore (finger printing, medical, training). I’ll get that done myself.
The only thing pinching me is that Hart is saying they are going to charge the maid close to S$ 200 for getting her medical done in Phillipines. That came as a surprise to me because I didn’t find that in your post or in any of the comments. Doesn’t seem fair to me. Can you please help me with your referral so that I can negotiate with Hart. Thanks much.
Have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi prachi! Were you affected by the moratorium Steve Yang mentioned in this thread? Does that mean Hart can still help with direct-hiring FDWs? Thank you!
Thank you so much for your kind sharing.. but willing to ask do we still able to get direct-hire helper from philipines since their country not allow them to come sg. Planning to get for coming Nov’13.
Can i have your name so that i can get some advise from Hart?
Have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi naturelover, thanks for the detailed info as i am also looking at hiring a maid directly from Philippines.
Can i also quote your name to Hart so that I can negotiate for them to include the medical cost? Many thanks in advance!
Have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi! Just wanted to say, that if your potential maid is in Singapore, she does not need to go back to Philippines, but could go to Malaysia for example. so you do not need to pay 1500 dollars to the agent. Once she exit Singapore you may apply to MOM site for the FDW permit yourself, and the rest as listed.
Hi everyone, I just want to get a better understanding on how things go, I was browsing the web for how many days till I find this blog. Please help me with some of my questions.
Or email me at cristine9.magna@gmail.com and give me your number so I can call you and talk to you personally.
PLEASE!
What steps does the employer need to take to create the work permit of his transfer maid without agency?
With regards to the loan, does it benefit the maid in any way? I.e, does the loan go to her pocket or does it go to the agent and get deducted from her?
If deducted, why does she have to pay an agency?
Does the agency fee cover the procedure of creating a work permit of a maid?
Thanks!
Hi Naturelover,
Thanks for the useful info, may I have your name as referral please. Thank you.
Have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi naturelover! Can I also quote your name when I drop by hart? I hope the moratorium won’t make it difficult for me at this time. Thank you very much!
Have a new maid for direct hire. No agency fees.. Can interview in Singapore. Email me at emmy1sg@hotmail.com with contact number, will get back to u soonest! Thks
Hi, tnx for the useful info. Can I have ur name as referral . Thank you
Hi Naturelover, can you please send me your information so that i can use it as a reference to Raul of Hart Consultancy. Thanks!
Hi thanks for your excellent information! Thinking of getting a direct hire maid. Could you pls send me yr name for referral? Thanks
The blog is indeed useful. Wonder if you can share ur name as referral pls. Thx
Hi!
This blog is indeed very helpful 🙂
Thanks for being so generous in sharing ur experience 🙂
I have few questions:
1. Are you pr or a pass holder? Would you know if spass holders in sg are allowed to hire a maid? Cause me nd my husband are both spass holders…
2. How many years is the contract bet u and ur maid? Will it change the fees tt u have to pay? Or its an internal arrangement between u and the helper?
3.do u pay any levy to sg govt for getting a helper? And how much is it monthly?
4.please email me.ur name so I can tell hart u referred us…u can email me the answers as well..
Thank u very much!!!
.
Hi,
Your blog is very helpful.thanks for ur generosity in sharing ur experience with us 🙂
Few questions:
1.are spass holders allowed to hire a maid here in sg?
2.do u pay any levy to.the govt monthly?
3.how long is the maid’s contract?will it change the amount u need to pay the agency? Or.its.internal between u and the maid?
Thanks pls email me ur name as well so I can let hart consultancy know u referred us to them 🙂
1. I am PR. Not sure if S-pass holders are allowed to hire maids. You may want to check with Raul from hart consultancy
2. Yes. I pay SGD 265 per month as govt levy. this money is over and above the salary I pay to my maid.
3. Most maid contracts are for 24 months so is mine. The agency fee is a one-time fee and is independent of contract duration. Upon renewal of contract (after 24 months), we don’t have to pay the agency any money.
4. I have sent you my name in a separate email so that you can refer it to Hart Consultancy.
I was expecting that the rates are the same but when I called up their agency, they are now charging $2200.
I just direct hired one last week. This agency charge me only $1900 (previously also $2.2k). Very good service. They brought my helper to my hse without extra charges. Pm me if u r interested.
Hi,
My ex-helper wanna come back to work with us and I went down to the Philippines Embassy today and they said that we have to go through agent. Can I have your name for the referral? Thank you. 🙂
I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Thank you so much for all the details and reply. It do help us a lot to save time on searching for the agency, insurance etc.:)
Hi . We “direct hired” a helper from the Philipp. I would like to know if we had done it through the Agency (and not direct hire) how much would it had cost the helper. What I want is to be fair and deduct from her salary what is lowest of the two procedures because I think it is not fair that she pays more because of the procedure we chose (direct hire). Unfortunately at the moment I cannot pay for all so I need to deduce from her salary but I want to deduct what is fair for her too. thanks for the advice, urgent, thank you !
As per the new regulations implemented by Philippines embassy, helpers pay nothing to get a job in Singapore even if the agent is involved. Employers are to pay all the expenses to the agents. This is the reason the fees to hire Filipino maid has gone up significantly from around $600 to $2,000 since this new regulation came into effect last year.
Hiring a direct maid has it’s advantage and disadvantage. Advantages is that mostly new comers in SG is hardworking, they don’t have any friends so they only think of working and earning money. Only problem is if you got a “bad” one because you have to send her back to PH and you need to cover the air fare.
This is the good thing about the agency there is a replacement period.
Hi i need the procedure of direct hire too.Currently my ex-maid who work in singapore for me for 11 months. As her home got problem, she went back home. After settle her home, she want to come back after 2 months. Pls advise me. thank you
I would suggest you contact the Philippines embassy labor office as one of my friend was able to get her ex-maid back to Singapore without involving an agent. I would suggest you to visit them in person. If that does not work out, you could contact an agent.
Hi,
I had went down to the Philippines embassy recently and they don’t entertained. They asked me to go through the agency. So now I’m going through Harts Consultancy at Harts Consultancy which is cheaper than other agency.
I have the same situation virgolover. How did your case go? thanks
Hi I have email to embassy . They call , can help if the maid have attend epo before , if don’ t have go to agent.
Thank you so much for your blog. Its very helpful for me. I’m in a process of finding a direct hiring Filipino maid. Could you please send me your name for referral. Thank again
thank your so much for your blog,its very useful.Could you please give me your name for referral as im now looking for a direct hiring from Philippine.
thank you.
Glad that the blog was useful. I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Your blog is fantastic!!! Really save the time / effort / vomiting of blood of many of us! Kindly provide me w ur name for reference. Tks! 😉
Glad that the blog was useful. I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Thanks for the useful info, can I too get your name as referral?
Glad that the blog was useful. I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi Naturelover
Can I have your name as a referral to hart consultancy? Many Thanks !
thanks so much for all this great info! can you also send me your name so I can try the services at hart consultancy?
Glad that the blog was useful. I have sent you my name in a separate email.
I’m ex FDW in Singapore wanted to work again in looking employer who can direct hire a maid,,contact my no.+639324374445
Hi nature lover,
Wow ! So informative. Many thanks. Can I get your name as referral as well pls? Thanks
Glad that the blog was useful. I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi nature lover. thank you all these information. May i get your name as referral as well.
My current maid needs to go home after 5 months and a fren has recommended me a maid in the philippines. So i am looking at direct hire too.
Glad that the blog was useful. I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi. I am a Singaporean living in Philippines and I can source and professionally train house staff for employment in Singapore.
Hi Sylvia – I think readers of this blog will benefit if you could also mention how much do you charge and how can they get in touch with you
Hi Silvia and Naturelover
…i am located in Kuala Lumpur and need a maid. My children are 2 and 4 years old. My husband is American and I am Indonesian. I teach traditional dance and my husband is a university professor.
May i have your name to consult Hart agency?
hi there – not sure if Hart Consultancy will be able to help you hire a maid in Malaysia. Anyways, I have sent you my name in a separate email. Give it a try.
Hi, do u have one with experience in looking after autistic kid or with nursing background? Thanks
Hi looking for employer! I’m ailene from philippines hope s0mebody will hire me. Thanks a lot. I can be contacted at ayencarag@gmail.com
Hi looking a direct employer! i’m ailne fr0m philippines, I was working in hongkong before as fdw also so I have experience already. Please c0ntact me at +639217484713.
Thank you!
Are you still available ?
Hi looking for employer,ex abroad in Singapore for 6yrs,ls,im honest,sincere,responsible to my job,pls email me zenruiz@yahoo.com turning 38yrs old this coming sept..
Hi.
If I can be of help, you can reached me at askme@emmagroup.net.
Thanks for the informative blog, may I get your referral please?
Glad that the blog was useful. I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi naturelover,
Extremely helpful blog. Could I get your name via email as well so that I can use for referral in case?
Thanks!
Glad that the blog was useful. I have sent you my name in a separate email.
hi naturelover i want to hire also directly i haven’t found any maid yet but as soon as I find one I want to contact hart agency so can you please tell me yr name so I can use as reference tq.
I have sent you my name in a separate email for referral.
Hi…i am looking for suitable employer in singapore..but already 47 years old filipino and still fit to work.i am based PR in Malaysia.i am formerly working in Singapor for 6 years in only one family..
Are you still looking for an employer currently?
I am looking for a maid, please send in your resume stated your personal information, experience, expected salary etc.
Thank you.
Em
hi.my name is zenaida ruiz,37years old,currently here in the phillippines,im looking suitable employer,i’ve been work in Singapore for the past 6yrs with the same employer..i am hard working,responsible,can trust with,and I will do my very best to do my duties ..thank you..have a great day
Hi naturelover can I have your name? They quoted me 1350 excluding medical test in Philippines.
Thanks a ton for your blog. Hart agency and esp Raul was so professional. I took my previous helper’s sister for documentation work. She will be coming in soon.
Hi naturelover, great sharing! Could I please trouble you to send me your name so I can contact Raul? Thanks so much in advance!
Glad that the blog was useful. I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi Naturelover, im desparately trying to get my prev helper back as im not comfortable with the current one who seems not so warm towards my bb. my prev helper left as her kids were sick and she wasn’t sure if she can come back.
it seems fr all above comments that it is inevitable to hv to go thru agency. can I get raul no fr u so that I can resolve the issues as fast as poss. thks for all info here. appreciate it v much.
Cynthia
Hi there, I am so glad I chanced upon your blog. I have a helper who is currently in Philippines and I am trying to bring her over. She was previously my family’s helper and she went back to take care of her kid. But now , she is ready to come back to Singapore to work. Would it be ok if I use your name as a referral? Thank you.
Hi naturelover, thanks for the sharing! May i get your referral please?
Hi,
Can you provide me your name as a referral as well?
May I know what is the current rate now if e get Hart agency for help? as I understand this post was posted in 2011.
Is there any change on the procedure now since there are many rules and regulation in getting a maid now.
Sandra – I have sent you my name in a separate email for referral. Process and rules may have changed since I wrote this blog but I am not aware of them. Hope others who are following this blog who hired maid more recently can help you here. If not, I guess your best bet is to call the maid agent and find out
Hi! I am so glad to have found your blog and recommendation. My nephew and his family just moved to Singapore, but he misses his nanny dearly in the Philippines. It’s been really tough trying to bring her to Singapore. We want to try Hart Agency too. May we also ask to mention you to Raul so we can negotiate a reasonable package?
Thank you very much!
Glad that the blog was of help. I have sent you my name in a separate email for referral.
hello.I am an ex singapore helper wants to find employer.pls help me.thanks and God bless
Hello my name is Geraldine.I am an ex singapore helper from a british family.I would like to find employer but need direct hire.plS reply on my email at ladygee1972@yahoo.com.Can work as soon as possible.Thanks and God bless.
Hi Naturelover, thanks for all the information..would u please send me your contact so I can speak to hart consultancy as well? I was quoted 3k for direct hire from another agent..Thank you so much.
Hi Naturelover, thanks for this blog. Can I quote your name to Raul when I speck to him please. thanks.
Hi Naturelover, your blogs and the comments really helped me a lot! Could I mention your name to Hart/Raul to get a better quote? Please let me know! Thanks a lot! 😀
Sent you my name in a separate email. Cheers
yes you can GOD BLESS YOU
hi, need your help/advice/experience pls on how to re-hire a previous FDW who is now back in ph. she was unable to finish her contract as we needed to send her back bcoz she got pregnant after she came back from home leave. we really love her as family & want her back. currently, we have a helper but not at par. thanks in advance!
Based on what I know and the comments from other readers, I think you will need to hire an agency in Singapore to bring her back to Singapore.
hi nature lover.I have employer wants to hire me,can u send me ur name and email so that I can send them your info about direct hire.Thanks and God bless.
Hello there…. I am hiring my new help from Philippines too and I was wondering if I could have your name as a referral.
Has anyone recently made use of Hart’s service? Any changes in the fees?
Thank you…
Hi Naturelover,
Thanks for the detailed info. Do you I can also get your name so that I can try to get a better quote from Raul/Hart Agency too?
Thanks a billion!
hello !im looking for a good employer,because im a good person too,responsible,honest and hard working,ive been in singapore as a maid for 22 yrs for only one employer,so any employer who needs my help im ready in anytime.Thanks for reading my message
looking for employer, i have experience in singapore for 22 yrs as a maid,pls email me laurente.aneth21@yahoo.com
Hi, Naturelover,
I have learnt a lot from your blog.
My FDW’s is due to expire on 31 Aug 2014. While I attempt to renew, I found my FDW’s passport is due to expire in July 2015, leaving me with insufficient time to get a full 24 months renewal. Preparing to learn, I asked around and goggles the relevant webs. Get my way around, I guess.
I would like to share the following with you and those who read your blog:
1. FDW’s Passport Expiry Date
AS Employer, it is prudent to make sure that the validity of your FDW’s passport has sufficient period to cover the next MOM WP’s renewal, otherwise you will not be able to get the normal 24 months validity for the renewed WP. The minimum passport validity period to get a full 24-month WP is 24+2=26 months, commencing from the date of commencement of the renewed WP. You may look up the MOM web for details on scenarios leading to a less than 26 months WP.
2. Special Pass/Short WP extension
In the event your FDW’s WP is due to be renewed and her passport is soon to expire, you may apply on-line for a special pass for a short WP extension (SP), while waiting for the FDW’s renewed passport. The standard extension is 28 days (Std Ext). However, a longer period may be granted upon request supported by valid reason. I have checked with the officer at the MOM (WP Issuing Section) who has implied that a longer SP period can be considered if the SP expiry date still falls within the expiry date of the Medical Insurance and the MOM Security Bond (in my case 31 Oct 2014) supporting the due-to-expired WP (31 Aug 2014.
Application for a longer than the Std Ext can be made by email ( mom_wpd@mom.gov.sg ) addressing to the WP Issuing Section, citing your reason which must be duly supported by the Passport Collection Slip issued by the Philippine Embassy in Spore, stating the date the FDW’s new passport is ready for collection. See Item 3 below.
3. Renewal of FDW’s Passport at P. Embassy in S’pore
This is not a complicated process. Firstly, the FDW must make an appointment on-line to submit the application. Waiting period for the appointment is about 8 weeks. The processing period for the new passport is 8 to 10 weeks, On the date of application, FDW will be issued a Passport Collection Slip which you may use to support the application mentioned above.
The application must be supported by a Std Employment Contract duly verified and authenticated by the P. Embassy (can do it yourself. Cost S$42.00 + S$17.50). Application must be supported by a S$7,000 Embassy Bond (cost : S$71.69).
4. Renewal of WP Already Extended by a SP
Upon receiving the approval from the MOM on the expiry date of the SP, you should proceed to renew the WP on-line, on the day the FDW has collected her new passport. (I am not sure whether a 2nd Renewal Notice will be issued to you in this case).
5. Note that by virtue of the SP, the commencing date of the renewed WP will be one day after the expiry of the SP.
My case is still at waiting stage. MY FDW is due to make application mentioned in Item 3 above on 5 Aug 2014. If all goes well, The Collection Date should be around 1st week of Oct 2014. I need to ask for a 8 weeks SP, at least.
I hope the above is useful. I welcome comment. Please correct me if I am wrong.
David Lim
Thanks David. Appreciate you leaving a note on your experiences. I am sure readers will benefit from this. Cheers
Wow, Luckily I stumbled on your blog and all the input from readers. Truly appreciate the insight. Am helping my brother as he might bring in a ‘direct hire’ maid (neighbour of our maid) – have got various quotations and they are NOT cheap. Also a lot of sales talk, mainly about no guarantees so why not take a maid who is on their books, etc, etc. They also want to charge a placement fee of 2 months’ salary – bit of a cheek since they are only organising documentation both ends with a bit of work to get the maids to attend various courses and medical exams.
Hi im ronelie jobac…im working in singapore for 1 years and 4 months.i going back to philippines 5 months ago..im looking for a new employer..im hard working person,honest.this is my contact number..#+639462006818 thank you
Hi I mayline jamon 38 of age merried I m looking employer I have been work in hongkong before.and Singapore.i m honest trustworthy child minding cheerfully pls any one interested you can call me +639298899390
hi naturelover, thanks for your blog. It is very useful especially for us newbies who don’t know where to start. After reading your blog and all the comments, now I have an idea how long it will take to hire a helper from the Philippines and the documents required. Any idea if there are changes on the process and importantly how much it increased? I read from some comments regarding the “loan”, don’t quite understand what this means though, can please kindly explain? Appreciate if I can know your name as a referral to Raul as well. Warm regards.
Hello there – since I have not hired a helper from Philippines recently, I don’t have answers to your questions about what has changed since I write this blog. I will probably let other readers respond to it as they may have more recent information. Will send you my name in a separate email for reference to Hart Consultancy
Hi, Nature Lover,
Thanks for this great blog. Could I mention your name to Hart/Raul to get a good quote pls ?
Thanks
hi there – I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi, I am just working on a direct hire for my brother. I called a few agencies (excluding Hart because I had not yet found this blog then) and prices vary. If I were energetic I would visit a few and go through their list of charges, but I decided to go with one that is conveniently located for me.
Handling both Phil and Sin side will cost about Sin $3200; there will be some a bit more expensive and you will also no doubt be able to find some who charge less.
Also take into consideration that the FDW will have to get herself to, say Manila, and stay there while the agency there sends her to take her course, have her medical, do her documentation. That will involve travel to and from her home province, accommodation, local travel and living expenses – not a lot in Singapore terms but still some outgoings.
I think that somewhere else I read the experience that someone had with Hart; they had some problems over fees. So make sure that you are comfortable with the people you are dealing with; sometimes it is a false economy to go with the cheapest.
Bear in mind too that maids are a source of income for agencies there and here, and often they are exploited. Mine was in debt to 9 month’s salary and her agency brought her over under a tourist visa!!!
We as employers are also gouged, so beware of agency personnel. There is far more than meets the eye and at the ned of the day the government’s get in the game of making money too.
Do your due diligence.
HI, thanks for the blog. I am hiring my new help from Philippines too and I was wondering if I could have your name as a referral.
Hi Naturelover
Thank you for sharing your experiences with Hart Consulatancy. Your blog is very useful to us. We are also planning to bring FDW in Singapore. May we have your name as well for referral?
Hi nature lover and all,
This is really a very useful blogs and informative, thanks so for sharing. as I recently exploring a direct hiring process from various agency and the fees is not cheap ($1800-2500) for direct hiring case.
But one thing I have not found an answer from above was the medical test, which I was told for direct hiring if the maid failed the medical check up in Singapore then the agent processing fees is not refundable, meaning you got to pay exactly the same fees to get another maid. So it sound like quite a risk to the employer like me. Did anyone heard about this rules?
Thanks.
Good point. Yes – most agencies would still expect us to pay them the full fees even if the maid fails the medical test in Singapore. I also think it is fair. The reason would be the agent was contracted to just do the paperwork for a maid already identified by us. He was not contracted to hire the right maid for us. So, if the maid turns out to be a wrong one, this would not be agent’s fault.
If you want to avoid this risk, there is a simple workaround – hire the maid through the agency. This way agent will replace the maid if she fails the test in Singapore but their fees will also be higher that direct hire fees.
Yeeesss, that unfortunately is the case. Although one would think that the agency in the Philippines would send her for a proper enough medical that would highlight any obvious medical conditions like very high BP, shadows on the chest X-ray, etc.
But hiring the maid through the agency likely will cost more even though you presented her to them on a platter.
Anyway no harm investigating – and tell us what happens!
Good luck.
Yeah. Let me find out more from Hart if there is other options.
Hi nature lover, can I have your name/contact as a referrer ?
Our direct hire charges is SGD 2300 which includes everything, if the maid failed the medical in Philippines, we will deduct SGD 100 plus the what ever expenses already spend and we will refund you the rest. Our Mode of payment is 2 gives, SGD 1,150 upon confirmation and another SGD 1,150 at the day that you will collect the maid from us.
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hi there can you leave me hart contacts. i have a ex maid that used to work for my Mother in law and i would like to rehire her.
Please advise contact so i can know more.
Thank you very much
Kimbrolly@gmail.com
The contact details of Hart Consultancy are given in my blog
Hi Naturelover,
can I have your name/contact as a referrer ?
Thanks.
Have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi NatureLover, thanks for sharing all the info. It is very helpful !!
Can i have your name as a referral when I speck to Raul or Amy?
Many thanks !!
Have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi Elizabeth , have you success to hired a direct maid from Hart ? what is the quote he offer to you, so total around how much you success hired a direct maid thanks
Hi I’m currently work here in Singapore. My work permit ends on January 6,2015…now I’m looking for a new employer..before January…if you are interested with me…please don’t hesitate to contact me in my email add jenniferperez34@gmail.com or my hand hone 85750536..thank you
Hi NatureLover, thanks for sharing all the info. It is very helpful !!
Can I have your name as a referral when I speak to Raul?
Have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi,
Pls pm your name as referral too….TIA 🙂
Hi.im jobelynpondador im lookin a job like a babysiter or housekeeper i have 5years experience working as a babysiter.here my email add joviepondador@yahoo.com
Hi nature lover,
Can I have ur name as referrer?
Have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi Nature Lover,
Can I please have ur name as a referrer as well?
Am looking to direct hire a Fillipino maid and am very confused about the cheapest process!
Thank you,
Gek
Hi Gek – Have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi Naturelover,
appreciate if u may send me ur name as referrer.
Many thanks.
Hello there,, im rosemarie de guzman im lookin for a job like as a housekeper. i have a 2 yrs xperience., I am a good person,, hardworking , trustworthy @ i nam willing to do a multi tasking by God’s help..
Hi Naturelover! May I please have your name for reference before ringing Hart Consultancy. Currently pregnant and would like a stress-free experience with hiring a maid, at the least cost possible. Many thanks.
Great and informartive blog, by the way. Glad to have chanced upon this. Hoping Hart Consultancy still exists and still delivers the same efficient service. Will check them out once I hear from you.
I have sent you my name in a separate email. May I ask you to come back to this blog and share your recent experience with others. I had written this blog a couple of years back and things may ave changed since then. Cheers
Hi,
Thanks for all the infor, can I have your name as a referral?
I have sent you my name in a separate email. May I ask you to come back to this blog and share your recent experience with others. I had written this blog a couple of years back and things may ave changed since then. Cheers
Hi Nature Lover
I have found this blog really helpful. May I have your name as referral before I call Hart Consultancy.
I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi Naturelover,
Many thanks for the informative sharing. Pls email your name to me as reference to Hart. Tks much!
I have sent you my name in a separate email. May I ask you to come back to this blog and share your recent experience with others. I had written this blog a couple of years back and things may have changed since then. Cheers
hi, what do i need to prepare for direct hiring process? i am still confused. need your name too to ask hart. Thank u. 🙂
have sent you my name in a separate email. May I ask you to come back to this blog and share your recent experience with others. I had written this blog a couple of years back and things may have changed since then. Cheers
Sure. I will get back to tis blog
once I asked Hart. Thanks for your reply. 🙂
hi chantel , so you manage to ask more info from hart? Ask 2011 the process fee is aabout 1500, for now is 2015 are the price still about the same thanks
Hi maam im looking for employer im here in Philippines my number +639996146150,
Hi Naturelover,
Thanks for creating this blog, your information was so detailed and useful. Can I have your name name as referral beore I call Hart consultancy ?
Hi madam/sir I’m Rycil P.Saenz 39 yrs old,married w/3 children…21,17 and 15,I’ve been worked in Singapore for 8years..more info pls contact my mo.+ 639196431147 reference from my previous employer is avaible,I’m honest and hardworking! Thanks have a blessed day!
Hi. please contact me at familyof4.tee@gmail.com
Hi Rycil
Please email me at eleanorelo@gmail.com
Hello there to all employer im looking a job in singapore, i was work there in 3years and i want to come again there hope you’ll giving me a change again, i am single 34 yesrs old trustworthy honest and kind, thank you, Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
Hello madam&sir. My name is mylen tanoco ..I’m 29yers old I’m single mother..I’m looking job in Singapore as position maid…I been there last Month ago..I’m working there as a all around maid in Chinese family..hoping I can got chance to work there again..thank you…. Here’s my contacts number in viber encase would you like to interview to me…+6583764107 …so far I’m here in Philippine now…thank you again… Kindly mylen tanoco
Hi,
Thank you so much for such a detailed explaination of the process. You saved me do much angst if I had to research all this myself. And the cost breakdown is just the icing on the cake. You covered all topics.
Could you please share your name n contact with me too so I can get a similar package from hart?
Hi naturelover,can send me yr name too n hart contact no thanks
I have sent you my name in a separate email. May I ask you to come back to this blog and share your recent experience with others. I had written this blog a couple of years back and things may have changed since then. Cheers
Hi naturelover,
Your blog is really helpful and informative. I would like to do the same procedure as you did. May I have your name so I could inform Raul/Hart Consultancy when I contact him. Thank you and God bless.
I have sent you my name in a separate email. May I ask you to come back to this blog and share your recent experience with others. I had written this blog a couple of years back and things may have changed since then. Cheers
HI naturelover
I am also looking at directly hiring my maid who was with me for 10 mths 5 yrs back. She wants to come back and I would like to give her a chance. Can u let me know your name so I can contact HART consultancy. Thank you.
I have sent you my name in a separate email. May I ask you to come back to this blog and share your recent experience with others. I had written this blog a couple of years back and things may have changed since then. Cheers
Im looking an employer as soon as possible im here in Philippines im wortking for 6 yrs in singapore i hot 1 son.
Im looking an employer as soon as possible im here in Philippines im wortking for 6 yrs in singapore i got1 son.+639996146150
Hi Thanks for your blog and all the comments below:) I am planning to hire a philipina for the first time, my previous was all direct hire but others . I will call up Hart consultancy and will sure come back here to update:)
Hi naturelover,
Would you mind leaving me your contact for referral of Hart Consultancy?
I am looking into the paperwork required from Philippines to leave the country for work.
I have sent you my name in a separate email. May I ask you to come back to this blog and share your recent experience with others. I had written this blog a couple of years back and things may have changed since then. Cheers
Hi ma’am im still looking for an employer i hope i can find here.im working for 6 yrs singapore.im 36 yrs old i got 1 son.thank you im looking forward for the response..
Hi Hazel, please contact me at my email : familyof4.tee@gmail.com
Hi Hazel,
Please email me at eleanorelo@gmail.com
Hi naturelover,
Thank you so much for putting these information together and sharing it. It’s so kind and generous of you.. I will also like to engage Hart. Please will you advise your name so I can contact Raul? Many thanks in advance and may God bless you abundantly.
I have sent you my name for reference.
Hi Naturelover, thanks lots for your insightful blog. Would appreciate if you could pls email me yr name so that I can use you as a referrer when I contact Raul? Many thanks! Fr Belle
Hi I am looking to bring someone we have found over as our second helper, could you possibly send me your details and Harts details to please? Happy to share experience once everything is done
Gud evening im here to find an employer im working for 6 yrs in singapore.im a hard working person,trustworthy,need direct hire as soon as possible,,, here is my email hazel_asra@yahoo.com
Hi Nature lover and others , just updating for yr info:) I ve checked with Hart consultancy and they r charging $1550 for philipine side paper work. Rest all I will be doing . They also have another package for $2300 which includes Singapore side services….. That’s it for now. I shall update once I get my helper here.. Thanks again for all your info which was very very helpful.
Hihi Suba/ Naturelover, I’m also looking to do a ‘direct-hire’, to bring my previous maid back. May I pls trouble you on how I can use you a a referrer when I go to Hart? Tks v much! Belle
Hi, can I also know your name so I can use as my referrer to Raul. I have also processed the IPA, and insurance of my FDW which is currently at Philippines. right now.
Thanks in advance. JC
Hi maam/sir im hazel T. Abrasaldo im 36yrs old,im looking for asn employer as a direct hire.i want to work Singapore back.i wish i could fgind as soon as possible. Thank you in behalf of naturelover i need your help if you dont mind.thank you so much.+639996146150 hazel_asra@yahoo.com
Im Maria Hazel T.Abrasaldo.
Hi! I’m Irene a Filipina 28years old and working as a nanny and full time household worker. I’m completing my 3years contract here’s in Dubai this coming July 2015. I’m glad I found this blog that may able to help me to find a new job and employer there in Singapore. Here is my contact number here +971557165205 +971553665831. It’s hard to take risk in agencies in Philippine bcuz they’re taking advantage of getting much placement fee and long time of process. I’m hoping I can here a further response. Very truly yours. God bless to all
Hi naturelover,
I’m glad if this blog can help me to find new employer there in Singapore via direct hiring. I leave message earlier just waiting for response thank you
My FDW has been with my family for over five years now. However, I did not even bother to go through an agency considering that the total cost of the paperwork required by the Philippines Overseas Labour Office (POLO) is only SGD 110 even though POLO stated in their email reply to me that:
“Direct hiring of a Filipino household worker is prohibited by our law. You can only do that on renewal. You shall be required to engage an accredited agency to complete what you have started. We have in our website a list of agencies licensed here in Singapore and accredited by the Embassy.”
When you add up the cost of purchasing her air tickets via budget airlines such as Cebu Pacific or Tiger Airways etc. as well as the SGD 71.69 (inclusive of GST) to purchase the S$7,000.00 performance bond required by the Philippines from NTUC Income, it really doesn’t add up to the cost of forking out SGD 1,500 to a licensed agency in Singapore that is accredited by the Philippines Embassy. The agencies in Singapore, their counterparts in the Philippines acting as representatives and POLO are all in this “corruption” loop.
Here’s the breakdown of the costs pertaining to the paperwork required by the Philippines:
1. Authentication of Contract – S$42.50
2. Verification of Contract – S$20.00
3. OWWA Membership – S$42.00
4. Overseas Employment Certificate – S$5.50
Total – S$110.00
You can find the above information on the website of the Embassy of the Philippines at http://www.philippine-embassy.org.sg/labor/hsw/employment-docs/
Here’s how I did it:
1. My Filipino friend who works here in Singapore on Employment Pass accompanied me to the Philippines Embassy to fill out an Affidavit. Basically, it’s an invitation letter to allow the FDW to legally leave the Philippines as a bona-fide tourist to Singapore. The cost of getting this affidavit authenticated and notarized by the Philippines Embassy in Singapore is SGD 42.50 nett.
2. Make a copy of the affidavit and mail the original copy to your FDW preferably by registered post since your FDW will need to present the ORIGINAL copy of the Affidavit at the immigration customs in the departure hall of Manila airport. Also, remember to mail the i) In-Principle Approval (IPA) Letter and ii) Acknowledgement Letter for Receipt of Insurance Guarantee for Security Bond (SB) valid for two years as she will need to present these two documents upon her arrival at Changi Airport in Singapore.
3. This is very IMPORTANT! You’ll need to buy her a two-way air ticket so that the immigration ofifcials will know that she will be returning to the Philippines and that she will be in Singapore for travel/leisure purposes and not to seek employment here in Singapore.
The purpose of the affidavit issued by the Philippine Embassy in Singapore acts as a binding legal oath that my Filipino friend will be “sponsoring” her trip here and overseeing all her expenses and accommodation of his “relative”.
Remind your FDW to act neutral at the airport, don’t mention AND show any documents required by Singapore’s MOM i.e. i) In-Principle Approval (IPA) Letter and ii) Acknowledgement Letter for Receipt of Insurance Guarantee for Security Bond (SB) as all these will give the game away.
4. With regard to the necessary paperwork (valid for two years) required by the Philippines, you don’t have to do it upon her arrival in Singapore. But you will need to have it done at the Philippines Embassy in Singapore when she intends to return to her hometown on home leave. With this paperwork issued by the Philippines Embassy in Singapore, she can present them at the Manila airport and legally leave the Philippines as a bona-fide Overseas Foreign Worker (OFW) upon her return to Singapore.
In this way, the money that you have saved can be given as additional goodwill bonuses to your FDW instead of funding the “corruption coffers” of POLO as well as the agencies both here in Singapore and the Philippines.
Please note that this task was accomplished with the help of a very kind-hearted Filipino friend who is still working here in Singapore and who has great empathy towards the plight of his fellow Filipinos who have left behind everything that they hold dear back home in the Philippines so as to work as FDWs here in Singapore in order to provide for their families back home. POLO may have changed its procedures and processes now to make it even more difficult to hire an FDW directly from the Philippines without the need of a licensed agent in Singapore (it’s a profitable industry for them) so I wish to stress the important need for potential employers to exercise due diligence before undertaking a similar task.
Hi J
Thanks for sharing such valuable information. I am searching for ways to help my helper in Philippines to come work for me here in Singapore and your sharing definitely helps a lot. But I am not quite clear of the procedure. Do I need a Filipino to help me sign the Affidavit?
Best regards
GG
Hi Naturelover, I intend to direct hire a helper from Phillppines and use Hart consultancy. Can you give me your name as referral? Many thanks.
I have sent you my name for reference.
Excellent article. I find it very helpful. I am planning to bring in my maid this July 2015. Would you know of any contact person from Hart? Perhaps you can give us your name as reference when start processing the requirements
Thank you very much for your help.
Hi..TO ALL THE EMPLOYER OF SINGAPORE…IM JULIE ANN GUILLERGAN…TURNING 27 THIS COMING OCTOBER 15,IM A SINGLE MOTHER FOR A 3 BOYS…IM NOT MARRIED…IM A HARD WORKING…AND HONEST..IM LOOKING FOR A JOB IN SINGAPORE…FOR THE FUTURE OF MY KIDS SOMEDAY…HAVE A GREAT DAY TO ALL
Hi Julie. Are you still looking for employment in Singapore? Can you send me your contact details? I am currently looking for a maid.
Hi,
Thanks for the very informative post. You mentioned that you bought the 2K performance bond to Philippines Embassy yourself. But I thought that this 2K is only applicable for accredited maid agencies and if we were to do it ourselves, we’ll need to furnish a 7K performance bond instead?
Yes – I bought 2K bond for Philippines Embassy and that is what was needed in 2011. Please note things may have changed in the last 4 years for which I suggest you check with an agent or with Philippines embassy (labor dept).
Hi Naturelover,
Thank you so much for your invaluable post and for keeping it alive for the 4 years. I also intend to do a direct-hire and would like to use Hart as our agency in sg. Could you kindly let me know your details so that I could quote you as a referral.
Warmest regards,
Lynn
Glad you found it useful. May I request you to share your experience with other readers so that future readers of this blog may benefit from more recent information. I have sent you an email with my name for reference to Hart Consultancy.
Hey there, I would like to direct-hire a domestic helper which has just recently sent back home, she is very hardworking and her employer is just blind to let her go, i want to quickly take this opportunity ha get her to help me 🙂 may I have your name for reference to Hart Consultancy? if possible I will update via comments if i engage Hart Consultancy. Thank you 🙂
I have sent you an email with my name for reference to Hart Consultancy.
Sure I will Naturelover once I have got more information.
Cheers!
Hi ! Im working here as maid since 2011 of nov..and after a mth 1 pass..This policy Begin that no salary deduction…So i feel so heart pain only 1mOnth pass and i never hit this policy..so sad. But after a year passi read in the social media (FB) about the deduction can Claim with some requirements required.. But until now i never forward to embassy coz i dont have time in mon-fri.. But now i talk boss aboz that she say she will send me there.. And the queztion is ? Is this still have appointment to pass the requirements?
Hi, I have done some extensive research into this matter as well to try and avoid using an agent in the PH to get all the paperwork sorted. From what I read on the POEA website (as of Aug 2015), it is possible for the worker to exit the Philippines without an agent if they have already secured an employer in Singapore. The FDW has to do all the paperwork herself at the POEA office and follow the list of requirements as per below. (It will be easier for those FDW that have previosuly worked in SG before as they will be exempt from a few of the requirements) They will obviously have to work in conjunction with their prospective employer in Singapore to help co-ordinate some of the paperwork that the POEA require. Also the employer will have to organise her flights and the paperwork required to enter into SG once the FDW’s OEC has been finally been issued and she is able to leave the country.
It seems pretty straight forward for the employer from the SG side to get a new WP issued. Obviously you just have to meet all of the requirements that MOM states re: hiring a new FDW. They list all of this information on their website and the staff on the MOM hotline are super helpful.
I really do sympathise for these FDW and how they are exploited by these agencies!!! It seems normal practice to deduct around 8 months salary for them just to leave the PH and then of course agencies in SG also want a cut. Hopefully with all the transperancy around how to do it successfully without agencies we can at least give FDW and employers an OPTION!!
BTW – I did contact an agent here in SG (Amy @ JVKM consultants) to find out some information on the PH side. They quoted $1,500 to sort out all of the paperwork on the PH side. This included her airfare over to SG. She was super helpful with everything! So if you wanted to engage an agency to handle the PH side of things then perhaps this is an option. They engage a PH agent to do it over there. One thing I am NOT sure of though (I forgot to ask) is if the PH agent then charge the FDW a fee as well on that side. Would definitely be worth asking the Qn for the sake of your new FDW!!
DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
FOR NAME HIRE/DIRECT HIRE HOUSEHOLD SERVICE WORKERS (HSW)
PHASE I:
1. EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT SIGNED BY THE WORKER AND EMPLOYER, DULY VERIFIED BY THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS LABOR OFFICE (POLO)/LABOR ATTACHE OR AUTHENTICATED BY THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY
2. WORK PERMIT/VISA/NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE OR EQUIVALENT DOCUMENT
3. VALID PASSPORT
4. 2X2 PICTURE (FOR MEDICAL REFERRAL)
5. FOR FAMILY DRIVER, PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE AND MOTOR VEHICLE
INSURANCE DULY VERIFIED BY THE POLO/LABOR ATTACHE (MIDDLE EAST BOUND
WORKERS ONLY)
6. REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE DIRECT HIRING POLICY ISSUED BY THE
POLO/LABOR ATTACHE, AS APPLICABLE
7. TESDA NC II FOR HSW (EXEMPTIONS: CANADA AND EX-OVERSEAS HSWS)
8. FOR TAIWAN COC (FROM TESDA)
9. OWWA CERTIFICATE ON LANGUAGE AND CULTURE ORIENTATION (FOR MIDDLE
EAST, HONGKONG, TAIWAN, CHINA AND ISRAEL)
PHASE II:
1. PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATION SEMINAR (PDOS) CERTIFICATE
2. MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FROM DOH-ACCREDITED OFW MEDICAL CLINICS/HOSPITALS
(EXPECT FOR CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND)
* pls prepare original and photocopy
Hi, so did you manage to hire directly without going through any agency n through the procedures you described ?
Yes
a few helpful links for info about direct hire/name hire
Click to access nameHire.pdf
http://www.workabroad.ph/poea_guideline.php
http://twentyfive.hubpages.com/hub/POEA-Direct-Hiring-Requirements-and-Process-Name-Hire-Procedures
Hi naturelover, my current maid contract ending Dec and a friend in SG refer a godmother in PH. I tried various channels and gave up. May I have your name as reference to Hart Consultancy?
Hi naturelover. I’m also keen to speak with Hart Consultancy about their packages. I’m a single mom and I urgently need a maid to help out at home. Can I please use your name as a referral? Would be happy to share my experience with Hart Consultancy in this blog afterwards. Thank you.
I have sent you an email with my name for reference to Hart Consultancy. Look forward for your experiences on this blog
Hi naturelover,
May I have your details as reference to Hart Consultancy as well please.
Thank you.
Regards,
Billy
I have sent you an email with my name for reference to Hart Consultancy. Look forward for your experiences on this blog
Hi naturelover, Can I please use your name as a referral ? Cos I need help to bring in a helper from Philippines. Thank you very much.
Hi ma’am. I’m Precy 28 yrs old. Single, looking for work to Singapore us helper for my next step. My contract here in Saudi Arabia until December 28, 2015. Nanny of 2 & 5 yrs old kids, housekeeper and cooking. Very hard working.
Email add: precymanacap@ymail.com
precy.manacap@gmail.com
Contact: +966530925976
Hi!anyone looking for maid here in Singapore? my friend is looking for new employer because her current employer will be migrating to New Zealand now.
I’m assuring that my friend is very hardworking and every patience.
Please let me know and contact me.
Hi naturelover, thank you for such an amazing blog. 🙂 I called Raul and got a higher quote unfortunately, would you kindly give your details as reference? Many thanks in advance.
Hi there – Please note that this blog was written in 2011 and since then prices may have gone up. Anyways, I have sent you an email with my name in it. Feel free to refer my name. Also, can I ask you to come back to this blog and share your experience and process as it will be more recent than the info provided in the blog.
Hi naturelover,
Thank you for the ultra-helpful blog! I couldn’t believe you kept this blog for over 4 years.
I would like to bring my ex-maid back to Singapore and like to contract Raul. Could you please have your name as reference? Thank you so much for helping others!
HI Naturelover,
Thank you for the ultra-helpful blog. I couldn’t believe you kept this blog for over 4 years. I would like to bring my old helper back. Could I please have your name as reference? It seems like Raul is doing great job to bring ex-helpers back to Singapore. Thank you.
I have sent you an email with my name for reference to Hart Consultancy. Can I ask you you to share your experiences on this blog once you are done hiring. This would help future readers to get more recent information. Thanks
I thank naturelover for the referrer. I contacted Raul and I remember the total price is no longer as cheap. A Filipino colleague then introduce me her personal friend at a much cheaper TOTAL rates (including insurance and all).
For those interested can contact Racquel @ 9777 0229.
PS: I ended up getting a new maid from her because of her excellent rates… new maid arriving early Dec… Weee…
PPS: Please remove contacts if not appropriate. Thank you.
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience. Comments like these will help future readers of these blogs with more recent information.
Its your original post that had educated me on the procedures and processes, pros and cons on rehiring a domestic helper.
It is only my duty to share what else I had learnt along the same way.
Billy Cheong
Hi may I know how much you paid for the agency fee ? and are they open during weekends too ?
U may wish to try this agency. Their quote are reasonable as well. Probably not the cheapest, but at least am comfortable w her. 🙂
62258169
Gd luck,
Sharma
Hi, how did your friend helped to bring maid in? What’s her rate. I’m looking for an agency to do direct hire as my fdw is in phillipiness…
Hi, what’s her rate for direct hire??
I wish to employ a filipino lady who’s presently working as a FDW in Malaysia. Since she’s already out of her country Philippines, it seems it’s a lot easier for me to direct-hire her for work here. Plse advise how I should go about processing her work permit and is it easier to go through an agency?
thanks in advance
Confused
Hi,
Can I have your name and contact as reference pls? I am trying to get my ex maid back but 2 agencies I’ve asked are quoting me $2.7 -$3k! So expensive!
Hello! I am still here in Singapore on a social visit pass and can still stay until march 26, but my return ticket is on tuesday (3/22) early morning. I have no luck yet on getting a job under the s pass category so I thought maybe I can try the FDW sector again since I am not a picky worker and I also have a family to support and a brother to send to university. My last job was in Saudi Arabia and I worked there as a household service worker, english tutor and part time architectural designer of my host family. I have been volunteering at MINDS Clementi TDC whenever possible (no walk in appointments or job fair to attend to). I cannot tell directly whether I am good or not but my previous host family insisted for me to stay, or come back if ever I will change my mind. Problem is, I dont want to go back to Saudi Arabia anymore no matter how great my host family is. I can give reference info of my previous employer, I also have a Singaporean friend and you can ask her about me. If possible I would want to take care of children besides the house chores as I love kids in every way and they can definitely relieve stress. But I can also take care of elderly or people with special needs as it gives the job a better purpose. Give me a call if you are interested and maybe meet at a kopitiam to discuss about the hiring process or bypassing agencies for mutual benefits. 90424822 joana
Hello Joana, I have just seen your message. Did you have any luck in finding an employer?
Hi Lauren! With the s pass category, I wasnt lucky.. though I am ok with any kind of jobs, my Singaporean friend advised me to reconsider applying as fdw as she knows that not all Singaporeans can be good employers. I am back in the Philippines already but still eager to make Singapore as my next job location.
Hi Joana, have you found a job in sg already? I am looking for a FDW to help care for my special needs boy.
Thanks
Jen
Hello jennifer! I was able to secure a job offer from a center for the disabled and currently preparing for the processing of my work permit. If MOM rejects the application and you still havent successfully found a FDW for your child, i will let you know asap. Thank you!
I am a Filipino looking for work in SG,your post helps me I hope I can find an employer like you,I dont like to work under recruitment agency Because they will the deduct salary.
So if employer will pay the ticket and everything for their Filipino maids,why does some philippine agency deducts filipino salary?
I am a filipino looking for work in SG and have applied in several agencies but I am a bit scared of their deductions.
Hope anyone here will help me and hire me..I am a mother of 3 and have no work experience yet in the other country. I can take care babies and do households chores..my email is laline1156@gmail.com I can send you a scan of my passport.
Hi Cherelyn! There are some agencies who waived the agent fee for FDW already. Check the workabroad.ph for list of agencies for Sg without placement fee for FDW. But check first if the agency’s license with poea is still valid to avoid illegal recruiters.
I went to a Ph agency yesterday and asked for a waitress job vacancy in Sg. Proposed salary is 2000sgd. But after processing the necessary papers and before I can fly to Sg, I have to shell out 2000sgd for the Ph agency and another 2000sgd for the Sg partner agency. How can it possibly be paid by majority of applicants if the reason why they want to work abroad is because they need better salary compared to local jobs here? Some would just consider the fdw positions. Low salary means low agent fees. You will pay for how much your salary is worth. If youre gonna be an fdw, everything else is free (shelter, food, etc.). But if youre gonna be a waitress, you still have to budget your salary til you end up with few dollars to send home.
That’s why one has to think about these things before coming to SIN. Also it is difficult, so I understand to come as a service staff and then change to a FDW. Also the agencies make money off everyone!
Hi im sorry but can I know the name of the agency that u went to ? and are they open at weekends too? if yes , may I know from what time to what time ? thanks in advance ! 🙂
Sg maid agency? I guess they were talking about hart consultancy. If You are asking bout the Philippine agency that I went to, it’s opasinc (http://opasinc.workabroad.ph/), jedegal (http://www.jedegal.com.ph/), and (http://www.workabroad.ph/job-openings/fcded-domestic-helper.html) primary pacific orient
I am trying to do a direct hire and found one agency that quoted me the price of $1800 excluding air ticket, insurances. Is it true :that this sum is to be borne by the maid? Or employer split the cost?
Depends on your agreement with the maid. I’m currently engaging with my employer’s agent. Since they offered me a salary of 1,050 a month, sg agency asked for 2 months salary as their fee, progress billing, 500 deposit to start the application and they requested me to undergo a medical exam at my expense, another 500 upon issuance of in principle letter of pproval, then the 1,100 to be deducted from my first 2 months of salary. Airfare will also be shouldered by me.
I guess when you name hire or ‘direct hire’ it depends on the employer and fdw’s agreement whether who to shoulder such fees. Compromise with each other because the fees are just too much for just one party to solely bear.
Hi there,
Thanks for sharing your valuable advice.
May I have your name as I would like to engage Raul’s help.
Once again, Thank you!
hi man i need urgent employer im working in singapore in 5yrs but i come to philipines to renew my passport..and find new employer urgent plz can help me
Dear ma’am/sir;
Greetings!
I am Lilibeh P. Manuel, 32 years old. I had worked in singapore as helper/nanny for 5 years. I would like to come back singapore to work again. Please do contact me +639214498072 and whatsapp +6594204572. Thank you and Hopine forward of hearing from you soon.
Yours,
Lilibeth P. Manuel
Hi! Could I kindly get your name for reference? Tried contacting Hart agency and they are charging me $1,850 and full payment must be made initially?
Thank you very much!
Hu Cynthia – I have sent you my name in a separate email. Hart my have changed their fee structure and payment schedule. Anyways, please feel free to refer my name if it helps
Hi to all Emloyers looking a direct maid from Philippines. I have Sister called Abegail Magpantay, she’s looking for Employers, she got her Training done. I can guarantee that she is very good in kids, cooking and cleaning. She speak good English. She have 2 Children. You may contact her at this Number +639154784870.
As her big sister, I also work before there in Singapore then my boss bring me here in Germany. You can E- mail me as well, anna.perez-bengsch@ t-online.de
Thank you so much
Annalyn
Hi Abegail, good that you are recommending n looking out for your sibling. Couple of things you should advise your sister. POEA does not allow leaving Php as a tourist to Singapore to work. They have tighten up their act to deter OFW from leaving without proper leaving documentations. You should advise your sister that POEA doesn’t allow any salary deductions. MOM allows upto two months. That is the contentious part btw the two labor authorities . Of course Php and SIN jurisdiction act on their own. So it’s up to the Employment agency & employer as to who will absorb all the fees. Do not get fooled by unnecessary payments.
Has your sister found employer?
Nice im happy to read this blog. I have question .my sist she at Singapore right now she stay to employer 1 months and 19 days they said 6 months salary deduction .my sist. Complain no foods no rist so i td to the agent you need to take my sist. From employer she said we have to pay 1500 u.s $ .including ticket going back philippines. Do wr need to pay that amout to the agent. The agent she never give the address of they agency .now my sist. Wiyh the agent. Thanks
Hi – I am sorry to hear about your sister’s situation but I don’t have enough knowledge of the rules so I will let other members of the group contribute.
However, I will ask your sister to call and see if Philippines Embassy can offer any help.
Oh gosh that is just horrible. I don’t know why employers and agencies especially, think they can get away with this. It is just so unfair and illegal!! Please tell your sister to report to the authorities (listed in Emma’s response below) and if she needs help to contact HOME, it’s a shelter for FDW. http://www.home.org.sg
Helplines
1800-7-977-977 (toll free)
(65) 6341 5525 (for domestic workers)
Fatima, so sorry to hear this. The agency and employer is clearly at fault.
1. You should call the FDW helpline 1800 6339 5505 ( or +65 6339 5505 for overseas callers ) or she can also go lodge a complain that she is overworked n not given enough food, at the Foreign Manpower Management Division, MOM services Centre, 1500 Bendemeer Road. See website: http://www.mom.gov.sg. The Singapore government takes it seriously when an employer mistreat the foreign domestic worker.
2. Flight Ticket and all repatriation costs to go back to Philippines is paid for by employer. In the Conditions and Regulatory Conditions of Work Permit. Part 1 of Fourth Schedule states that the employer shall bear the cost associated with repatriating.
3. In Singapore, service fees that can be charged to FDW shall not exceed one month’s salary for each year of the period of validity of the FDW’s work permit, subject to MAXIMUM of two month’s salary of the FDW. Nowadays, some agencies do not deduct the FDW salary as the employer pays for it fully.
Please tell your sister to lodge a complain at the Philippine Embassy that this agency is overcharging according to POEA laws.
I hope you will find some justice in Singapore, as there is. You need to be informed to know your rights. Knowledge is power.
Hi, I just selected a helper from Phillipines. This maid agency which I go to charges me $1000 for POEA.
I’m not sure if I’m being over charged.
Anyone can share their experiences engaging a maid agency ?
Thank you
poea processing fee is just usd100 plus usd25 for owwa membership and php2400 for medicare.
Hi there,
Thanks so much for sharing. It is indeed a very useful n helpful post. Btw can you kindly email me your name so that I can refer you when liaising with Raul?
Thanks in advance
I have sent you my name and details in a separate email.
Thanks meilee. I have sent you my name in a separate email. Can I ask you to come back to this blog and share your experience. It will help future readers. You can see from the dates in my blog that it is getting quite dated.
Hi hello there good day to all, am maricel bacani, looking for new employer i am ex abroad from singapore for 3year, and i want to work again there to whom giving me a chance to work again on there country i appreciate it ,i am kind honest and trustworthy, #09420939906 thats my contact sir ma,m, thsnk you,
Hi. I’m Arlyne Allawa. 40 years old. I worked in the middle east (Oman) for two and four months. I’m looking forward to working in Singapore. Thanks.
Hi hello My is gina L bautista 45years old I ‘am ex sgapore I been working in sgapore for 13 years. But now am here in phillipines for 8months I my previous empler family here my contact no 092742747514 thanks God bless..
hi Gina, Please check your phone number, there is one digit too many. Thanks
Hi my name is Engelyn 26 years old and i am looking for a job as Domestic Helper in Singapore im from Philippines.. Wish i can find my future employer here👍 for those who are looking for Filipino Domestic Helper please give me a call at +639971068116 or email me at engelyndavid@gmail.com
Thanks ☺
Hi Naturerlover,
Thanks so much for sharing. Can you kindly email me your name so that I can refer you when liaising with Raul?
Thanks in advance
Hi Nature Lover,
Thanks so much for sharing. Can you kindly email me your name so that I can refer you when liaising with Raul?
Thank you.
Sent you my name in a separate email.
Since you paid the agency to do some paper work of your direct hiring maid. the maid should have salary deduction? Or she will pay you whatever you expense for hiring her?
Hi, thanks for sharing these detailed info. The blog helps lots. Are you able to share your name as I would like to call the Hart consultancy to check the rates currently. Where is their agency ?
I have sent you my name in a separate email.
Hi Naturelover,
I am planning to employ my family member’s ex-maid and am looking for a fair agency who can help keep our expenses to a minimum. Could I also have your name as a referral? Thanks so much!
Hi Naturelover,
I’m planning to re-hire my previous maid who is now in Philippines.
your blog is really resourceful.
Can I have your name as referral when dealing with Hart?
Thanks,
TC.
Hi TC,
Would you be able to share your experience in re-hiring your ex-helper? We are thinking of getting our ex-helper back.
Thank you,
Elaine
Hi im hazel here,,37 yrs old i have 1 son.im looking a new employer which i decided to transfer bcoz my salary very low…plss pm me thank u so much 93521722
hello maam,im criselda parallag 31yrs old,im interested to apply in sg as domestic helper,this is my contact no.09061849035
For those moms or expats looking for a maid, I recommend Best Housekeeper at Lucky Plaza. Trust me, they know their stuff. Of all agencies I’ve tried, they are the only one who has been communicating with me and checking how’s Myra, our maid, has been doing — and it’s been 3 months since we hire her. Kudos to them! Here’s their website. http://www.besthousekeeper.sg/
Hi, I found your blog entry very useful and would like to find out if I could quote your name to Raul. The helper used to work for my mum but she went back a few years ago and I would love to have her back.
Hi Naturelover
Thank you for your blog, it was informational. May I quote your name if I call Hart Consultancy? I have a helper who used to help my mum but she went back to PH to get married and have children, she has indicated that she wanted to come back and would want to work with me. Thank you very much in advance.
Im cecil single parents for my 2kids , working hard to give good future to my kids.. im working in jordan 7yrs in one family in less salary .now i wish and dream to work in SG , in direct hire to have more apportunity having salary bigger than i have in jordan. Cause xpencess all xpensive …pls give me a chance to have work SG.
Hello maam/ sir,
I am Roselyn Galanto 35 years old I am a single parent and I work already in Singapore for 11 years. I want to work again in Singapore maam sir.
Please do contact me for more information my phone no.is +639164723961.
Thank you maam / sir..
Hi. I have problem with direct hire by my agency. She actually collected money from me as agency fees but my maid paid for all the processing fees and papers in Philippines herself.
May I know if I can fight the money back for my helper. U have any experience?
I personally don’t have any experience but one of my friends complained with the government agency called CASE. they deal with such matters. https://www.case.org.sg
Hi my name is Mags 34 years old and i am looking for a job as Domestic Helper in Singapore I’m from the Philippines..for those who are looking for Filipino Domestic Helper you can email me : mags17nick@yahoo.com
Hi – best blog ever!
I want to direct hire a maid from Philippines too! Could you please share your name as I would like to call the Hart consultancy and speak to Raul if he still works there?
Hi naturelover, kindly email me your name as referral to Raul. Thank you!😊
Have sent you my name in a separate message.
Hi Nature Lover,
Thank you for sharing. This has been most helpful. Can you kindly email me your name so that I can refer you when liaising with Raul?
Thank you.
good day mam sir
im interested to apply dh single mom 36 yrs, old from bulacan pls.contact me what can i do to apply my num 0933323131 thnks
Hi,
Thanks for sharing! Please share your particulars so I could give to Raul for referral.
Thanks.
Have shared my details with you over email
Thanks! that was super fast!! 🙂
Hi all who have used Hart Consultancy’s services recently,
Could you please share the most updated fees that they are charging currently. It’s been 6 years since naturelover first posted. Thank you in advance.
@naturelover, do you mind sharing with me your name to use as referral too? Thanks for initiating this. You are a good person.
Sent you my name in a separate email. Hope, other blog readers may get you information on fee charged by Hart.
Hi, Thanks for sharing your blog. This is really insightful and helpful. Can you send me you name so that I can contact Hart Consultancy ?
Sent you my name in a separate email.
Hihi, could I get your name and also Raul’s number.. my helper wished to be transferred out and I managed to find a direct hire. I wonder whether the cost to do direct hire is still at 1.5k…
Have sent you my name for reference purposes. Not sure of the cost as I did direct-hire almost 5 years back.
Hi, can I quote your name to Raul as well for his better understanding as your post is way back 5 yrs ago. By the way, your info is very helpful. Thanks.
Thanks. I have sent you my information in a separate thread.
Thanks for sharing your blog. It was really insightful and helpful.
It helps potential employers and FDW save $$$ o both sides.
Hi naturelover, kindly send me your name it might be useful when contacting Raul. Thank you =)
I’m a direct hired from Philippines..i came here as tourist visa but my employeer done alredy my papers here as FDW..infact,the day after i arrived i did medical(fit to work) then went to settling program in MOM and thumbnail..after 3days i got my working permit..problem is i don’t have OEC,anything aside our contract.now,my boss permitted me to go back philippines to visit my son for 1week only but how can i come back here since i don’t have OEC which is required in POEA..my employeer want me to shoulder all the expenses..what shall i do to get an OEC and how much it cost if i pass thru agent since i can’t process all by myself?
Sorry to hear your situation. I believe you should talk to an agent or Philippines embassy. I would suggest you to follow the right procedure this time (even if it’s expensive and time consuming) to avoid being in a similar situation in future.
hello.I’m fe esperanza 40 years old from Philippines and I willing to work in Singapore as domestic helper I have experience before I’m work in Saudi jeddah
naturelover,
Would you be able to share your name for reference too. My email is attached. We will be relocating to SG this April and we hope to bring our current household helper in Manila with us. Thanks.
Hi do you mind sharing with me your name to use as referral too? We are planning to direct a helper. Thanks
Have sent you my name in a separate email
Have sent you my name in a separate email
Hi do you mind sharing with me your name to use as referral too? We are planning to direct a helper. Thanks
Hi your blog is very useful. Thank you
can you pls share more info how to go abt applying and bring the helper to Spore.
I shd be able to use any registered agent in in Phillipines right or i shd get the Spore agent to manage the phillipine agend?
I just do the Spore papperwork?
If you know the agent in Philippines, I guess you could let them do the paperwork there. Singapore paperwork is pretty straightforward and one could easily do it online.
If you know agent on the Philippines side, you may let them do the paperwork there. Singapore paperwork is easy and can be done by the employer. Such was the case 5 years back when I hired my helper. You may want to double check it.
I am Jordan Brent from UK,London seeking for a good and caring nanny for my son and if interested kindly get back to me via
my email address jordanbrent601@gmail.com
I just called Hart Agency. They are quoting $1800 for Philippines side documentation only. Price has increased.
Thanks for letting the readers know of new pricing. I had used Hart Consultancy almost 6 years back and was fully expecting the price to have increased since then.
Hi there, i almost skipped your blog due to date stamp (assumed it to be outdated now) but would you believe its very much valid even after 5 yrs. I am in same shoes as you were back in 2013 when you wrote this. I have recently moved from Dubai and wish to bring our filipino helper to Sg. Wish i had known this direct-hire dilemma and had brought her straight from Dubai, gotten her paperwork and then sent her to Manila to visit her family. Anyhow, i am going to try Hart Agency today. Like you, I have already done all the SG side of documentation. Thankyou very much for documenting it.
Glad you found it useful and content are still relevant. Will appreciate if you can share your experience and any changes in fees / documentation for the benefit of future readers.
Hi M, can I check with you if you were able to get your direct hire through Hart? Mind sharing the latest fee details please?
Or anyone else who recently got a direct hire who can share the details please?
Naturelover – It was a wonderful blog and even though 7yrs old, sure many of us are benefiting from the information 🙂 Thanks a lot! If you dont mind, can you please help share your details to use when I contact Hart?
Thanks for the post. Initially we thought we can hire fino maid directly without any agent but that is only true if the maid already have OEC (Overseas Employment Certificate). If not, you need an agent in Philippine to help your maid to get thru that. However, since we do not know any credible agent in Philippine, we have to find one in Singapore to help out. Initially we tried to the agent posted above but my wife finally found a cheaper and friendly uncle to help us. We love his service and he is very patience explaining everything in detailed for us, he is fast too and very efficient.His price is SGD 1388, including POLO bond as well – he did that free for us.
Here’s his details if you are looking for a local SG agent to help to get your maid over.
ANG TIAN SENG (JASON)
Global Talents
545 Orchard Road #03-37
Far East Shopping Centre
Singapore 238882
Tel: 65 6735 2802, Mobile 65 9851 0365
global_talents@yahoo.com.sg
Hello,
I’m looking for a nanny, someone to take care of the kid and the house. I prefer single moms who have experience with boy. But I’m open to any woman who has had experience with children in general.if interested get back to me via email address jordanbrent601@gmail.com
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Hi Naturelover,
I’m still in the Phils and will be in SG by end of April. Looking at getting a FDW direct hire and was given by AA Agency in SG with a quote of S$1300 which includes:
– Application permit
– Issuance of work permit
– Medical Fee in SG
– One way ticket from MNL to SG
– 2K bond polo
– embassy contract
EXCLUDES:
– Insurance in SG (S$ 264-354)
– Philippine Insurance (S$ 105)
– Fetch helper from the airport (S$ 80 – optional)
– Settling in Program (SIP) – this is mandatory for first time FDW (S$ 105)
PHIL EXPENSES:
– Medical Fee (Php 3,900)
– 18 days training in POEA (Php15k)
– Philhealth, Pagibig, Pidos (Php 2820)
Processing will take 6-8 weeks.
As you have mentioned, the insurance (medical and runaway) you have processed yourself but so I asked the agency if I can just process the insurance myself and they said I can, however they said it should be life insurance. So with this I am still not clear what to get.
I have also contacted a local agency here to confirm the costs/steps. I will update this blog to keep everyone informed. For the meantime, would you kindly send me your name so I can also contact Raul and see if they can give me a better quote. Thank you! 🙂
Hi, I recently re-hired my ex-FDW from PHP myself. I benefitted tremendously from this website, so, I’ve decided to document a detailed step-by-step guide on how to do it yourself, if you have about 3 days of time to spare (1 day to read this guide and prepare docs, 1 day to go PHP embassy to drop off the doc, 1 day to pick up the doc and courier docs over). The detailed guide can be found at https://tinyurl.com/y3qv344u All the best!
FWIW, I called up Hart Consultancy today and spoke with a staff member there (Rahul was traveling). The updated price for them to handle the Philippines embassy requirements is $1,850, but this is inclusive of 24 months insurance from Ergo (standard $15k hospitalisation cover), excludes MOM $5k indemnity cover (which can be added on). You can get a $150 discount if you opt to exclude the insurance from them. There is also a ~$50 discount or so if your FWD has done the courses in Manila previously.
I have not decided whether I will definitely proceed with the direct hire route, but if I do, I will most likely do it through Hart Consultancy.
Thanks for the initial post, and updates over the years. This has been most helpful.
Am Tannen Biff from UK looking for a service of Nanny for my son and if you are interested kindly get back to me with your pic and CV. Here is my email address tannenbiff84@gmail.com