Singapore-based employers and their foreign domestic workers (FDWs) have the option to renew the employment contract without the help of an agency. Renewing a FDW’s contract ultimately boils down to renewing her work permit – it is recommended but not compulsory (by MOM standards) to establish an employment contract between the employer and the FDW to lay down the rights and obligations of both parties.
For Filipino FDWs
Step 1: Receive renewal notice
The employer receives a renewal letter from MoM 8 weeks before the helper’s Work permit expires.
Step 2: Renew insurance
The employer renews or acquires a helper’s insurance package consisting of a security bond and a medical and personal insurance.
Step 3: Get Authenticated Contract
The employer and the helper must visit the Philippine Embassy in Singapore to get an Authenticated Contract (you can just walk-in). The following documents must be submitted:
- 1 original and 1 copy of Employment Contract
- 1 original and 1 copy of the Undertaking of an Employer
- 2 copies of the current work permit
- 2 copies of the helper’s current passport
- 2 copies of the employer’s IC
- 1 original and 1 copy of S$7,000.00 performance bond
- 1 copy of medical insurance
If your helper’s passport needs renewing, make an appointment with the Philippine Embassy for the passport renewal and make sure to produce an extra copy of her current work permit and passport along with a duly completed OWWA Information Sheet.
Step 4: Apply online
The employer renews the work permit online before it expires through the submission of certain key documents:
- Scanned copy of the personal particulars page of the helper’s valid passport
- Security bond
- Personal accident insurance
- Medical insurance
- A $35 renewal fee
The renewal will be immediately processed upon submission of the above-mentioned documents and the new work permit card will be delivered within 4 working days. After submitting the renewal application, check to see if the temporary work permit asks you to return the old card. If not, keep the existing card.
Step 5: Prepare for home leave
Your Filipino helper is entitled to a home leave every 2 years. She will need to comply with certain immigration requirements to be allowed to re-enter Singapore. Filipino nationals are required to register with their Embassy by producing the following documents:
- 2 copies printed appointment sheet
- 1 Valid Embassy verified employment contract
- Original work permit
- Original passport
- Two-way ticket or itinerary issued by a travel agency
- Proof of OWWA valid membership
- Updated receipt of Pag-ibig Fund membership contribution
Once they have registered they can purchase an exit document called Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC). The helper can get this OEC online.
For Indonesian FDWs
Step 1: Receive renewal notice
The employer receives a renewal letter from MOM 8 weeks before the helper’s work permit expires.
Step 2: Renew insurance
The employer renews or acquires a helper’s insurance package i.e. a security bond and a medical and personal insurance.
Step 3: Renew passport
The Indonesian helper accompanied by her employer must renew her passport if it is expiring in less than 6 months by submitting the following documents at the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore:
- A duly completed PERDIM 11 form (in Bahasa Indonesia)
- 1 copy of the employer’s IC
- 1 original and 1 copy of the helper’s current passport
- 2 passport size photographs
- A $38 renewal fee in cash
Once all the necessary documents have been submitted, your FDW will be given a passport payment slip that will enable her to collect her new passport within 3 working days.
Step 4: Visit the Consular Department
You will then be able to visit the Consular Department (located on the second floor of the Indonesian Embassy) where your helper and you will have to attend a quick interview with an officer, after which a Work Agreement – distinct from the employment contract recommended by MOM – will be produced. Bring along the passport payment slip, your helper’s current work permit and your IC.
Step 5: Apply online
The employer renews the work permit online before it expires through the submission of certain key documents:
- Scanned copy of the personal particulars page of the helper’s valid passport
- Security bond
- Personal accident insurance
- Medical insurance
- A $35 renewal fee
The renewal will be immediately processed upon submission of the above-mentioned documents and the new work permit card will be delivered within 4 working days. After submitting the renewal application, check to see if the temporary work permit asks you to return the old card. If not, keep the existing card.
Step 6: prepare for home leave
Your Indonesian helper is entitled to a home leave every 2 years. She will need to comply with certain immigration requirements to be allowed to re-enter Singapore and as such must have a valid KTKLN card. She can either renew it at the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore or in her home country and will need to produce the following documents:
- 1 copy of her work permit,
- 1 original and 1 copy of her passport
- 1 copy of the work agreement produced by the Consular Department
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