Income Requirement

As a boss, you must have the financial means to pay for all the cost associated with hiring a maid such as monthly salary, food, water, toiletry, electricity as maid employer will need to pay everything from food to medical expenditure.

The government authority has not revealed the exact amount of minimum monthly income required for the issuance of the work permit, but most people agree that young parents will need to have a minimum income of $3000 per month in order to hire a maid.

For elderly without any income, they can consider applying for a maid under sponsorship scheme or joint income scheme. In Singapore, many hire maid to look after elderly as many elderly are not staying with their children. (A sad thing)

For details, you may want to refer to income requirement for employing a maid.

Maid Requirement

The foreign domestic worker must meet these requirements:

(1) Female.
(2) From 23 to 50 years old at the time of application.
(3) Must be from an approved source country or territory, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand. In reality, most maids are from the Philippines, Indonesia, Indian and Myanmar.
(4) Minimum 8 years of formal education with a recognised certificate.

Others:

To hire a foreign domestic worker, employer must:
(i)Be 21 years old and above

(ii) Not be an undischarged bankrupt

(iii) Have the mental capacity to fully understand and discharge your responsibility as an employer.