After her contract ends, maid wants a ticket to another location that isn’t her hometown, employer asks if this will cause any problems

SINGAPORE: A maid who was on her way back after her contract ended asked her employer for a flight ticket to her vacation destination.

Worried that this may cause problems for them, her employer took to a support group on social media asking netizens for advice.

The employer wrote: “Hi All, my helper is going back to her own country as she couldn’t find new employer in 1 month notice period”. She continued that her maid was asking for a ticket to “some other place which is not her hometown” but explained that the vacation destination was still in the maid’s country of origin. The maid told her employer that her family would be meeting her at the vacation destination.

“My concern is will that create any problem for us? Or we can just cancel her pass the day she leave Singapore,” the employer asked.

Here’s what netizens who commented on the post wrote:

The Manpower Ministry (MOM) answered this question on its website. The MOM wrote: “Yes, you can repatriate your migrant domestic worker (MDW) to another destination that is not her home country/region if you both agree to this. You need to notify us of this arrangement when you cancel the Work Permit. On the cancellation page, select the option declaring that you are repatriating your MDW to a destination other than their home country/region, and that both of you have reached a mutual agreement. You should also ensure that she has a proper entry visa to the other country/region, if needed”.  /TISG