Former maid asks if she can marry a Singaporean, worries she might be banned from coming into the country

If you don’t seek approval when required to do so:

• Your privilege to work in Singapore could be withdrawn.
• You may be prevented from entering Singapore for a period of time."

A netizen who commented on the helper's post advised: "for a helper or WP holders (sic) to marry a local Sporean or PR, they must get the initial approval from MOM by submitting the application to marry. MOM will assess the qualification, age, career, income level, criminal record, etc of the local BF as well as the helper's status before a decision can be made within 3 weeks or so. However, with MOM's approval does not mean you can straight away to get married and then qualify for ICA's LTVP. after you got the MOM approval, u will need to submit the PMLTVP to ICA for assessment whether you qualify so as the reduce the leadtime from 6 months to 2 months. However, even you met the criteria of PMLTVP, there is no guarantee that even you got married with the ROM cert, the LTVP will be approved. The decision lie with ICA. That mean your WP cannot be converted to LTVP. Good luck". Earlier this year, netizens wanted to know if a woman working on a Work Permit can also give birth here. In a post to a support group for domestic helpers and employers alike, one woman wanted to know if her friend, who is married and holds a Work Permit as a domestic helper, was allowed to give birth in Singapore. She wrote that her friend, working as a maid, married a Singapore citizen with the approval of the Manpower Ministry (MOM) and the consent of her current employers. However, the maid was now 4 months pregnant and seemed so without her employers’ knowledge. The woman asked in her post: “Do you think She Can Give birth in Singapore with Work Permit(MDW)?? Her employer will Notify MOM soon!!!”

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