During Employment: Missing Foreign Domestic Worker

Should your Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) go missing, you should cancel her Work Permit (WP) as soon as possible.

If your FDW's WP has not expired at the time of cancellation, you will be given a grace period of one month from the date of the WP cancellation to locate the missing worker for repatriation.

If your FDW is not repatriated by the end of the one-month grace period, your security deposit will be forfeited.

If your FDW is found before the security bond is forfeited, you are to arrange for her repatriation. You will need to apply for a Special Pass to facilitate the departure of your FDW from Singapore, and you can do so electronically via WP Online under 'Cancel Work Permit'.

Please note that you will also need to settle any outstanding overstaying fine if you fail to repatriate your FDW within the given deadline as stated in the 'Cancellation of Visit Pass' letter, before you can apply for a Special Pass for your FDW's departure.

If your FDW's WP has already expired at the time of cancellation, the security deposit will be forfeited.

If you find your FDW after the forfeiture of security deposit, you and your FDW have to proceed to Work Pass Division with the following documents:

• FDW's passport; and
• Work Permit card.

The Work Pass Division will issue a referral letter. You have to bring this referral letter and your FDW to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) for repatriation.

 
Refund of the Security Deposit

You can submit an application for refund of forfeited security deposit to Controller of Immigration for consideration if you have found the FDW or have assisted the Authorities to locate the FDW for repatriation. This must be within three months from the date of the Demand Letter to the Bank or Insurance Company for payment of the security deposit.