Confinement Nanny Work Permit for Singapore

If you are a Malaysian babysitter, you might be qualified to work as a confinement nanny in Singapore. Singapore provides many diverse kinds of work passes and permits, one of which is the Work Permit for a confinement nanny. It is accessible to Malaysians who wish to come to Singapore to take care of a newborn baby for the first 16 weeks.

There are admissibility necessities that both the nanny and the employer have to encounter:

Admissibility standards for the employer: In demand to meet the requirements for recruiting an overseas nanny to take care of your newborn baby, the employer should come across the following standards:

• The employer must be at least 21 years old
• The newborn baby is below four months old
• The employer will get the nanny a Work Permit
• The employer will compensate a monthly charge for the nanny:
  • The newborn baby is a Singapore national the charge is S$60 per month
  • The newborn baby is not a Singapore national the charge is S$265 per month
• The employer provides the nanny medical insurance of at least S$15,000

Admissibility standards for the confinement nanny: You can meet the requirements as a confinement nanny in Singapore if you come across the following admissibility standards:

• You are a Malaysian citizen or permanent resident
• You are between the ages of 23 to 70 years old
• You will work at your employer’s house

The circumstances that the nanny and employer have to come across are:

• The employer has to obtain the nanny a Work Permit
• The babysitter can only work for the employer specified in the Work Permit
• The nanny can only work in the housing address specified in the Work Permit except they are in another address throughout the day to take care of your newborn baby
• The nanny cannot work any additional job, not even part-time

Note: If an employer recruits a confinement nanny unlawfully, they may have to pay a fine of up to S$10,000.

It is your employer or a selected employment agency who should appeal for the Work Permit for a confinement nanny in Singapore. They can appeal:

• Not prior than four weeks before the baby is born
• Up to 16 weeks afterward the baby is born

The appeal is submitted online. The application for gaining a Work Permit for a confinement nanny in Singapore is as follows:

• The nanny writes a consent letter agreeing to be employed and giving permission to submitting the appeal
• The employer or EA signs in to the Ministry of Manpower’s eService and finishes the appeal form
• They affix all the needed documents
• The employer or EA compensates the application processing charge (S$35)

The managing time for a confinement nanny Work Permit is generally about one week

When submitting an appeal for a Work Permit for a confinement nanny, you and your employer should have the following documents:

• The employer is a Singapore national or Permanent Resident: photocopy of their ID card
• The employer is not a Singapore national or Permanent Resident: photocopy of their valid passport or Employment or Dependent’s Pass
• Photocopy of your valid passport or any other travel document
• Photocopy of your ID
• A letter from a doctor affirming the expected date of birth for the child
  • If the baby is by now born Birth Certificate
• Copy of your educational documentation

You can work as a confinement nanny in Singapore for a maximum of 16 weeks initial from the newborn baby’s birth. This signifies that if you are employed afterward, the baby is born, your Work Permit as a confinement nanny will be shorter.