You can apply for levy waiver for your maid under certain circumstances, including overseas leave and hospitalisation leave.
When and what you need to apply a levy waiver
The 6ME test results must be certified by a Singapore-registered doctor. You must pay for the 6ME and any medical expenses arising from it.
| If your maid | You need |
| Went on overseas leave for at least 7 consecutive days. It is capped at 60 calendar days per calendar year. |
No documents are needed unless MOM ask you for it. Apply for the waiver when your maid returns to Singapore. If your maid chooses not to return from overseas leave, cancel the Work Permit before you apply for a waiver. |
| Was issued with hospitalisation leave by a Singapore-registered doctor from a local medical institution. It is capped at 60 calendar days per calendar year. |
Any of the following:
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| Was in the custody of the police or embassy | A letter from the relevant organisation stating the period of custody. |
| Has passed away | A copy of her death certificate. |
Source : MOM Website
When to apply
You can apply for the levy waiver only after the levy has been charged and it must be within 1 year of the levy bill.
For example:
If the waiver period requested is from January 2022 (start month) to February 2022 (end month), you must submit the application by 31 January 2023.
How to apply
You can apply for levy waiver online.
If you have more than a maid, for faster processing, please make sure that the requested levy end date for them in the same application falls in the same month.
If the last date of the waiver period is in different months, MOM will only start to process your application from the 21st of next month following the latest requested levy waiver end date.
For example:
| Maid details | Requested levy waiver period |
| Maid 1 | 1 January 2022 to 10 January 2022 |
| Maid 2 | 25 March 2022 to 5 April 2022 |
If you submit a single application for the above 2 maids, MOM will only start to process your request from 21st May 2022.
Receive the outcome
The processing time is 12 working days if you submit your application from the 21st of next month following the latest requested levy waiver end date. MOM will email you the outcome of the levy waiver application after they have processed all the maids in the application.
For example:
The latest requested levy waiver period in the application is from 25 March 2022 (start date) to 5 April 2022 (end date).
| Date of application | Receive outcome |
| 10 May 2022 |
By 7 June 2022 (21 May 2022 + 12 working days) |
| 21 May 2022 |
By 7 June 2022 (21 May 2022 + 12 working days) |
| 28 May 2022 |
By 14 June 2022 (28 May 2022 + 12 working days) |
Source: MOM Website
How to calculate the waiver
Amount waived = Monthly levy rate – Levy payable
For example:
Scenario
- Waiver period: 1 -15 September
- Maid’s levy rate: $300 monthly (or $9.87 daily)
How to calculate
- Count the number of days from 16 to 30 September where levy is payable, i.e. 15 days.
- Find out the amount of levy payable using daily rate, i.e. 15 days x $9.87 = $148.05
- Amount waived = Monthly levy rate – Levy payable
$300 (monthly levy rate) – $148.05 (levy payable) = $151.95 (amount waived)
View the levy rates.