Just came back from abroad and found that my maid had absconded
with her passport and work permit. I made a police report and they
found out that she had left the country. I need to cancel her work
permit to save my bond as well as get a new maid, but the ministry
says they need to know her point of exit before they can allow me
to cancel. I have spoken to the police and immigration and both say
that this information cannot be released!
If they don't want to release the info, then how am I supposed
to cancel the work permit? Isn't my bond in danger? By right, if
you don't want to release this info, the ministry can obtain this
information themselves because its all within the government,
rather than make us go from department to department like a mad
dog!
They are really not helpful and do they know how to handle their
work properly? Are they making me get this info from another
department because they are too lazy to do so? STUPID Government
departments!
It's red tape basically. If you have lodged a Police report,
look up the investigator in-charge of the case [his name and
contact number will be at the bottom left-hand corner of the report
together with a contact number]. You can ask him directly yourself
[although you might get the same reply] but if you do, you can tell
him to liaise with MOM about your maid's mode of exit.
But from past experience, it should not be an issue lah. Either
the investigator will tell you himself [you should have a right to
know since you are the employer anyway], or you can try to get him
to inform MOM. He should be able to do so by putting up a memo.
Hope this helps.