Procedures and conditions:-
1. Application must be submitted by the employer or through employment agencies registered with Immigration Department.
2. Employer must be married with children aged below 15 years old or
employer with parents that requires attention and special care.
3. One household is allowed to employ one foreign domestic helper only.
4. The applicant / employer must have a monthly minimum income not
less than RM5,000 for domestic helper from the Philippines, Sri Lanka,
India and Nepal. For domestic helper from Indonesia, Thailand,
Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos is not less than RM3,000.
5. Domestic helper must undergo medical check-up at clinic
registered with FOMEMA within one month from the date of arrival.
Domestic helper will not be allowed to work and will be sent back if
the employer failed to comply with the condition.
6. Muslim employer must employ Muslim domestic helper only.
Non-Muslim employer is allowed to employ a Muslim domestic helper but
they have to respect the beliefs and practices.
7. Salary must be paid through the bank account to report to
Immigration Department on the death or absconded case of the helper.
8. Only female domestic helper is allowed aged between 21 to 45 years old.
9. Domestic helper must enter with Visa with Reference.
10. Domestic helper is not allowed to get married while working in Malaysia.
11. Not allowed to change employment / sector or employer.