"COVID-19: Entry approval, stay-home notices for all new, returning foreign domestic workers to Singapore," 15 March 2020

All employers and employment agencies planning for foreign domestic workers to enter Singapore must obtain the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) approval prior to the commencement of their journey.

Upon arrival in Singapore, all new or returning foreign domestic workers from any country will also be placed on a mandatory 14-day stay-home notice.

Employers and employment agencies can apply for the entry approval online. Employers of direct-hire foreign domestic workers or employers of those returning from overseas may also engage the services of an employment agency to assist in the entry approval and stay-home arrangements.

MOM said the party applying for the entry approval will be responsible for ensuring that the foreign domestic worker complies with stay-home notice.