Employer Work Permit orientation
Household helper or company care role? Start with the real employer
Care work does not choose the Work Permit route. Household MDW employment and company employment use different rules; the employer, workplace and actual duties come before a job label. Marine shipyard work and shipboard crewing also remain separate.
MOM remains the authority for Work Permit decisions
Household or company decision guide
Caregiving context is not the same as company-role eligibility
Current as at 11 August 2026: use the real employer, workplace and duties. These paths are orientation, not findings about a person, employer or role.
Household employers
Household MDW and caregiving orientation
A household employs an MDW for domestic work at the declared residence. Household care needs and training fit remain separate from company-role eligibility.
Current narrow company lane
HSS basic elder-minding
Selected HSS companies may use scheme concessions for basic elder-minding. This does not create a universal caretaker category or prove another company eligible.
Future-effective childcare lane
NTS childcare occupations from 1 September 2026
These are specific childcare roles, not generic care work. From 1 September 2026 the firm needs a valid ECDC licence or ECDA ChildMinding Pilot appointment; NTS conditions still apply.
Performing Artiste scheme transition
The former Performing Artiste Work Permit is closed to new applications
Current as at 14 August 2026: this is a bounded transition notice, not a replacement-route or case-eligibility guide.
Included
- The Performing Artiste Work Permit scheme has ceased, and MOM no longer accepts new applications for this pass.
- Existing holders may remain until their passes expire.
- MOM separately describes limited Work Pass Exempt circumstances for some short-term performances. This is a separate framework, not a replacement pass.
Not included
- No person, event or venue eligibility, exemption, application, entry, notification, timing or outcome is established here. MOM remains the authority for current requirements and decisions.
- ANSONMAE does not offer Performing Artiste Work Permit or WPE application, notification, review or submission services on this page, and no transaction capability is claimed.
- Do not send names, nationality, birth dates, passport or visit-pass details, engagement records, event or workplace addresses, itineraries, notifications or other case records through this public route.
- Do not use this page's general employer contact action for a Performing Artiste or WPE case, eligibility, application or notification enquiry. No such case route is active.
MOM and service boundary
A role label cannot replace the current eligibility rules
MOM remains the authority for Work Permit decisions. An employment-agency licence or public enquiry does not by itself prove case acceptance, capability, employer authorisation, current transaction access or authority.
Included
- Separating household employment under the MDW Work Permit route from company employment under business Work Permit routes.
- Checking the actual employer, principal business activity, sector, occupation, duties, source country, quota, levy, fixed salary or occupation-specific conditions, establishment requirements and effective date.
- Distinguishing current rules from announced or future-effective changes before identifying a document-light next step.
Not included
- A caretaker or care-role title does not create a universal Work Permit route. Caretaker, caregiver and care worker are job labels; the actual employer, business activity, sector, occupation, duties, source country, quota, levy and current eligibility rules still control.
- General services-sector eligibility does not prove that a care occupation is allowed. HSS approval, NTS occupation conditions, an ECDC licence and ECDA appointment are separate questions, and none is proved for an employer on this page.
- Household caregiving by an MDW remains a separate household route. It does not establish eligibility for a company-employed care role.
- General decision orientation is not a case-specific eligibility, documentation, application, approval, timing or outcome conclusion.
- General care discussion is not medical advice, clinical assessment, authority for regulated healthcare duties or proof of establishment licensing.
- Separate shipyard work from crewing. A marine shipyard Work Permit does not prove shipboard seafarer, manning, immigration or flag authority.
- Business-worker medical insurance and work injury compensation insurance are separate from household MDW medical insurance, personal accident insurance and the security bond; no commercial product or coverage claim is offered here.
- Collection of client, employer, candidate, helper, household, medical, financial, policy, crew, vessel, payment or identity data on this public route.
Business Work Permit eService change guide
Use the current MOM platform for each transaction
Current as at 12 August 2026: this dated guide is for Work Permit transactions for workers employed by businesses. It does not describe the household MDW transaction route.
Included
- Apply and appeal moved to myMOM Portal in 2025. Check the current transaction page before acting.
- Issue Work Permit moved to myMOM Portal from 4 May 2026.
- Cancel Work Permit moved to myMOM Portal from 20 July 2026.
- Renew Work Permit remains in WP Online for now. MOM's roadmap schedules renewal to move in the first half of 2027 and all business-worker Work Permit eServices to be on myMOM Portal by the end of 2027.
Not included
- A platform allocation is not proof of ANSONMAE portal access, permitted transaction role, case acceptance or case-specific employer authorisation.
- This guide does not offer application, issue, cancellation, renewal, appeal, document-preparation or submission services, and it does not promise MOM approval, processing time or outcome.
- Do not send names, identity numbers, passports, FINs, Work Permits, IPAs, medical results, employer records, payment information or other case records through this public page.
- MOM can change effective dates, steps and system allocation. Reopen the current official transaction page immediately before acting.
Work Permit lifecycle and status glossary
Treat each term as a different event
Current as at 12 August 2026: this glossary explains public MOM terms. It cannot determine a worker's, employer's or application's current status; check the current MOM record instead.
Included
- Application and pending: an application is a request awaiting MOM's outcome. Time elapsed is not a status conclusion; use MOM's status checker or the relevant employer account.
- Approved and IPA: approval produces an in-principle approval letter. An IPA is not an issued Work Permit and does not by itself show that the worker may start work.
- Rejected and appeal: rejection is an application outcome. An appeal is a separate action for the eligible submitter to address the stated reason; it is not an approval or an extension of stay.
- Issuance and validity: issuance follows the required post-approval steps. Only MOM's checker or SGWorkPass can confirm current pass validity; do not treat an IPA, card image or old letter as current status proof.
- Renewal, renewal appeal and short extension: renewal seeks a further permit period, a renewal appeal challenges renewal ineligibility, and a short Work Permit extension is a limited bridge before renewal or cancellation. They are not interchangeable.
- Transfer: a business-worker transfer depends on the applicable sector and worker rules and uses a new application and issuance sequence. An MDW transfer has its own FDW eService process; transfer is not one universal status switch.
- Cancellation, expiry and revocation: cancellation is a transaction, expiry is the end of the permit's validity period, and revocation is a MOM action. Each has different causes and consequences; none should be inferred from another label.
- Special Pass and repatriation: a Special Pass can provide purpose-limited legal stay in stated circumstances. It does not restore a cancelled Work Permit's work authority. Repatriation is an employer responsibility and travel action, not a pass status.
Not included
- This glossary does not check, predict or decide a current application, IPA, Work Permit, appeal, renewal, transfer, Special Pass or departure status. MOM remains the decision and status authority.
- WP-06's myMOM and WP Online allocation applies only to business-worker transactions. Household MDW transactions use the separate MOM FDW route and must not be generalised from that allocation.
- Existing MDW renewal, short-extension, cancellation, transfer and first-30-days owners remain the detailed household routes. This section only prevents lifecycle terms from being collapsed.
- No application, appeal, issuance, renewal, extension, cancellation, transfer, Special Pass, repatriation, document-preparation or submission service is offered here.
- Do not send names, identity numbers, passports, FINs, IPAs, Work Permits, medical results, employer records, payment information or other case records through this public page. Recheck current MOM sources immediately before acting.
Employer documentation, insurance, bond and WIC comparison guide
Keep each obligation with the right employer and legal purpose
Current as at 12 August 2026: start with the actual employer and worker route. These topics can occur near the same Work Permit journey, but they are not one product, document set or transaction.
Included
- General documentation orientation: the employer, worker route and current stage determine which facts or documents may be relevant. The separate documentation page remains strict orientation only and does not establish case capability.
- Household MDW insurance: a household employer must arrange medical insurance and personal accident insurance for the MDW. The neutral MDW insurance owner explains these obligations separately from products or purchase support.
- Household MDW security bond: this is a separate banker's or insurer's guarantee to the Government for a non-Malaysian MDW. It is not medical insurance, personal accident insurance or WIC insurance.
- Company-employed Work Permit medical insurance: the business employer must buy and maintain the required medical insurance for each migrant worker it employs. This is separate from the household MDW bundle.
- Work injury compensation insurance: WIC insurance follows the employee's work and salary conditions under WICA. Domestic workers are excluded from WICA, so household MDW personal accident insurance must not be described as WIC insurance.
Not included
- This comparison does not identify an insurer, plan, premium, quotation, suitability finding, purchase path, coverage outcome or claim outcome.
- It does not offer document preparation, insurance placement, payment collection, insurer submission, MOM submission, case-status checking or any Work Permit transaction.
- A public MOM rule or an employment-agency licence does not prove ANSONMAE product, distribution, payment, submission, portal or transaction authority.
- No employer, worker, helper, medical, policy, payment, identity or case record should be sent through this public page. No protected handoff is active.
- Effective dates, thresholds, role classification and case requirements can change. Recheck the current official pages and the actual employer or case notice before acting.