Licensed agency check

Licensed Maid Agency Singapore: How to Check Before You Trust a Claim

Use MOM's EA Directory and registered-personnel checks before trusting licence, personnel, rating, or agency-status claims.

Check before contact Detailed verification guide

Quick answer

A licensed maid agency claim should point back to MOM

MOM says an employment agency needs a licence to operate in Singapore [mom-ea-hub].

For employers, the practical check is MOM's Employment Agencies and Personnel Search, where you can find agencies and personnel, check service quality and performance, and compare agencies [mom-ea-directory].

Check	Use this source	What not to assume
Agency listing	MOM Employment Agencies and Personnel Search [mom-ea-directory].	Do not rely on a website, ad, flyer, message, or name card alone.
Personnel	MOM says the directory lists registered EA personnel, who are the people employers should deal with [mom-ask-jaya].	Do not assume every person messaging you is registered personnel.
Performance context	MOM says the EA Directory can help check service quality and performance [mom-ea-directory].	Do not treat ratings, volume, or retention as a guarantee of fit.
Agency type	MOM's EA licence pages explain licence types and that Comprehensive Licence (All) covers any type of workers [mom-licence-types].	Do not infer the right licence type from marketing words alone.

Official sources

MOM is the authority for licensed EA checks

This guide uses MOM sources for employment-agency licensing context, EA Directory use, registered-personnel checks, performance signals, and agency-selection guidance.

Employment agency hub

MOM states that an employment agency needs a licence to operate in Singapore [mom-ea-hub].

EA Directory

MOM's service page says the directory can be used to find agencies and personnel, check service quality and performance, and shortlist or compare agencies [mom-ea-directory].

Ask Jaya agency guidance

MOM says employers should work with agencies listed on the EA Directory and deal with registered EA personnel [mom-ask-jaya].

Check order

Use this order before trusting a licensed-agency claim

The order matters because licence, personnel, and service-fit claims are different facts.

Open MOM's Employment Agencies and Personnel Search [mom-ea-directory].

Search the agency name and confirm the record yourself [mom-ea-directory].

Check whether the agency appears in any avoid-list area such as revocation, suspension, or surveillance in the EA Directory [mom-ea-directory].

Check the individual staff member as registered EA personnel [mom-ask-jaya].

Ask the person to show the EA personnel registration card [mom-ask-jaya].

Only then compare service fit, screening, matching, support, and agreement clarity [mom-ask-jaya].

Terms

Licensed, listed, registered, and suitable are not the same

Keep each claim separate so a single good signal does not become a blanket promise.

Term	Plain-language meaning	Boundary
Licensed EA	MOM's employment-agency hub states that an EA needs a licence to operate in Singapore [mom-ea-hub].	A public guide should not assert live status for a named agency without a current directory check.
Listed in EA Directory	The agency can be found through MOM's search service [mom-ea-directory].	A listing is the starting evidence, not a service guarantee.
Registered EA personnel	MOM says employers should deal with registered EA personnel and may ask for registration cards [mom-ask-jaya].	Do not assume every staff contact is registered.
Suitable agency	MOM's Ask Jaya guidance suggests checking performance indicators, screening, matching, post-placement support, and service agreement terms [mom-ask-jaya].	Suitability depends on the employer's needs and the agency's actual process.

Before sharing

What to check before sending private details

Use this as a public-safe pre-contact screen.

Agency appears in MOM's Employment Agencies and Personnel Search [mom-ea-directory].

Agency is not under revocation, suspension, or surveillance in the EA Directory [mom-ea-directory].

The person contacting you appears as registered EA personnel [mom-ask-jaya].

The person can show an EA personnel registration card [mom-ask-jaya].

The agency can explain screening, matching, post-placement support, and agreement terms [mom-ask-jaya].

You have not sent employer or helper private records as a first step.

Claim boundary

Do not convert marketing into proof

A website phrase such as licensed, trusted, recommended, top, or experienced is not the same as a current official-source check.

For a named agency, check the live MOM directory directly before relying on a current licence, personnel, rating, or status claim [mom-ea-directory].

No agency-specific licence-number claim without current evidence.

No current-status claim from old screenshots.

No personnel claim without a registered-personnel check.

No private files before the trust gate.

Guided pathways

Use the right agency guide for the decision

This page explains the licensed-agency idea. The verification guide gives a stricter step-by-step trust gate.

Verify

How to verify a maid agency

Use the detailed official-source checking sequence.

Agency

Maid agency guide

Use when shortlisting and service fit are the main questions.

Check

Agency verification

Use the public verification route before first contact.

Employer

Employer routes

Choose the wider employer support path.

Employer questions

FAQ

Short answers, source-linked where needed.

What does licensed maid agency mean in Singapore?

For public employer checks, start from MOM's rule that an employment agency needs a licence to operate in Singapore, then verify the agency through MOM's EA Directory [mom-ea-hub][mom-ea-directory].

Where should I check whether an agency is licensed?

Use MOM's Employment Agencies and Personnel Search. MOM says this service helps users find agencies and personnel, check service quality and performance, and shortlist or compare agencies [mom-ea-directory].

Should I check the individual staff member too?

Yes. MOM's Ask Jaya guidance says the EA Directory lists the names and photos of registered EA personnel, and these are the people employers should deal with [mom-ask-jaya].

Is a listed agency automatically the best choice?

No. A directory listing is an official-source starting point. MOM's guidance also points employers to performance indicators, screening, matching, post-placement support, and service agreement terms [mom-ask-jaya].

Does this page claim Anson Mae Manpower is licensed?

No. This page intentionally does not state a live licence number, current licence status, named personnel, ranking, or rating for Anson Mae Manpower. Check the current MOM EA Directory directly before relying on agency-specific claims [mom-ea-directory].

Claim boundary

What this guide does not claim

Some claims need separate evidence and approval.

This page explains official-source checks for licensed employment agency claims; it does not assert Anson Mae Manpower's current licence number or live directory status.
No ranking, rating, best, cheapest, recommended-by-MOM, or competitor comparison claim is made.
Employer and helper private records remain outside public first contact.

Official source links

Last checked: 2026-06-16. Open the official source before relying on time-sensitive details.

Authority Official sources

Checked 2026-06-16

Link mode Direct source

MOM.gov.sg [mom-ea-hub]

MOM: Employment agencies

Employment agency licence context and MOM employment-agency hub.

Open MOM source Checked 2026-06-16. Source key: [mom-ea-hub].

MOM.gov.sg [mom-ea-directory]

MOM: Employment agencies and personnel search

Official search service for agencies and personnel, service quality, performance, comparison, and warning categories.

Open MOM source Checked 2026-06-16. Source key: [mom-ea-directory].

MOM.gov.sg [mom-ask-jaya]

MOM Ask Jaya: What should I look out for when picking an Employment Agency?

Agency selection, registered personnel, registration card, screening, matching, support, and agreement terms.

Open MOM source Checked 2026-06-16. Source key: [mom-ask-jaya].

MOM.gov.sg [mom-licence-types]

MOM: Which employment agency licence to get

Licence types, worker types, certification, and employment-agency regulation context.

Open MOM source Checked 2026-06-16. Source key: [mom-licence-types].

MOM.gov.sg [mom-track-record]

MOM: How do I check an employment agency's track record for MDWs?

EA Directory track-record indicators for MDW placements.

Open MOM source Checked 2026-06-16. Source key: [mom-track-record].

Privacy boundary

Read first. Send documents later.

Use guides to understand the route. Keep private records for the right follow-up.

No public document uploads.
No helper CV, passport, permit, medical, payment, salary, insurance, or identity files in first contact.

Connected guide layer

Main guide map

Move by decision point across hiring, insurance, agency discovery, verification, and renewal.

Open guide directory

01 Hiring Hire a maid

Choose the hiring path before paperwork gets heavy.

Open guide 02 Eldercare Eldercare helper

Understand the AIC eldercare support landscape before asking for help.

Open guide 03 Work Permit Work Permit

Understand the Work Permit path before application or paperwork begins.

Open guide 04 Insurance Maid insurance

Understand insurance and bond basics before buying or renewing.

Open guide 05 Bond Insurance + bond

Separate MI, PAI, and security bond before buying a package.

Open guide 06 Renewal insurance Renewal insurance

Check MI, PAI, bond, and package validity before renewal.

Open guide 07 Agency Maid agency

Verify first, then choose who to speak with.

Open guide 08 Agency Licensed agency

Use MOM records before trusting agency licence or personnel claims.

Current guide 09 Verify Verify a maid agency

Check official records before trusting claims.

Open guide 10 Renewal Renew Work Permit

Check renewal readiness before the deadline pressure builds.

Open guide

Next action

Verify the agency before the conversation becomes private

Use MOM first. After your own checks, start with a simple route, timing, and reply-method question only.

Ask an employer route question