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Don’t Freeze Your Cash in Rental Security Deposits!

Last post by Pal « Wed, 16 Jan 2019 12:01 am
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Your 2019 Travel Cheatsheet ✈️

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My dream is to visit Israel. I will be glad if someone share thoughts and experience about this magical place.
I lived in Israel for 14 years. It...

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Citibank International Personal Bank (IPB) Singapore

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Canadian International School

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Serviced Residences in Singapore – The Ascott Limited

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Hopefully, you have deep pockets or your employer is footing the bill.

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MetroResidences

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Serviced apartments curated with every expat's work and lifestyle needs in mind.

With over 800 modern apartments situated in more than 150 quality...

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AE Logistics - Home / House Movers & Packers Services

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AE Logistics is a leading Moving and Storage company in Singapore.

We provide full package Moving for local and West Malaysia with professional...

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The Club Residences

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The Club Residences at Capella Singapore offers guests luxurious long-stay accommodation situated within the peace and tranquility of Capella Hotel...

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Thanks for sharing ! It is very beautiful !

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Singapore Dating & Friends

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Hi all members,

We have just launched a NEW Dating & Expats Friends portal! This portal is created due to popular demand from our expats forum,...

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Maids, helpers and employers, please use Classifieds

Last post by sundaymorningstaple « Mon, 04 Apr 2011 8:49 pm
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by jpatokal » Wed, 21 Jan 2009 1:54 am

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The Classifieds section of this site has a busy Maids and Helpers section:

Maids and Helpers

The Classifieds are free and much better suited...

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Might be time to put this on the first page and not just as a sticky. These forums are not a job board for domestic workers. The only exception to...

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Mon, 04 Apr 2011 8:49 pm
Part time maids availability for cooking Indian and Chinese Cuisines

Last post by bak_kwa « Mon, 31 Dec 2018 11:59 am

by bak_kwa » Mon, 31 Dec 2018 11:59 am

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Could anyone suggest either an agency or maids who can come in on a part time basis and be able to cook both Chinese and Indian Cuisines ?...

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Mon, 31 Dec 2018 11:59 am
Experiences with 2 maids - best practices

Last post by Strong Eagle « Fri, 16 Nov 2018 10:48 pm
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by American » Tue, 17 Apr 2018 10:42 pm

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Hi All

Wanted to hear anyone’s experiences with employing 2 live in maids. We would qualify for having 2 maids based on our work situation, living...

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Hello,

I am working on something to help manage and motivate helper to perform in their work.
Please drop me a PM if you are keen to find out more....

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Fri, 16 Nov 2018 10:48 pm
Helping my Helper FDW to find new employer

Last post by bgd « Wed, 07 Nov 2018 12:03 pm
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by Happyfamily03 » Wed, 01 Nov 2017 3:25 pm

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Wed, 07 Nov 2018 12:03 pm
Transfer maids - more troublesome or saviours ?

Last post by fritzgf2 « Wed, 07 Nov 2018 2:13 am
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by American » Tue, 17 Apr 2018 10:55 pm

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We have been interviewing several transfer maids lately and noticed all of them having some kind of complication such as dispute with current...

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Have you found your candidate?

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Wed, 07 Nov 2018 2:13 am
Help with setting up house rules for a helper

Last post by poojashukla « Thu, 25 Oct 2018 9:50 am
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by anycer » Wed, 09 Dec 2015 7:04 pm

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Hey guys, my wife and I are expecting a child and we're planning on hiring a live-in helper. I've been reading a lot about helpers in Singapore (here...

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I absolutely agree. The extra day off is not necessary. What would she do? Most of her friends would be at work.
My helper tells me that she gets too...
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Thu, 25 Oct 2018 9:50 am
Clean In cleaning service

Last post by ctohster « Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:54 pm
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by fatmouse76 » Tue, 11 Jan 2011 4:55 pm

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Hi all my friend who has just relocated to Singapore is wanting me to help recommend a cleaning company to him.

Well, there are so many of them...

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I've heard good things about Kleepers and KMAC but haven't used them myself

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Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:54 pm
Is a full time live in maid my only option?

Last post by Redhat11 « Thu, 19 Apr 2018 8:43 am
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by kdzenge1 » Sun, 08 Apr 2018 8:25 am

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Hi everyone!

I am moving to Singapore with my husband and 4 year old son this summer, and my husband and I will both be teaching at the same...

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Another option is getting part time maids for help with the cleaning and some of the chores

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Thu, 19 Apr 2018 8:43 am
Market rates for live in maids

Last post by American « Tue, 17 Apr 2018 10:34 pm

by American » Tue, 17 Apr 2018 10:34 pm

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Trying to get a sense of live in maid rates these days. In searching various maid agencies, I’m noticing expat-oriented maids asking...

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Tue, 17 Apr 2018 10:34 pm
Full time Live in vs. Live Out

Last post by PNGMK « Tue, 10 Apr 2018 8:23 am
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by kdzenge1 » Mon, 09 Apr 2018 5:10 am

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Hey everyone,

I am wondering if anyone would be able to give a general approximate of how much one should budget for spending on a full time live in...

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For live out you need to add on the accommodation and travel costs ($30 - $50 a day). What you do here is find an agency who knows how to do this -...

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Tue, 10 Apr 2018 8:23 am
Hiring FDW directly from Philippines

Last post by awh « Mon, 18 Dec 2017 10:32 am

by awh » Mon, 18 Dec 2017 10:32 am

Hi - I am hiring a FDW directly from the Philippines.

We have the in-principle approval letter and I will sort out insurance, giro etc today so the...

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Mon, 18 Dec 2017 10:32 am
Aircon or fan for maids ?

Last post by Pal « Sat, 07 Oct 2017 11:01 pm
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by tina1980 » Mon, 18 Apr 2011 5:16 pm

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My Maid sleeps in our guest room since the other room has been converted into an office for my Work from home hubby ..

Last time I checked my maid...

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Just restored this thread
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Sat, 07 Oct 2017 11:01 pm
Seeking advice on temporary live-in

Last post by ecureilx « Fri, 11 Aug 2017 8:32 pm
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by Eleven7 » Fri, 11 Aug 2017 5:32 pm

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Hi everyone,

I will be having surgery soon and my right arm will be out of action for at least two months. As my husband will also be doing some...

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Hi everyone,

I will be having surgery soon and my right arm will be out of action for at least two months. As my husband will also be doing some...

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Fri, 11 Aug 2017 8:32 pm
Should I report this?

Last post by SabrinaLeemut « Thu, 20 Jul 2017 2:37 pm
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by Tinker » Wed, 13 Apr 2016 10:24 pm

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My neighbour, my back garden is next to her back patio, shouts and screams at her maids. She has had about nine different women and she treats them...

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REPORT HER!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SO MAD I HATE PEOPLE LIKE THAT :x :x
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Thu, 20 Jul 2017 2:37 pm
How to manage a new maid who argues a lot

Last post by PNGMK « Fri, 07 Jul 2017 3:10 pm
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by hsparkle259 » Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:38 pm

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Hi - We have got a new house maid (first timer) as i am pregnant. The maid is from Sri Lanka as we wanted some one who can learn how to cook. She has...

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ah for the good old days when we owned our maids....
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Fri, 07 Jul 2017 3:10 pm
Maid's room = bomb shelter, is this normal in Singapore?

Last post by rajagainstthemachine « Wed, 28 Jun 2017 10:50 am
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by jbsing » Sun, 15 Apr 2012 6:55 am

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We cannot afford an extra bedroom for the maid. However the agent tells us that many people have their maid sleep in the bomb shelter. Is this true?...

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Perhaps we can get raja dressed up in a maid's outfit...

please leave me out of this.. it will make PNGMK uncontrollable.

This should probably be...
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Wed, 28 Jun 2017 10:50 am
Do Indonesian FDWs need KTKLN card to return to Singapore

Last post by bgd « Thu, 08 Jun 2017 2:54 pm
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by boblim » Thu, 08 Jun 2017 2:09 pm

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Hi friends

for many years, Indonesian helpers needed a KTKLN card issued in Indonesia to get through Indonesian immigration and fly back to...

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I just checked with a friend who is a helper and she doesn't have either and isn't aware of them. She always travels via Batam and neither card is...

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Thu, 08 Jun 2017 2:54 pm
Full time, live out maids

Last post by ecureilx « Wed, 17 May 2017 9:44 am
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by movingtospore » Tue, 22 Mar 2011 2:19 pm

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I've seen a bunch of posts on here about looking for p-t helpers. But has anyone had any luck hiring someone full-time, but live out? I'm a bit fed...

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They're coached to say they're "visiting" friends.... and there's no official curfew on FDW's anymore. Frankly I don't think it matters and...
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Wed, 17 May 2017 9:44 am
Black listed maid {Single}

Last post by ecureilx « Mon, 24 Apr 2017 8:09 am
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by lovableem » Mon, 24 Apr 2017 1:58 am

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Passport no: XXXXXXXX

We had very good relationship for 3 years, she disappeared after her holiday back to Philippines....

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Name removed by moderator
Passport no: XXXXXXXX

We had very good relationship for 3 years, she disappeared after her holiday back to Philippines....

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Mon, 24 Apr 2017 8:09 am
FDW in serious Medical condition

Last post by ecureilx « Sun, 26 Mar 2017 1:06 pm
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by rcmdas2812 » Sat, 25 Mar 2017 7:11 am

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Hi,

Found our FDW unconscious yesterday evening at home and took her to NUH in ambulance immediately. Looks like she had blood clots in the brain...

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Ouch. Taxico - what the diff between KK and NUH? Which hospital you recommend for FDW?

KKH, I know some people ;)

NUS is multi discipline, and...

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Sun, 26 Mar 2017 1:06 pm
great part-time maid

Last post by chow_jonathan1 « Mon, 27 Feb 2017 3:31 pm
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by mbarbeito » Tue, 05 Oct 2010 5:56 pm

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my husband and i have a wonderful lady who irons and cleans our place once a week. we will be traveling for the next few months and I am trying to...

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Hi mbarbeito, I wonder if you still have your part time maid's contact details? Thanks
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Mon, 27 Feb 2017 3:31 pm
Irish family looking for child minding advice

Last post by Irishvisitors « Thu, 02 Feb 2017 7:27 pm

by Irishvisitors » Thu, 02 Feb 2017 7:27 pm

Hi, I'd be very grateful if someone could point me in the right direction! My husband is working in Singapore from the 14-25 February and our three...

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Thu, 02 Feb 2017 7:27 pm
Will we pass the FDW application if we only have 1 room in our HDB?

Last post by sundaymorningstaple « Fri, 20 Jan 2017 3:17 pm
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by gaxoyakij » Fri, 20 Jan 2017 1:35 pm

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We stay in a whole unit flat but it only has 1 room, the master bedroom (the other room is close).

Now we are in the middle of applying for an FDW,...

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I agree. The FDW should be allowed to sleep between the two of them. ;-)

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Fri, 20 Jan 2017 3:17 pm
Looking for accommodation in turn of lessons for your children

Last post by x9200 « Sun, 20 Nov 2016 7:32 am
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by ubax » Sat, 19 Nov 2016 6:26 am

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Hello everybody !

My name is Jeremy, I am a french student coming to Singapore in December 2016 for an internship of 1 year. I have an engineering...

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Having said that, everybody knows somebody who is moonlighting while on a work pass, but that doesn't make it legal, whether you receive cash or...

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Sun, 20 Nov 2016 7:32 am
Helper recommendations please

Last post by ThaoPhan « Mon, 24 Oct 2016 9:44 am
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by amsa » Mon, 12 Sep 2016 1:31 pm

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I'm moving to Singapore next month. Need a full time helper to take care of 1 year old baby, cook and look after house. Anybody know of any good...

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I have one to let go. Philippino, 39 year-old. I highly recommend her as she is a really trustworthy and independent person.
She took care of my son...

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Mon, 24 Oct 2016 9:44 am
PT maid working hours

Last post by ecureilx « Wed, 31 Aug 2016 5:35 pm
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by Ali2016 » Wed, 31 Aug 2016 5:32 pm

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Hi,

I am interested in hiring a legal PT maid but wondered how many working hours max is considered PT? Ideally i want to hire a FT but don't want...

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Hi,

I am interested in hiring a legal PT maid but wondered how many working hours max is considered PT? Ideally i want to hire a FT but don't want...

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Wed, 31 Aug 2016 5:35 pm
How did you find a maid you're happy with?

Last post by mortlock2005 « Thu, 04 Aug 2016 12:09 pm
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by villagewife » Tue, 11 Oct 2011 1:47 am

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I am relocating to Singapore with my family in the new year, and having three young children, we are planning to hire a maid. A lot of comments on...

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I should also add, just because one person thinks a helper is fantastic, doesn't mean they are the right person for you.
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Thu, 04 Aug 2016 12:09 pm
maid I interviewed is now available as my mother-in-law will come to help instead

Last post by ecureilx « Mon, 25 Jul 2016 2:09 am
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by french_brownie » Sun, 24 Jul 2016 11:51 pm

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I am a french citizen married to thai woman. we were looking for a maid to help us since the arrival of my second child. We interviewed the following...

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I am a french citizen married to thai woman. we were looking for a maid to help us since the arrival of my second child. We interviewed the following...

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Mon, 25 Jul 2016 2:09 am
FDW Direct Hire

Last post by ecureilx « Tue, 19 Jul 2016 12:26 am
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by gmo_uk » Sun, 17 Jul 2016 9:10 pm

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Hi, we are in the process of trying to get a filipina maid via direct hire and not through an agency.

So, we have interviewed a few candidates and...

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There may be no one that has done this recently.

We hired someone direct from a posting at our club, but that was 19 years ago.
Things have changed...

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Tue, 19 Jul 2016 12:26 am
Sending Philipino FDW to Australia to visit my mother?

Last post by ecureilx « Thu, 07 Jul 2016 10:40 pm
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by PNGMK » Thu, 07 Jul 2016 3:36 pm

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My lovely helper and my mother get along extremely well. My mother would like M to visit her in Perth. I guess I need a visa... anyone have any...

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HC? High Comm. Ok thanks.

Australia is till part of the Common Wealth right ? :D :D

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Thu, 07 Jul 2016 10:40 pm

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