Friday, January 30, 2009

Live in maid in Hong Kong receives Bahamas work permit

By Alice Sy

There is an increasing trend among wealthy Bahamian household in hiring a live-in maid from overseas. One sample case is a retired couples in their 50's who found 1MaidHK.com and placed a live-in maid job order.

The job offer consists of 5-day work, free food, accommodation and airticket to Bahamas and four weeks paid annual leave upon completion of 2 years contract. Good news ! The much awaited Bahamas work permit has finally been approved.

One of the filipina domestic helper working in Hong Kong who applied for the live-in maid position is now very excited to work in Bahamas after receiving the work permit and air ticket from her Bahamas employer. "Don't easily give up amidst trial, grab every job opportunity for your family's future and apply through a reliable agency like World Champ International Employment Agency", Lorena says.

The employer filed the live-in maid application in Bahamas and part of the requirement is to show that there is no suitable Bahamian candidate for the position. They also include a newspaper advertising. It took approximately 2-3 months for the Bahamas work permit to be processed from the time the job offer was confirmed. Work permit fees range between $350 to $10,000 per year depending on the category. For the live-in maid category, $650 was paid by the employer for the work permit fee.

The size of the Bahamas work permit is approximately 5 inches x 7.75 inches, light yellow green in color and got one year validity from date of issue. The top of the work permit read as "Permit to engage in gainful occupation". Information such as job position, employer's name,employer's residence address, live-in maid's name as well as the applicant's photo can also be found in the work permit.

Applicant entering through USA enroute to Bahamas is required to apply for a transit visa. The requirements and procedure of application is the same as US non-immigrant visa. Although it is cheaper to travel through the US, however, the transit visa application is not guaranteed. Another option to avoid transit visa problem is to choose a different route, which is normally via London.

With the power of internet marketing, many life changing job opportunity awaits many Filipino domestic helpers in Hong Kong who are willing to face the challenges of a new culture and new environment by internet posting in one of Hong Kong's most powerful domestic helper online platform --- 1MaidHK.com ! - 16747

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