Appendix C — The twelve most common failure points

Across every scenario:

1. Security bond effective date wrong. She is refused entry at Changi. MOM cannot amend it retrospectively. You send her home at your own cost.
2. IPA particulars do not match her passport. Same outcome. Check character by character before she books.
3. EOP not completed 2 working days before applying. Application stalls. First-time employers only.
4. Name or NRIC mismatch between EOP registration and the Work Permit application. MOM's automatic record matching fails.
5. Transfer started with under 30 days of permit validity. Ask the current employer for a short extension first.
6. Transfer issuance deadline missed — 21 days from approval, or current permit expiry, whichever is earlier. Overstaying fine.
7. SIP missed within 7 days of arrival. She cannot legally start work.
8. Pre-employment medical missed within 14 days, or failed. The permit cannot be issued.
9. 6ME overdue. Blocks a transfer, and a missed 6ME can get the permit revoked.
10. Levy unpaid for two consecutive months. The permit is revoked the following month, and you are barred from future Work Permit applications.
11. Source-country clearance not started early enough. The most common cause of multi-month delays on fresh hires from the Philippines, Indonesia and Myanmar.
12. She works before the permit is issued. Illegal deployment under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act — including "just helping out" during a transfer gap.

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