Levy Waiver For Foreign Worker In Singapore
Apply for levy waiver for foreign worker in Singapore
You can get a waiver for your foreign worker levy payments only in certain specific situations. These include overseas leave and hospitalisation leave.
When you can get a levy waiver
You can apply for a levy waiver only if your foreign worker:
- Is on overseas leave for at least 7 consecutive days.
Capped at 60 calendar days per calendar year. - Is on hospitalisation leave issued by Singapore hospitals.
Capped at 60 calendar days per calendar year. - Does not return to Singapore after overseas leave.
- Is under police custody or is housed at the embassy.
- Passed away.
- Has become a Singapore permanent resident.
- Is in the harbour-craft industry and is on board a vessel leaving Singapore’s port for at least 3 consecutive days.
- Is a Malaysian and is serving National Service in his home country (usually for 3 months).
What you need
If foreign worker | You need |
Went on overseas leave |
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Was admitted to a hospital in Singapore |
Any of the following:
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Was in the custody of the police or embassy |
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Passed away |
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Became a Singapore permanent resident |
Any of the following:
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Is on board a vessel leaving Singapore’s port for at least 3 consecutive days (for harbour-craft industry) |
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Is a Malaysian serving National Service in his home country |
All of the following:
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When to apply
- You can apply for the levy waiver only after the levy has been charged and it must be within 1 year of the levy bill.
- If the waiver period requested is from January 2015 (start month) to February 2015 (end month), you must submit the application by 31 January 2016.
How to apply
- You need to apply online at CPF website. After logging in, choose Application for Waiver of Foreign Worker Levy (Business).
- You can check your application status online after 12 working days.
- You can view online levy waiver demo at www.cpf.gov.sg
How to calculate the waiver
Amount waived = Monthly levy rate – Levy payable
Scenario
- Waiver period: 1 – 15 September
- Worker’s levy rate: $600 monthly (or $19.73 daily)
How to calculate
- Count the number of days from 16 to 30 September where levy is payable, i.e. 15 days.
- Find out the amount of levy payable using daily rate, i.e. 15 days x $19.73= $295.95
- Amount waived = Monthly levy rate – Levy payable
$600 (monthly levy rate) – $295.95 (levy payable) = $304.05 (amount waived)
Source of Information for all Work Passes & their related matters is from the Ministry Of Manpower, Singapore.
Please refer to MOM website at www.mom.gov.sg or www.cpf.gov.sg for more detailed information and up-to-date guidelines with regulations.