Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Domestic helper in Hong Kong receives Bahamas work permit

By Alice Sy

Last year, a couple in Nassau, Bahamas found 1MaidHK.com--the internet marketing arm of World Champ International Employment Agency through the internet 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.

Lorena, the lucky applicant among 4 candidates, 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 reliable agency -- World Champ International Employment Agency", advises Lorena.

The employer files the application in Bahamas and part of the requirement is to show that there is no suitable Bahamian candidate for the position. This includes advertising in newspapers. The processing of Bahamas work permit took approximately 2-3 months from the time the job offer was confirmed. Work permit fees range from $350 to $10,000 per year depending on the category. For the live-in maid category, the employer paid $650 work permit fee.

The Bahamas work permit is valid for one year from date of issue, measures 5 inches x 7.75 inches and is light yellow green in color. The top of the work permit read as "Permit to engage in gainful occupation". Other information such as live-in maid's name, employer's name, employer's residence address as well as the applicant's photo can be found in the work permit.

Applicant who wish to enter through USA enroute to Bahamas is required to apply for a transit visa. The procedure and requirements of application is actually the same as US non-immigrant visa. Though the cost is considerably less to travel through the US, however, this does not guarantee that you'll have the transit visa application approved. One surefire but more expensive option to avoid transit visa problem is to fly from HK to Bahamas via London.

Indeed the power of internet marketing cannot be underestimated. Many job opportunity awaits many Filipino maids in Hong Kong who are willing to face the challenges of a new culture and environment by internet posting in 1MaidHK.com - one of Hong Kong's most powerful domestic helper online platform ! - 15431

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