I refer to the Ministry of Home Affairs reply “Help available for foreign spouses” (Today, Oct 3) to the letters "Make it easier for foreign spouses of citizens to sink roots" (Sept 26) and "Please make immigration policies more pro-family" (Oct 1, online).
It states that “Foreign spouses on a Long-Term Visit Pass (LTVP) can apply for work passes if they wish and there are concessions to facilitate their employment.
They are not counted against the foreign worker quota of the company that employs them or subject to the foreign worker levy.
We have made it easier for LTVP+ holders seeking employment. Their prospective employer will apply to the Ministry of Manpower for a letter of consent, instead of a work pass, for them. Those issued one will not be counted against the company's foreign worker quota nor subjected to the foreign worker levy”.
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