Maid question-Is this legal?
We needed a maid, so my husband's colleague got the name of an Ethiopian lady who is friends with her own maid.So we pay her a bit more every month and avoid the responsibility and cost of sponsorship. In short, she is fantastic. A diamond. Here is the problem, she was brought here through her sisters sponsor to be a maid. When we spoke to the sister, she was very argumentative about getting a copy of her passport. So my question is...we assume her visa is current and for the purpose of being a maid, is it illegal for her to work in our house? If she is caught do we have legal responsibility? I really don't want to fire her, but...
If you are not a sponsor, then its illegal. If something happened to her, you will be the responsible person. Don't assume anything, be practical.
If the maid is not under your sponsorship, it is illegal to keep her.
Well, possibly. If she is legal (and that's an assumption) her sponsor could "second" her to work for you, especially of she is live-out. Certainly there are maids on their husband's sponsorships working for others. But having someone work for you without seeing her passport or RP is a risk.
Mandi
Yes, if she is not under your sponsorship, it is illegal.