As per the Indian Government Emigration Act, 1983, ECR passport
holders should get permission from Protector of Emigrants (POE),
Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs for traveling to 18
countries given below.
List of 18 Countries where you need to take a clearance before
your travel if your passport is ECR
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Brunei
Indonesia
Iraq (emigration banned)
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Malaysia
Oman
Qatar
Sudan
Syria
Thailand
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Yemen
Nurses Recruitment:
Norka-Roots, Overseas Development and Employment Promotion
Consultants (ODEPC)
and Tamil Nadu Overseas Manpower Corporation are the three government
agencies entrusted with the recruitment to 18 ECR countries.
As per the new rule, ECR countries will have to register with the
government of India’s
eMigrate system for getting nurses
from India. Once they register electronically and post their
requirement of nurses, the Indian missions will vet them and forward
to it to the state entities for selection.
After the selection is done and the receipt of the visa; the POE will
issue the emigration clearance to the nurses to go to the 18 ECR
countries.
• Medical for Kuwait, KSA, Bahrain
& Oman Recruitment can be done from
GAMCA
Clinics.
How do I check my passport is ECR or
ECNR?
You can check the status of your passport very easily all you need to
do is check the pages of your passport usually the stamp of the
Emigration Check required ECR will be on the first two pages of the
passport or the last two pages. It is a stamp from the passport office
which will Say ECR or Emigration Check required.
If this stamp appears on your passport you need a clearance from the
POE office to travel to the Countries listed above.
Recent Exemption from Government of India for ECR passport holders
With effect from 1st October 2007, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
(Emigration Policy Division) have allowed Indian Passport Holder who
ECR to travel without a Clearance from the POE office for purpose
other than Employment. So if you are traveling for Purpose other than
Employment you need to produce and the following documents:
1. Valid Indian Passport
2. Valid Visa for the Destination Country
3. Valid return Air ticket for travel
Frequently Asked Questions
Q:
I don’t
have ECNR stamp in my Passport. Can I get it on the basis of my
provisional matriculation or above certificate issued by the
University/Board concerned?
A: ECNR stamp is no longer affixing in passports. In fact it
is not even printed in the new passport booklets. Currently, only ECR
stamp is being put in passports if applicant is not eligible for ECNR.
However, you are entitled to ECNR status if you possess qualification
of Matriculation or above. Even you can get ECNR status on the basis
of provisional matriculation certificate if the mark sheets of all
semesters of your course are available with you. Further to get ECNR
stamp, the applicant should have stayed abroad for more than 3 years
excluding the period(s) of visit to India or should be a dependent who
is below 18 years and whose parents have ECNR status in their
passports or should be a person (he/she) whose spouse has ECNR status
in his or her passport or should be above 50 years of age.
Q: What if
my passport is not carrying any stamp regarding ECR or ECNR do I still
need to get a Clearance from POE office?
A: Now a days Passport offices are
issuing passport without the Emigration Check Required (ECR) or
Emigration Check Not Required (ECNR) pages. So if your passport does
not have the stamp or the page for ECR that means you are not required
to take a POE clearance for your travel. POE clearance is only
required if your passport is having a ECR page, Endorsement stamp on
it.
Q: What if I
have an ECR stamp I want to travel as a tourist?
A: According to the new rule you
are not required to take permission from the POE office.
In case the passport booklet does not have ECR stamp, the passport
holder would be deemed to have been granted ECNR status
Who are eligible for cancellation of ECR Status?
a. All holders of Diplomatic/official passports.
b. All Gazetted Government Servants.
c. All Income-Tax payers (including Agricultural Income-Tax Payees) in
their individual capacity. Proof of assessment of Income-Tax and
actual payment of Income Tax for last one year or copy of PAN card to
be insisted upon, and not merely payment of advance tax. However, in
most cases as an assessment order is not issued separately by the
Income Tax department, Income Tax Returns which are stamped by Income
Tax authority can be accepted.
d. All professional Degree holders, such as Doctors holding MBBS
Degree or equivalent degree in AYURVED, or Homeopathy, accredited
journalists, Engineers, Chartered Accountants, Cost Accountants,
Lecturers, Teachers, scientists, Advocates, etc.
e. Spouses and dependent children of category of persons listed from
(b) to (d).
f. All persons having educational qualification of matriculation and
above.
g. Seamen who are in possession of CDC or Sea Cadets, Deck Cadets:
h. who have passed final examination of three year B.Sc. Nautical
Sciences Course at T.S. chanakya, Mumbai and
i. who have undergone three months pre-sea training at any of the
Government approved Training Institutes such as T.S. CHANAKYA, T.S.
REHMAN, T.S. JAWAHAR, MTI(SCI) and NIPM, CHENNAI after production of
Identity cards issued by the Shipping Master, MUMBAI/KOLKATA/CHENNAI.
j. Persons holding permanent Immigration Visa, such as the visas of
UK, USA and Australia.
k. Persons possessing two years diploma from any Institute recognized
by the National Council of Vocational Training (NCVT) or State Council
of Vocational Training (SCVT) or persons holding three years’
diploma/equivalent degree from institutions like polytechnics
recognized by central/state Governments.
l. Nurses possessing qualifications recognized under the Indian
Nursing Council Act, 1947.
m. All persons above the age of 50 years.
n. All persons who have been staying abroad for more than three years
(the period of three years could be either in one stretch or broken)
and their spouses.
o. All children up to the age of 18 years of age. (At the time of
re-issue at the age of 18 years, ECR stamping shall be done, if
applicable).
Address of Indian Missions in ECR Countries
1. UAE Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi
Plot No. 10, Sector W-59/02 Diplomatic Area, Off-Airport Road,
PO Box No.4090, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Telephone: 00-971-2-4492700; 4447729
Fax: 00-971-2-4444685; 4447768 (Consular)
E-Mail: indiauae@emirates.net.ae (General);
Web: www.indembassyuae.org
Consulate General of India, Dubai
Al-Hamaria Diplomatic Enclave, PO Box No.737, Dubai, UAE.
Telephone: 00-971-4-3971222 / 3971333 Fax: 00-971-4-3970453 & 3972297
E-Mail: cgidubai@emirates.net.ae Web: www.cgidubai.com
2. KSA Embassy of India, Riyadh
B-1, Diplomatic Quarter, P.B.No.94387, Riyadh-11693, Saudi Arabia.
Telephone: 00-966-1-4884144, 4884691, 4884692, 4834254, 4884697,
4881982 (24 hour Help Line)
Fax: 00-966-1-4884750 (Chancery) 4804764 (Commercial)
E-Mail: minister@indianembassy.org.sa (Minister);
Web: www.indianembassy.org.sa
Consulate General of India, Jeddah
Building of M/s Bughshan & Bros., Madinah Road, Sharafiah Distt., P.O.
Box No. 952, Jeddah-21421, Saudi Arabia.
Telephone: 00-966-2-6520104, 5520112 Fax: 00-966-2-6533964 (Admn)
E-Mail: admin@cgijeddah.com (Admn); cg@cgijeddah.com (CG)
Web: www.cgijeddah.com
3. Qatar Embassy of India, Doha
No.12, Al Jaleel Street, Al Hilal Area, P.O. Box 2788, Doha, Qatar.
Telephone: 00-974-4255777; 4255700 (After office hours)
Fax: 00-974-4670448 (General); 4672684 (Consular)
E-Mail: ambassador@qatar.net.qa (Amb); indembdh@qatar.net.qa (General)
consular@qatar.net.qa (Consular)
4. Oman Embassy of India, Muscat
Diplomatic Area, Jami at Al-Dowal Al-Arabia Street,
Diplomatic Qtrs., Al-Khuwair, PO Box 1727, Postal Code: 112,
Ruwi, Muscat, Oman.
Telephone: 00-968-24684500 Fax: 00-968-24698291 (General); 24697591
(Ambassador)
E-Mail: indiamct@omantel.net.om (General), Web: www.indemb-oman.org
5. Kuwait Embassy of India, Kuwait City
Diplomatic Enclave, Arabian Gulf Street,
P.O. Box No. 1450 Safat, 13015-Safat, Kuwait.
Telephone: 00-965-22530600, 22540612 / 13 Fax: 00-965-22546958 (Amb);
22571192 (General)
E-Mail: amboffice@indembkwt.org (Amb); Web: www.indembkwt.org
6. Bahrain Embassy of India, Adliya Building 182, Road 2608,
Area 326, Ghudaibiya, PO Box No. 26106, Adliya, Bahrain.
Telephone: 00-973-17712683, 17712649, 17712785, 17713832 Fax:
00-973-17715527 (Gen)/177103229(Cons)
E-Mail: indemb@batelco.com.bh (Amb), Web: www.indianembassybahrain.com
7. Malaysia High Commission of India, Kuala Lumpur
No. 2, Jalan Taman Duta, Off Jalan Duta, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Telephone: 00-603-20933504, 20933509 to 11, 20931015
Fax: 00-603-20933507 (HC Office) 20925826 (Admn)
E-Mail:hc@indianhighcommission.com.my (HC)
Web: www.indianhighcommission.com.my/index.php
8. Libya Embassy of India, Tripoli
Fashloom Area, Nafleen, PO Box 3150 Tripoli, Libya.
[*Concurrently accredited as High Commissioner to Malta (Valetta)].
Telephone: 00-218-21-3409288 / 89 Fax: 00-218-21-3404843; 3409282 (Amb
office)
E-Mail: amb.tripoli@mea.gov.in (Amb office); Web:
www.indembtrip.org
9. Jordan Embassy of India, Amman
Jabal Amman, 1st circle, PO Box No.2168, Amman 11181, Jordan.
Telephone: 00962-6-4622098, 4637262 Fax: 00962-6-4659540, 4611916
E-Mail: amb.amman@mea.gov.in (Amb), Web: www.indembassy.org.jo
10. Yemen Embassy of India, Sanaa
Building No. 12, Djibouti Street, P.O. Box No.1154, Sanaa,
Republic of Yemen.
Telephone: 00-967-1-441251 / 52
Fax: 00-967-1-441257
E-Mail: indiaemb@y.net.ye (Amb s office);
Web: www.eoisanaa.com.ye
11. Sudan Embassy of India, Khartoum
P.O. Box No. 707 61-Africa Road, Mailing Code 11111 Khartoum-II
Telephone: 00-249-1-8357 4001/2/3/4 Fax: 00-249-1-8357 4050
(Ambassador), 8357 4051 (HOC),
E-Mail: ambassador@indembsdn.com; Web: www.indembsdn.com
Consulate General of India, Juba
Plot No. 522, Hai Matar Area Juba, South Sudan
Telephone: 00-249-811-822 552 ,Mob: 00-249-9224 58006/7
Fax: 00-249-811-822 236
E-Mail: cgjuba@indembsdn.com; cgijuba@indembsdn.com
Web: www.indembsdn.com
12. Afghanistan Embassy of India, Kabul
Malalaiwat, Shar-e-Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Telephone: 00-873-763095560 (satellite tel), 00-93-20-2200185, MEA Tel
No. 00-873-763095560 (satellite tel), 00-93-20-2200185, MEA Tel Fax:
00-873-763095561; Telefax: 23794460
E-Mail: embassy@indembassy-kabul.com Web: www.meakabul.nic.in
Consulate General of India, Mazar-e-Sharif
Darwaza-e-Balkh, Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan
Telephone: 00-93-700500372 (CG), 797929515 (Consul)
E-Mail: cg.mesharif@mea.gov.in (CG), hoc.mesharif@mea.gov.in (General)
Web: http://meakabul.nic.in
Consulate General of India, Herat
Ameriat Cross Road, Near Ab Bakhsh Badmerghan, Herat, Afghanistan.
Telephone: 00-93-40-221145 (General), 253637 (CG), 251318 (Consul)
Fax: 00-93-40-250032
E-Mail: cg.herat@mea.gov.in, cgiherat@yahoo.co.in (Consul General)
Web: http://meakabul.nic.in
Consulate General of India, Kandahar
Shahr-e-Nau, District 6, Kandahar-Herat Road, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Telephone: : 00-93-30-753011512 (O), 753010874 (Consular), 753011525,
(Admn), 753011512 (CG), 753010874 (Consul)
E-Mail: cg.kandahar@mea.gov.in (CG), cons.kandahar@mail.nic.in (Consul
Cons)
Web: http://meakabul.nic.in
Consulate General of India, Jalalabad
Ilaka No.2, Habibabad, Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
Telephone: 00-93-75-6003162 (CG), 6003163 (Chancery), 6003164,
(Consular), 00-873-763096146 (Satellite Tel)
Fax: 00-873-763096147 (Satellite Fax)
E-Mail: cg.jalalabad@mea.gov.in (Consul General)
rajeev.ifs@gmail.com (Consul) Web: http://meakabul.nic.in
13. Indonesia Embassy of India, Jakarta
Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said Kav.S-1, Kuningan, Jakarta-12950.
[*Con. acc. as Amb to Democratic [*Con. acc. as Amb to Democratic
Telephone: 00-62-21-5204150, 5204152, 5204157, 5264931 Fax:
00-62-21-5204160, 5265622, 5226833, 52922074 (Amb)
E-Mail: ambindia@indo.net.id (Amb), eoipolitical@indo.net.id (Counsellor)
Web: www.embassyofindiajakarta.org
Consulate General of India, Medan
19, Jl. Uskup Agung A. Sugiopranoto - Medan-20152, Indonesia.
Telephone: 00-62-61-4556452, 4531308, 4522169
Fax: 00-62-61-4531319
E-Mail:
cgimedan@indosat.net.id
Web: www.congendiamedan.or.id; www.embassyofindiajakarta.org
Indian Cultural Centre, Bali
Jl. Raya Puputan 42-44, Renon, Denpasar-Bali, Indonesia. [*Under the
overall supervision of Director JNICC Jakarta and E/I Jakarta].
Telephone: 00-62-361-241978 Fax: 00-62-361-241980
E-Mail: jnicc@indosat.net.id Web: www.doijkt.org
14. Syria Embassy of India, Damascus
3455, Sharkasslyeh, Ibn Al Haltham Street, Abu Rumaneh,
PO Box No.685, Damascus, Syria.
Telephone: 00-963-11-3347351 / 52, 3347900
Fax: 00-963-11-3347912, 3345711
E-Mail: hoc.damascus@mea.gov.in (General); Web: indianembassysyria.com
Honorary Consulate of India, Aleppo
5th Floor, Shabarek Building, Al- Etfayieh Al-Qadimeh Square, Aleppo,
Arab Republic of Syria.
{*Under Embassy of India, Damascus].
Telephone: 00-963-21-4463925 (O) 4664525 (R)
Fax: 00-963-21-4654925
E-Mail: hm.dm@scs-net.org; h.d.moorad.dam@hotmail.com
Honorary Consulate of India, Lattakia
(i)Near the Central Hospital, 8th March Street, Lattakia, Syria.
(ii) Banias Highway, Syria.
[*Under Emb of India, Damascus].
Telephone: (i) Lattakia: 00-963-41-469515 /6;
(ii) Tartous: 00-963-43-631856 / 7; 11-3734854 (R)(T&F - Damascus);
43-785701 (T&F - Tartous)
Fax: Lat.: 00-963-41-465514; Tar..: 00-963-43-631858
E-Mail: larzatrading@net.sy
15. Lebanon Embassy of India, Beirut
31, Kantari Street, Sahmarani Building, P.O. Box No.113-5240 (Hamra )
and 11-1764, Beirut, Lebanon.
Telephone: 00-961-1-373539; 372619; 373530 / 31
Fax: 00-961-1-373538; 366029 (Amb office)
E-Mail: amb.beirut@mea.gov.in (Amb); cons.beirut@mea.gov.in
(Consular)
16. Thailand Embassy of India, Bangkok
46, Soi 23 [Prasarnmitr] Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok-10110.
[*PR of India to UN-ESCAP; **DPR of India to UN-ESCAP].
Telephone: 00-66-2-2580300-06 Fax: 00-66-2-2584627, 2621740
E-Mail: indiaemb@mozart.inet.co.th Web: www.indianembassy.in.th
Consulate of India, Chiangmai
33/1, Thung Hotel Road, Wat Kate, Muang,
Chiangmai 50000, Thailand.
Telephone: 00-66-53-243066 Fax: 00-66-53-247879
E-Mail: bharat@loxinfo.co.th; cgi.chiangmai@yahoo.com
Consulate of India, Songkhla
170/17, Nakon Nok Road, Tambon Boyang,
Amphur Muang, Songkhla-90000, Thailand.
Telephone: 00-66-74-307313 Fax: 00-66-74-307312
E-Mail: coi_songkhla@yahoo.com Web: http://www.indianembassy.in.th
17. Iraq Embassy of India, Baghdad
House No. 6, Zokak No. 25, Mohalla 306, Hay Al-Maghrib,
PO Box No.4114, Adhamiya Baghdad, Iraq.
Telephone: 00-1-914-1-3604746; 3605956 (O);
00-964-7901926591 (M) 3601627 (M)
E-Mail: eoibaghdad@yahoo.com (General); amb.baghdad@mea.gov.in (Amb)
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