visaprocessUAE: ECNR registration in eMigrate system is optional now

India has decided to temporarily halt the mandatory online registration of ECNR passport holders with job visas in 18 countries, including GCC countries.

However, all Indians who want to voluntarily register can do so.

Applicants have to furnish personal, visa and travel details, emergency contact details in India and destination country and contact details of foreign employer/sponsor in the destination country.

On successful completion of registration, the applicant will receive an SMS/email.
They need to re-register only if their work visa has changed when they visit India again.

Indians already working in these countries also can register when they visit their home country.

Only one-time registration is required as long as an Indian remains on the same company’s employment visa. It is not necessary to register every time one goes back home unless there is a change in visa.

Emigration Clearance Required (ECR) passport holders who change their passport status to ECNR after three years of overseas employment will also have to complete the ECNR registration.

People already on employment visa have to register only while they are on a visit to India and before flying back to their country of residence on an employment visa.

The online form could be accessed only from India by using a one-time password which will be sent to an India mobile number fed by the applicant.

Investor visa holders and Dependents of Indian expatriates working in foreign countries need not register on the e-migrate platform. Spouses or children who have jobs, but are on a dependent visa, need not register on the platform.

Indian mobile number must for registration
Since a one-time password (OTP) is required to complete the registration on the platform, expatriates are required to use an Indian mobile number to finish the formality. It is not required that the SIM card is registered under your name. As long as it is an Indian number, it is fine.
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e-Migrate Registration: Frequently Asked Questions FAQs

Is there any fee involved?
Registration is free of cost.

Once applied, can someone cancel Registration?
Cancellation of Registration is not allowed.
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Following are the ECR countries:
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Thailand, UAE and Yemen.

The recruitment procedure through the eMigrate portal has been in place for ECR category since 2015 to protect them against human trafficking, illegal recruitment and exploitation.

The protection ensured through the eMigrate portal for this category of workers has now been extended to ECNR (emigration clearance not required) passport holders as well.

More than a dozen categories of Indian citizens automatically qualify for ECNR status, including income-tax payers, those below 18 years and above the age of 50, and those with an educational qualification of matriculation and above.
Registration can be done by visiting the ECNR Registration section on the website www.emigrate.gov.in

On successful completion of online registration, the applicant would receive a confirmatory SMS/ email. This confirmation will have to be shown at the airport from where the applicant boards the flight.

Job seekers having queries and seeking clarifications can contact Pravasi Bharatiya Sahayata Kendra (PBSK) in India on toll free number 1800113090 or 01140503090 (charges apply) or by email at mailto:helpline@mea.gov.in. Click here for the advisory announcement of MEA.

Click here for registration link.

First verify your mobile number with OTP (onetime password)

Information required for online registration:
+ Aadhaar No.(Optional):
+ Educational Qualification:
+ Professional Qualification:
+ Name of Contact Person in case of emergency (India):
+ Contact number:
+Name of Contact Person in case of emergency (Destination Country):
+ Contact number:
+ Name of Employer (Destination Country)
+ Contact person, number & E-mail:

Address for Communication (Employer):

For registration service and guidance, contact our Kerala office in Manjeri.
India Contact Number: +91-95 390 51 386, +91-894 33 28 266

Mail: exploreprocess@gmail.com
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ECNR Category
Indian citizens paying Income tax and those with educational qualifications above matriculation are eligible for ECNR passports.

ECR
Indian citizens without a matriculation certificate need to get an emigration clearance from the office of the Protector of Emigrants of India to travel abroad to 18 countries to seek employment.

Conversion to ECR from ECNR
(ECR) passport holders, the status will convert to ECNR after three years of overseas employment. "In this case, they will register like all other ECNR passport holders going for employment to ECR countries and they will not be required to obtain emigration check (EC)
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Indian tops the world in the number of migrants sent abroad and more than half of the 16.59 million live in the Gulf region, according to a 2017 UN report titled 'International Migration Report.

The United Arab Emirates has the largest number of Indian migrants, who number 3.31 million. In all the Gulf countries together, Indians totaled 8.9 million, according to the report. Of them, 2.27 million were in Saudi Arabia, 1.2 million in Oman and 1.16 million in Kuwait.

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