Emigration check not required (ECNR) stamp is not required, if one is not travelling for employment purposes.
The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (Emigration Policy Division) have allowed ECR passport holders travelling abroad for purposes others than employment to leave the country on production of valid passport, valid visa and return ticket at the immigration counters at international airports in India w.e.f. 1st October 2007.
ECNR is only required if you are travelling to any of the below 17 countries for employment:
United Arab Emirates (UAE), The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Malaysia, Libya, Jordan, Yemen, Sudan, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Syria, Lebanon, Thailand and Iraq.
For all passports issued before January 2007, a blank second page in the passport means your passport is endorsed with ECR and you need to get emigration clearance if you are travelling to any of the above 18 countries for employment.
For all passports issued after January 2007, a “Blank” page 2 on your passport is deemed to have been ECNR endorsed. If you don’t fit into ECNR eligibility criteria, and Emigration Check is Required, there will be an endorsement in the passport regarding ECR.
Eligibility for ECNR status:
The following applicants are eligible for Emigration Check Not Required (ECNR) status:
- Gazetted Government servants, their spouses and dependent children
- Holders of Diplomatic/official Passports
- Persons having educational qualifications of matriculation and above
- Persons above the age of 50 years
- Children up to the age of 18 years. (For re-issue of passport, after they attain the age of 18 years, documents to proof their non-ECR category has to be submitted, else ECR stamping will be done)
- Income-Tax payers (including Agricultural Income-Tax payees) in their individual capacity, their spouses and dependent children below the age 18 years.
- Persons possessing two years diploma from any institute recognized by the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) or State Council of Vocational Training (SCVT), or persons holding three years diploma/equivalent degree from institutions, such as Polytechnics recognized by the Central/State Governments of India
- Nurses possessing qualifications recognized under the Indian Nursing Council Act. 1947
- All professional Degree holders , their spouses and dependent children. Examples of professional degree holders are Doctors holding MBBS degree or equivalent degree in AYURVED or HOMEOPATHY, accredited Journalists, Engineers, Chartered Accountants, Cost Accountants, Lecturers, Teachers, Scientists, Advocates, etc
- 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
- Seamen who are in possession of Continuous Discharge Certificate (CDC), or Sea Cadets and Deck Cadets
a. who have passed the final examination of three years B.Sc. Nautical Sciences courses at T.S. Chanakya, Mumbai and b. 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 at Mumbai/Kolkata/Chennai - Persons holding Permanent Immigration Visa, such as the visas of UK, USA and Australia.
How to apply for ECNR stamping
If and only if you are travelling to any of the below countries for employment, you need to get ECNR stamp, if you does not have already:
United Arab Emirates (UAE), The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Malaysia, Libya, Jordan, Yemen, Sudan, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Syria, Lebanon, Thailand and Iraq.
You have either to get the entire ECR stamp deleted, or if your are not eligible (categories listed above), you may get a temporary Emigration Suspension before leaving India. If the applicant does not have Non-ECR status then All such ECR passport holders need to obtain Emigration Clearance Certificate from the Protector-General of Emigrants, Ministry of Overseas India Affairs.
Documents required for ECNR (non-ECR) status:
All eligibility documents list can be seen here: Non-ECR documents list
Protector of Emigrants (PoE) offices for Emigration clearance:
The POE offices in India are situated at the following places:
- Protector of Emigrant office New Delhi
Jaisalmar House, Canteen Block, Man Singh Road,
New Delhi
Tel No. 011-2338 2472 - Protector of Emigrant office Mumbai
Building “E” Khira Nagar, S.V. Road, Santacruz (West),
Mumbai-400 054
Tel No. 022-2614 7393 - Protector of Emigrant office Kolkata
Room No. 116 A Wing, 3rd MSO Building, DF Block,
Salt Lake, Kolkata-700 064
Tel No. 033-2334 3407 - Protector of Emigrant office Chennai
Tamil Nadu Housing Board Complex, Ashok Nagar,
Chennai-600 083
Tel No. 044-2489 1337 - Protector of Emigrant office Hyderabad
8th Floor, Chandra Vihar Complex, Opp. Exhibition Ground,
M.J. Road, Hyderabad. - Protector of Emigrant office Trivandrum
Suganth, 24/846 (I), Thycaud,
Trivandrum-695 014
Tel No. 0471-2324835 - Protector of Emigrant office Chandigarh
Kendriya Sadan, 5th Block, Ground Floor,
Sector-9-A, Chandigarh
Tel No. 0172-2741790 - Protector of Emigrant office Cochin
3RD Floor Putherickal Building, Market Road, Ernakulam.
Kerala – 682035
Tel. No. 0484-2360187 - Protector of Emigrant office Jaipur
Hall No.3, RIICO CFC Building, Sitapura Industrial Area, Sitapura,
Jaipur-302022
Documents required for emigration clearance at PoE office:
- Passport (valid at least for six months)
- Valid Employment Visa
- Contract Duly Signed by Foreign Employer
- Valid Pravasi Bhartiya Bima Policy 2006
- Affidavit from Candidate Declaring Genuineness of Documents
i have been 2 years abroad as an employee.. do i eligible for ECNR. if not so what in the other option. i dont have any educational certificates. plz answer
hell i have to work in soudi in my passpoart its printid ECR i have already to clear ECR but ist not
Sir, my passport non Ecr hai,
Mai saudi job ke liye jasakte hai.
Plz reply me
my brother 10 fail and he has passport now want to go to saudi arabia but due to emigration of passport not going. my brother’s passport had been made from uttar pradesh. now his passport is ready but due to 10 fail he is not going so i want to know that if he takes admission in 10th class and gets certificate of 10th class it will be application with that passport or what to do. pls help us we belong from poor family
and also tell us office address for emigration
thanking you
My friend got employment visa from dubai.but he is not pass the matric he is just pass 8 class.his passport issued 3 month back.but i checked all the pages there is no any stamp for ECR or ECNR.pls tell me is he required ECNR. And another thing how to get ecnr from POE.thanks
Sir I m in Qatar with ecr status stamp on passport and i completed now 2 yrs so i vl get ecrn stamp in doha embassy as per government rules is 3 yrs right sir.
Please advise me sir and now new rules come in india that if we dont have 10th certificate. We cant travel. To GCC country….! Is it right.?so i vl able to clear my ecr stamp at doha embassy without certificate is it possible sir
Sir please advise.
Mera visa stamp ho gaya hai paasport 8ki cirtificate se bana hai aur mai saudi nahi jaa pa raha hu kya karo
My wife want to travel to Bahrain but she is not having blank pages in her Indian passport can she travel
Hello sir
good morning I have one problem sir my passport is ECR and I need ECNR passport but I don’t have 10th certificate or 3years gulf experience but someone say if have pen card then possible it so I want to know that this is true or fake
please help me
Hi sir.
Mera passport 2 years pahle ban chuka h.
Jo 10th ki markset se nhi bana tha..
passport Pe meri age 22 Years h..
Aur markset pe 19 years h.
Ab mujhe ye janna h ki Ecnr ho jaega.
Ager ho jaega to Passport pe Age kya hogi?
Sir mera mera oman ka work vissa aa gaya hai or me pahle 14 moth rahke be aya hun or purana passport expair ho gaya hai abi new passport reinu karvaya hai usme be ecr dikha rah hai abi kya karna hoga kya muje ye passprt pe traval karne denge
Hello sir
my self Md Shahid my passport is ECR and I want do ECNR I have Delhi board of secondary certificate can I show this certificate passport office for ECNR
Sir i am in working 1 year saudi Arabia makkah .my indian passport emigration is not clear . I have 10th and 12th certificate . how will clear emigration ?
Hi sir my passport have ECR stamp I travel gulf I come back after 4 year now I want travel gulf wath i can do to ECNR stamp pls tell me full details
Dear sir
I’m 10 passed and my passport second page blank I don’t know if my passport have ECNR or ECR plz sir help me
Sir I have valid work visa in Malaysia and I have completed BSc. I m traveling India for a week I need to get ecnr can I get at POE Mumbai to go back again
if any one who is working in United Arab Emirates (UAE), The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain for more than three years (the period of three years could be either in one stretch or broken) and their spouses.Then u go to Indian Embassy of the above listed countries and u will easily get ECNR stamp in a small amount of fee.I do the same here in Qatar and get my passport as ECNR in Indian Embassy Qatar.i pay here 40 Qatari Riyal and get my passport back on the same day after few hours.
anyone who need help regarding this issue can contact me here in Qatar.
My Contact no +974-74419024.
hallo sir
i’m 10th fail. I have a dubai visa in here. but traval agents ask to ECNR clearance clarify sir
Is there a necessity of ecnr for a valid visa stamped in oman for 2 years to travel for a vacation
Sir my dubai visas issues ECR passport . I am reissue my passport and make ECNR .Please tell me sir emigration allow Treval me this visa both passport me