ECR status-related question

Will the ECR status on my Indian passport be automatically invalid after I turn 50 years old, or do I need to apply for a new passport after I get 50 to remove my ECR tag?

Best Answer

ECR status of passport is indicated by a physical stamp on the passport. Absence of stamp makes your passport Non-ECR.

Though I cannot find any canonical reference, the insistence on ECR stamp in the MEA website makes it look like as long as your passport has this stamp, you will be considered an ECR person.

To remove the stamp you will have to apply for re-issue of a passport. In the reasons for reissue on the passport website, they even have a separate column for it: "Deletion of ECR"

In your case you would attach a birth certificate and your re-issued passport will not have ECR endorsment.

Please note that ECR passports are equivalent to normal passports if you are visiting abroad on a non-employment visa (Source is the quoted MEA website).

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Who comes under ECR category?

ECR stands for Emigration Check Required. In general, if you have not passed 10th grade/class (Matriculation or higher education pass certificate) then your passport will fall under ECR Category.

What does ECR status Yes mean?

1. ECR. ECR stands for Emigration Clearance Required. If the applicant hasn't passed their 10th grade or doesn't have certificates for the same, they must undergo emigration check. It is introduced in order to provide freedom of work for people who want to work in other countries like Iran, UAE, Indonesia etc.

What is passport with ECR status?

ECR stands for Emigration Check Required and ECNR stands for Emigration Check Not Required. ECR status will be printed in the passport of the applicants who fall in the ECR category. For those falling in the Non-ECR category, there will be no specific mention in the passport.

What does ECR status no means?

If there is no note in the passport for passports issued before January 2007, it is an ECR passport. If there is no marking on a passport issued after January 2007, it is a Non-ECR or Emigration Check Not Required Passport.

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