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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Difference between ECR and ECNR stamp.

This is often asked by our readers.One can find many stuff about ECR or ECNR but people are still in confusion. Given below is a brief description about these two terminology used in Passports.

ECR
It stands for, "Emigration check required" status.

It is endorsed in passports in case if a person is leaving from his/her native country to another country for job/employment.

The ECR stamp is endorsed to the passports of those people who have no educational qualifciations or who have educational qualification below 10th standard.

It is required for the safety of our Indian citizens in abroad due to the legal conditions of other countries and is based on different conditions or situations.

ECNR
It stands for, "Emigration Check NOT Required" status.

It is endorsed to the passports of people from following categories:

  1. All holders of diplomatic/official passports.
  2. All Gazetted Government servants.
  3. All income tax payers.
  4. All professional degree holders e.g. Graduates or post graduates in any discipline, Doctors, Economists, Nurses, Journalists, Chartered Accountants etc.
  5. Spouses and dependent children up to the age of 24 persons listed in point no. 2 to 4 above.
  6. All persons having educational qualifications of 10th standard or above that.
  7. Persons holding permanent immigration visas or green cards of countries like UK, USA or Australia.
  8. Persons having atleast 2 years or 3 years diploma from a government/national recognized institutes.
  9. All persons above the age of 50 years.
  10. All persons living in abroad for more than three years (regular or irregular - both considerable) with their spouses. 

22 comments:

Deepali said...

sir,

my query is, my father has school leaving certificate of class 8th. What kind of stamp would be affixed on his passport.

thanks

Pinkki Manohar said...

@ Deepali..

ECR stamp will be affixed to his passport. In this case, whenever your father will have to travel outside of country, then he needs to get Police Clearance Certificate. No worry, it's not hectic.

regards

Unknown said...

Hello,

I applied for passport 20 days back, in 2 or 3 days I may get my passport. While filling form i have selected 'NON-ECR' category 'NO'. But as a proof I have submitted my 10th certificate.Will I get ECR stamp or not?

Anonymous said...

hello
I have 2 questions.

I'm studying in a secondary school, age 15 so how would I know if I'm ECNR or ECR. \
Second,
If I'm ECNR what document evidence would I show (to anyone e.g. indian consulate)

Unknown said...

My daughter is b com graduate. Her passport
which wss issued 1 year back. After submitting her entire degree certificate. It Comes with the error of ecr required. Now this mistake is made from the passport office officials. What kind of country are we living they make mistakes and people have to suffer. This is done deliberately.

Manichakravardhan Donuru said...

my aunt and uncle are above 50 years and their educational qualification is inter ,what are the documents required for them please let me know

Manichakravardhan Donuru said...

my aunt and uncle are above 50 years and their educational qualification is inter ,what are the documents required for them please let me know

Unknown said...

I am graduate and working in mnc. Its means i check to ecr status to "No". While applying passoprt online. Ecr required if qualifaction is less than 10th. Please confirm i am right or wrong. If i select ecr required status no. I will use passport for travelling out side india as well as for working outside india. I m right?

Pinkki Manohar said...

@Anuj Gulleria..Yes you are right. In your case, ECNR stamp will be fixed and you should submit your highest qualification documents along with your passport application.

Pinkki Manohar said...

@Mani Chakra..Hi, pls check the post DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR PASSPORT. Regards

Pinkki Manohar said...

@ Mustafa...In such a case where mistakes happened due to passport officials, you need to only provide them a handwritten application that must include the Passport file application no. so that they can recheck and do the needful.

Unknown said...

Sir my passport is made when iam 17 and I have not sibmit my 10 th certificate and in my passport and 10 th certificate 5 years difference is there what I have to do now.

Unknown said...

If ECNR IS REQUIRED FOR ME HOW I CAME TO KNOW BECAUSE THR IS NO STAMP ON MY PASSPORT

Smartraj said...

Hi Pinkki Manohar.. Same this happened like Mustafa to my brother.. where to submit the handwritten application and is there any processing fees for that..

Unknown said...

I'm a pg holder but passport applied in 2008 at the time of my engineering .unfortunately they printed the ecr stamp. Now I'm gng to Ireland with work permit. Is anything problem to enter into that country.

Unknown said...

As I don't have my original matriculation certificate but an attested copy of the same and a bonifide certificate of my current college. Is it mandatory to provide original document for the verification? If it is not available what can be done? Kindly help me with the reply as it is very urgent.

Unknown said...

hello sir/madam
am sanjay kumar routray , am applying for a fresh passport but am confuse little bit about ECR and NONECR stamp .
which stamp is better for me , coz am search job in abroad market , so plz clear me about this query ....

Unknown said...

if a person is going to dubai with ecr passport for a visit ,and got a favourable job there then can he be able to stay there

Unknown said...

if a person is going to dubai with ecr passport for a visit ,and got a favourable job there then can he be able to stay there

Pinkki Manohar said...

@ Md Sadre Alam ...Hi, pls understand that a VISIT due to any reason (tourism etc.) is different condition than that of staying there for a job. If you have got a good job there then you need to do additional paper work to make a validity for stay. This can be done by contacting and applying with the Help of Indian Embassy there in Dubai. It is important for safety concerns hence proper documentation is required. The embassy will be asking you for a certain checklist that you can furnish and ask the new employer also to provide you certain documents.
Regards

Pinkki Manohar said...

@ Sanjay Kumar Routray....Hi, pls note that ECR or ECNR is not by choice but by qualification ascertained by Passport Authorities. You only need to tick the appropriate column as per your present qualification so that Passport Authorities can update the suitable status. Now a days, ECR stamps are no more fixed. Regards

Pinkki Manohar said...

@ Aditya Sa......Hi, if the copy of matriculation certificate is attested by a gazetted officer and the same is not older than 3 months then you can use it but if it is more older then it may not be treated as valid document at Passport Authorities.

You can get duplicate certificate from the concerned board from where matriculation was done. In that case, you need to provide them a copy of FIR for loss of document and there could be a form to be filled up and duplicate certificate issuance fee. This is easy and less time consuming and you will be having such a useful document forever.Regards