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The Emigration Check Required (ECR) category was created by the Indian Government to ensure that workers from India are not being tricked to work in exploitative conditions in certain countries. This list of countries includes: United Arab Emirates (UAE), The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Malaysia, Libya, Jordan, Yemen, Sudan, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Syria, Lebanon, Thailand, Iraq. Having a ECR passport means that going to these countries on a work visa requires a special permit from the Office of the Protector General of Emigrants of the Ministry of External Affairs.
As you can see, this is a requirement solely created to be use by Indian government bodies, and has no bearing on your son's studies in the United States. This is because of the following reasons: