When applying for an Indian Passport, how do I know if I'm in the ECR or non-ECR category?

4/4/2015 7:11:20 PM

I am an Indian, with a Masters Degree and in my Passport its marked as ECNR (Emigration Clearance Not Required).

Being said that, as per Path2USA

Eligibility for ECNR:

The following applicants are eligible for ECNR status regardless of
its requirement in certain countries –

  1. Holders of Diplomatic / Official Passports
  2. Gazetted Government servants, their spouses and dependent children
  3. Income tax payers, their spouses and dependent children
  4. Professional degree holders
  5. Persons having educational qualification of matriculation and above.
  6. Seamen who are in possession of Continuous Discharge Certificate
    (CDC), or Sea Cadets and Deck Cadets
  7. Persons holding permanent immigration Visas, such as the visas of UK, USA and Australia.
  8. Persons possessing two or three years’ diploma from any institute
    recognized by the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) or
    State Council of Vocational Training (SCVT).
  9. Qualified Nurses, recognized under the Indian Nursing Council Act,
    1947.
  10. Persons above the age of 50 years.
  11. 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.
  12. Children up to 18 years of age.

So, your answer will be YES

11/21/2014 9:14:43 AM

Google brought this up immediately and Wikipedia has a section on it here.

They call it “ECR (Emigration Check Required) or ECNR (Emigration Check Not Required).”

The category for an ECNR that appears to apply for you is “holder of a matriculation certificate.”

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