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- All holders of Diplomatic / Official Passports.
- All Gazetted Government servants.
- All Income-tax payers (including Agriculture Income-tax payees) in their individual capacity.
- All professional degree holders, such as Doctors holding M.B.B.S. degrees or Degrees in Ayurved or Homeopathy; Accredited Journalists; Engineers; Chartered Accountants; Lecturers; Teachers; Scientists; Advocates, etc.
- Spouses and dependent children of the category of persons listed from (2) to (4).
- All persons having educational qualification of matriculation and above.
- Seamen who are in the possession of CDC or Sea Cadets, Desk Cadets (i) who have passed final examination of three years B.Sc. Nautical Sciences Courses at T.S. Chanakya, Mumbai; and (ii) 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 od identity cards issued by the Shipping Master, Mumbai / Calcutta / Chennai.
PASSPORT STATUS
ECR & ECNR
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
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- Persons holding permanent immigration Visas, such as the visas of U.K., U.S.A. and Australia
- 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 like Polytechnics recognized by Central / State Governments.
- Nurses possessing qualifications were recognized under the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947.
- All persons above the age of 50 years.
- 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.
- All children up to the age of 18 years of age. (At the time of re-issue at the age of 18 years, ECR stamping shall be done, if applicable)
FOLLOWED BY COUNTRIES
A
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan.
B
Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Bermuda.
C
Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic.
D
The democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic.
E
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia.
F
Fiji, Finland, France.
G
Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana.
H
Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Herzegovina.
I
Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy.
J
Jamaica, Japan.
K
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan.
L
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg.
M
Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar.
N
Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway.
P
Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea.
R
Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda.
S
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland.
T
Tajikistan, The Tuvalu, Tongo, Tajikistan, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad, Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu.
U
Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan.
V
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, and Vatican City.
Z
Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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