Notice for all Indian non-ECR passport holders looking for jobs in UAE
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The registration is mandatory, and has to be completed at least 24 hours prior to departure.
All Indians travelling to the UAE for employment have to register online at the government's e-Migrate portal, or else will be offloaded.
The new rule will be implemented from January 1, 2019, according to a notice issued by the Ministry of External Affairs in India.
The government of India has listed 18 countries including the UAE, where registration is mandatory for non-ECR passport holders who are travelling on employment visa.
Indian citizens will have to complete the registration at www.emigrate.gov.in. 24 hours prior to their departure.
The new rule is to provide protection and welfare to the Indian emigrants abroad, said the ministry in the notice.
"The said registration on Non-ECR passport holders will be mandatory and required to be completed at least 24 hours prior to the actual departure," read the notice.
Starting 01.01.2019, no Indian emigrant holding Non-ECR passport would be allowed to go to these 18 ECR countries for employment without prior registration in eMigrate, as a measure of extending protection and ensuring their welfare overseas.
"Off-loading of unregistered non-ECR emigrants at the airports would be effected by the appropriate authority after January 1, 2019."
Vipul, the Consul General of India to Dubai said, "The new rule is in the interest of safeguarding the interest of Indian workers abroad. Even beyond the ECR, there are several vulnerable workers, and it becomes important for the government of India to protect their interests."
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Thailand, UAE and Yemen are the 18 countries listed by India.
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