Obtaining ECNR
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Get the ECNR Application Form
To apply for ECNR stamp in the passport, the applicant is required to fill a Miscellaneous Application Form No. 2. The application form is available at the Passport Office at a cost of Rs.5/- or can be downloaded here. The filled-in application form may be submitted personally or through a representative having an identity document and authority letter signed by the applicant as per Annexure 'L'.
Pay the Application Fee
An all inclusive fee of Rs.300/- is to be paid along with the application form either in cash or by bank draft drawn in favour of Regional Passport Officer, Delhi. In case of bank draft, full name and date of birth of the applicant should be written on the reverse of the bank draft.
Provide the supporting documents
- Valid passport in original
- Proof of ECNR eligibility
Who is entitled to ECNR status?
- All holders of Diplomatic/Official passports
- All Gazetted Government servants
- All Income-Tax payees(including Agricultural Income-Tax Payees) in their individual capacity. Proof of assessment of income-tax and actual payment of income-tax for last one year or copy of PAN card. However, in most cases as an assessment order is not issued separately by the income-tax department, income-tax returns which are stamped by income-tax authorities can be accepted.
- All professional Degree holders, such as Doctors holding MBBS degree or equivalent degree in AYURVED or HOMOEOPATHY, accredited Journalists, Engineers, Chartered Accountants, Cost Accountants, Lecturers, Teachers, Scientists, Advocates, etc.
- Spouses and dependent children of category of persons listed from (b) to (d). Spouses and dependent children of such category of persons
- Persons holding 10+2 qualifications or higher degrees
- Seamen who are in possession of Indian or Foreign CDC or Sea Cadets or Deck Cadets
- Who have passed final examination of three years B.Sc Nautical Sciences Courses at T.S. CHANAKAYA,MUMBAI, and
- Who have undergone three months pre-sea training at any of the Government approved Training Institutes such as T.S. CHANAKAYA, T.S. REHMAN, T.S. JAWAHAR, MTI (SCI) 7 NIPM, CHENNAI, after production of identity cards issued by the Shipping Master, MUMBAI/KOLKATTA/CHENNAI.
- Dependent children of parents whose passports have the ECNR endorsement. In the case of such children ECNR classification will be restricted until they attain 24 years of age.
- Persons holding Permanent Immigration Visa, such as the visas of UK, USA 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 year's diploma/equivalent degree from institutions like Polytechnics recoginized be Central/State Governments.
- Nurses possessing qualifications recognized under the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947.
- All persons above the age of 50 years
- All persons who have staying abroad for more than three years (the period of three years could either be at a stretch or broken), and their spouses, and children up to 24 years. This facility will be valid till the minor attains the age of 24 years if the applicant falls into any of the above categories and desiers to have ECNR stamp on his/her passport, please submit the documentary proof of eligibility.
Note: No emigration clearance is required for visiting Bangladesh, Pakistan and all countries in Europe (excluding CIS states), North America, Australia, Japan and New Zealand, South Korea, South Africa and Singapore.