Key points

All Indians holding ECNR passports with overseas employment visas should register on https://emigrate.gov.in/ext/preECNREmig.action before flying out of India.

Registration is mandatory for Indians taking up jobs in 18 notified

countries: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Thailand, the UAE and Yemen.

Those already working on employment visas in these countries will have to register when they visit India and fly back again.

They need to re-register only if their work visa has changed.

Details to be furnished include personal, visa and travel details, emergency contact details in India and destination country and contact details of foreign employer/sponsor in the destination country. On registering, the applicant will receive an SMS or email.