Chapter 11 of 11 · sources checked 16 October 2026

Leaving India properly

Emigration clearance, your passport from Dubai, consular registration, EPF and NPS.

ECR

Emigration clearance applies to persons with ECR-endorsed passports going to an ECR country for taking up employment; ECR holders going for other purposes do not need it.

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Re-issue

Changing the address in an Indian passport requires applying for re-issue; the Consulate General of India Dubai advises updating changed entries (such as address) at renewal.

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BLS

From the UAE, passport applications are filled online on the Global Passport Seva Portal and submitted in person at a BLS centre by appointment.

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Emigration clearance (ECR and ECNR)

  1. Emigration clearance applies to persons with ECR-endorsed passports going to an ECR country for taking up employment; ECR holders going for other purposes do not need it.

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  2. The UAE is on MEA's list of ECR countries.

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  3. Passports not endorsed ECR are ECNR. MEA's list of persons who get no ECR stamp includes individual income-tax payers, persons with matriculation or above, persons above 50, and persons who have stayed abroad more than three years.

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Your passport from Dubai

  1. Changing the address in an Indian passport requires applying for re-issue; the Consulate General of India Dubai advises updating changed entries (such as address) at renewal.

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  2. From the UAE, passport applications are filled online on the Global Passport Seva Portal and submitted in person at a BLS centre by appointment.

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  3. The Dubai consulate asks for two addresses on the passport application: an Indian address (used for police verification) and the current UAE address.

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Consular registration and help

  1. MEA advises Indians staying abroad for a reasonable length of time to register with the local Indian Embassy/Consulate before leaving India or soon after arrival; this is advice, not stated as mandatory.

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  2. MADAD is MEA's online consular grievance portal, launched 21 February 2015; it handles grievances about consular services, with a toll-free helpline 1800-11-3090.

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EPF and NPS

  1. EPF Scheme para 69 allows withdrawal of the amount at a member's credit immediately before migration from India for permanent settlement abroad or for taking employment abroad.

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  2. An EPF member stays a member until the balance is withdrawn under paragraph 69 (para 26A).

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  3. NPS is open to Indian citizens resident or non-resident, and to Overseas Citizens of India; PFRDA issued a December 2025 circular on KYC for NRI and OCI onboarding.

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  4. NPS Tier II is not available to NRI and OCI subscribers.

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  5. An NRI opening NPS needs an Indian bank account; PFRDA lists proof of an NRE/NRO bank account among documents.

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Information only, not legal, tax or immigration advice. Every statement comes from an official UAE or Indian government page, checked on 16 October 2026. Rules change, so confirm with the authority before you act.