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Date: 2026-02-13 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Notification in respect of exemption to the Foreign Employees in ECNR Countries from the application of section 16(b) of the Emigration Act, 1983

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**Executive Summary** This is a notification from the Ministry of External Affairs, dated January 16, 2026, exempting employers in numerous listed countries from the operation of sub-section (b) of Section 16 of the Emigration Act, 1983. This exemption is granted after the Central Government deemed the recruitment methods, employment conditions, and living/working standards in those countries to be satisfactory for emigrants. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Exemption:** Employers in the listed countries are exempt from the operation of sub-section (b) of Section 16 of the Emigration Act, 1983. * **Authority:** The notification is issued in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 21 and sub-section (1) of Section 41 of the Emigration Act, 1983. * **Basis for Exemption:** The Central Government is satisfied regarding the methods of recruitment, conditions of employment, and standard living/working conditions for emigrants in the listed countries. * **List of Countries:** The notification lists a large number of countries, (Including Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria.... Zambia, and Zimbabwe). **Impact Analysis** **Stakeholder: Employers in Listed Countries** * **Impact:** Employers in the listed countries are no longer subject to the requirements of sub-section (b) of Section 16 of the Emigration Act, 1983. * **Action Required:** No specific action is mentioned, but employers should be aware of the exemption. **Stakeholder: Indian Emigrants** * **Impact:** This document implies a standard of care exists when emigrating to the listed countries. * **Action Required:** No specific action is required, but Indian emigrants may be indirectly affected by the exemption given to employers in those countries.

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Emigration Act, 1983: This Act is central to understanding the legal framework governing emigration. The notification grants exemptions under sections 21 and 41 of the act. Ministry of External Affairs: The Ministry, specifically the Overseas Employment and Protector General of Emigrants Division, is the issuing authority for the notification. Section 16 of the Emigration Act, 1983: The sub-section (b) of Section 16 of the Emigration Act, 1983, details with the conditions of employment and living for emigrants. New Delhi: Location where notification was issued from. 120+ countries: Countries from Albania to Zimbabwe, employer's from these countries are exempt from sub-section (b) of Section 16 of Emigration Act, 1983.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-13022026-270100 CG-DxLx-xEG-I1D3H0x2x2x0 26-270100 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 729] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, फरवरी 13, 2026/माघ 24, 1947 No. 729] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2026/MAGHA 24, 1947 विदेश मत्रं ालय (प्रिासी रोजगार एि ं उत्प्प्रिासी महासरं क्षी प्रभाग) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 16 िनवरी, 2026 का.आ. 767(अ).— उत्प्प्रिास अविवियम, 1983 (1983 का 31) की िारा 21 और िारा 41 की उपिारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त शवियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केंद्र सरकार विम्नवलवित देशों अर्ाात: - अल्बाविया, अल्जीररया, अंडोरा, अंगोला, एंटीगआु और बारबडु ा, अजेंटीिा, आमेविया, ऑस्ट्रेवलया, ऑवस्ट्रया, अज़रबैजाि, बहामास, बांग्लादेश, बारबाडोस, बेलारूस, बेवल्जयम, बेलीज, बेविि, भूटाि, बोलीविया, बोविया और हजेगोवििा, बोत्प्सिािा, ब्राजील, ब्रुिेई, बुल्गाररया, बुर्कािा फासो, बुरंडी, कंबोवडया, कैमरूि, किाडा, केप िडे, मध्य अफ्रीकी गणराज्य, चाड, वचली, चीि, कोलंवबया, कोमोरोस, कांगो, 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न्य ू वगिी, पैराग्िे, परूे , फफलीपींस, पोलडैं , पुतागाल, कोररया गणराज्य, रोमाविया, रूसी संघ, रिांडा, सेंट फकट्स और िेविस, सेंट लूवसया, सेंट विंसेंट और ग्रिे ेवडि, समोआ, सैि मैररिो, साओ टोम और वप्रंवसप, सेिेगल, सर्बाया, सेशेल्स, वसएरा वलयोि, वसंगापरु , स्ट्लोिाफकया, स्ट्लोिेविया, सोलोमि आइलैंड्स, सोमावलया, साउर् अफ्रीका, स्ट्पेि, श्रीलकं ा, सूरीिाम, स्ट्िीडि, वस्ट्िट्जरलडैं , तावजफकस्ट्ताि, वतमोर- लेस्ट्त,े टोगो, टोंगा, वत्रविदाद और टोबैगो, ट्यिू ीवशया, तुकी, तुकामेविस्ट्ताि, तुिाल,ु यगु ांडा, यूक्रेि, यूिाइटेड ककंगडम ऑफ ग्रेट वब्रटेि एडं िॉदिा ा आयरलैंड, यूिाइटेड ररपवललक ऑफ तंजाविया, यूिाइटेड स्ट्टेट्स ऑफ अमेररका, उरग्िे, उज्बेफकस्ट्ताि, िािुअत,ु ििे ेजुएला, वियतिाम, जावबबया और वजबबालिे में भती के तरीकों और रोजगार की शतों तर्ा उत्प्प्रिावसयों को उपललि कराई जा रही रहि-सहि और काम करि ेकी मािक पररवस्ट्र्वतयों के संबंि म ेंसंतष्टु होिे के कारण, एतद्द्वारा उपयुाि देशों म ें वियोिाओं को उि अविवियम की िारा 16 की उपिारा (ि) के संचालि स ेछूट प्रदाि करती ह।ै [फा. स. ं जडे -11025/39/2025-ओईपीजीई (िीवत)] सुररंदर भगत, संयिु सवचि, प्रिासी रोजगार एि ं उत्प्प्रिासी महासंरक्षी प्रभाग MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (Overseas Employment and Protector General of Emigrants Division) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 16th January, 2026 S.O. 767(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by the Section 21 and sub-section(1) of Section 41 of the Emigration Act, 1983 (31 of 1983), the Central Government on being satisfied that having regard to method of recruitment and conditions of employment and standard conditions of living and working being provided to emigrants in the following countries, namely:- Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, 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, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe hereby exempts the employers in the above mentioned countries from operation of the sub-section (b) of Section 16 of the said Act. [F. No. Z-11025/39/2025-OEPGE(Policy)] SURINDER BHAGAT, Jt. Secy. & Protector General of Emigrants Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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