The Emigration Act, 1983

This 2024 edition of The Emigration Act, 1983 (Act 31 of 1983) reproduces the statute verbatim and binds in every operative delegate instrument:

Emigration Rules, 1983 – consolidated through the Emigration (Amendment) Rules, 2023 (G.S.R. 907 E, 20-12-2023, w.e.f. 22-12-2023) which introduce on-line Protector-General clearance, Aadhaar-linked Emigration Check Required (ECR) relaxations and revised security-deposit slabs for recruitment agents.

Pravasi Bharatiya Bima Yojana, 2006 – compulsory insurance scheme (revised ₹ 15 lakh cover) for ECR passport-holders.

Concise short comments spotlight mandatory e-migration portal filings, women-domestic-worker corridor caps and 2023 penalty-compounding matrix—while preserving full Bare-Act integrity.

Core statutory coverage

• Recruiting-agent licensing — escrow deposit, performance bank guarantee and biometric verification.

• ECR / ECNR regime — electronic clearance, pre-departure orientation and skill-certificate linkage.

• Protector General & Protectors of Emigrants — search-and-seizure, suspension of licences and victim-repatriation fund.

• Offences & penalties — imprisonment up to 5 years, ₹ 50 lakh fine for trafficking, compounding for documentation lapses.

• Insurance & welfare — PB BY 2006 provisions for death/disablement, repatriation and litigation cover abroad.

This edition is particularly suited for

• Overseas-recruitment agencies, skilling centres and foreign-employer HR desks.

• Gulf-bound migrant workers, legal-aid NGOs and Indian missions abroad.

• Airlines, travel-agents & Emigration Check counters.

• Labour-law advocates and students studying migration & human-rights law.