e-Migrate portal

Current Context : Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and State Bank of India signed an MoU for digital payment services on eMigrate portal.

It will integrate SBIePay with eMigrate portal to provide digital payment services to Indian migrant workers, recruiting agents (RAs), and other users of eMigrate portal.

ABOUT EMIGRATE PORTAL

• Launched in: 2014 for the online emigration process. Initiative by Overseas Employment Division of MEA to automate emigration processes and create a seamless ecosystem.
• It assists mainly blue-collar workers going to Emigration Check Required (ECR) countries.
• Allows ECNR (Emigration Check not Required) passport holders’ voluntary registration.