Family Visitor to UK who has an ECR stamp

[raokartik]

Hi There,

We are planning to call my mother-in-law to visit us in UK. Her passport ws issued in 2006 and it seems to have a ECR stamp.

I read somewhere that this means we have to get Emigration clearence from the Passport office. Is this right ? Does she have to do that even if she is just visit us and not planning to work.

I read somewhere that the ECR stamping has no meaning post 2007?

Any help is much appeciated.

Cheers,
Kartik

[jagacharaja]

Is this an Indian passport you are talking about? If so, the ECR has some exemptions listed - if memory serves me right it's not required for travel to North America, Europe and some other countries. Do check on the passport.

[ban.s]

don't worry, this is fine for travel to the UK.