Papers to ask for
What to see before you pay or travel.
Ask for the Demand Letter and Power of Attorney from the foreign employer, read the Employment Contract, and check your visa matches the job you were recruited for.
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In short
- Ask the agent for the Demand Letter and the Power of Attorney from the foreign employer.
- Read the Employment Contract: salary or wage level and the other service conditions.
- Your passport should be valid for at least six months.
- A valid visa must be stamped on, or accompany, your passport, and be for the category you were recruited for.
The official wording
Ask the Recruiting Agent to show to you the Demand Letter and Power of Attorney from the foreign employer. Also carefully go through the Employment Contract detailing the salary/wage levels and other service conditions.
Not legal advice. This page repeats an official source as read on 21 September 2026. Rules change: open the source before you act. GetJobVia is a coordination platform, not a recruiting agent.
Most useful for
More rules.
The full guideEmigration Act, 1983
Who may recruit Indians for jobs abroad
Only a recruiting agent registered with the Protector General of Emigrants. Ask to see the original Registration Certificate before you deal with anyone.
Active recruiting agents
How to check a recruiting agent
The Ministry of External Affairs publishes whether a recruiting agent is registered and active, and says its list is updated daily.
Passport status
17ECR and ECNR passports
A passport endorsed ECR needs emigration clearance before travel for a job in one of 17 listed countries. A passport with no ECR endorsement is ECNR and does not.