Speaking at the Human Resource Mobility Partnership Forum in New Delhi on 1 July, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar revealed that India has now signed 28 Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreements or similar arrangements with 26 countries—up from just nine in 2018. The pacts cover destinations ranging from Germany and Italy to Japan and Saudi Arabia and typically create streamlined visa or work-permit quotas, skills-recognition mechanisms and social-security waivers for Indian professionals.
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Jaishankar framed mobility as “an equal pillar of economic diplomacy alongside trade and investment” and said technology would be central to managing safe and orderly flows. He previewed eMigrate 2, an AI-enabled upgrade of India’s overseas-employment clearance platform that will introduce biometric consent, QR-coded clearance slips and real-time grievance dashboards. For global employers, the speech signals faster pathways for hiring Indian talent in critical-skills shortages—from nurses in Germany’s healthcare sector to engineers in Japan’s green-hydrogen projects. The forthcoming eMigrate 2 API is expected to allow large employers to bulk-upload contracts for clearance, trimming onboarding times by several weeks. The minister also called for stronger enforcement against unlicensed recruiters and trafficking rings, hinting at heavier penalties in the next amendment to the Emigration Bill currently before Parliament.
For professionals and employers eager to capitalise on these expanded opportunities, VisaHQ’s online platform (https://www.visahq.com/india/) offers a streamlined way to check requirements, prepare documentation and schedule embassy appointments. With real-time application tracking and dedicated customer support, VisaHQ can help navigate the paperwork required under the new mobility agreements as well as other international travel needs.
Jaishankar framed mobility as “an equal pillar of economic diplomacy alongside trade and investment” and said technology would be central to managing safe and orderly flows. He previewed eMigrate 2, an AI-enabled upgrade of India’s overseas-employment clearance platform that will introduce biometric consent, QR-coded clearance slips and real-time grievance dashboards. For global employers, the speech signals faster pathways for hiring Indian talent in critical-skills shortages—from nurses in Germany’s healthcare sector to engineers in Japan’s green-hydrogen projects. The forthcoming eMigrate 2 API is expected to allow large employers to bulk-upload contracts for clearance, trimming onboarding times by several weeks. The minister also called for stronger enforcement against unlicensed recruiters and trafficking rings, hinting at heavier penalties in the next amendment to the Emigration Bill currently before Parliament.
