Recruiting Agents(RAs) Guidelines for Registration as RAs The Emigration Act, 1983 (Section 10) requires that those who wish to recruit Indian citizens for employment abroad shall register themselves with the registering authority i.e., the Protector General of Emigrants (PGE). The fee prescribed (Rule 7) for registration is Rs. 25,000/-. Initially, the Registration Certificate (RC) is valid for a period of five years. The form for applying for registration as recruiting agent is available online at. www.emigrate.gov.in/ The applicant is required to deposit Bank Guarantee of Rs.50 Lakhs. To improve and streamline the procedure for processing of fresh applications for registration as recruiting agent under the Emigration Act, it has been decided that with effect from 1st April, 2007, the fresh applications for registration as recruiting agent will be submitted to the respective Protector of Emigrants as per their territorial jurisdictions, who will do the initial scru...