MEA Registered Nursing Agencies in India — What It Means
What is MEA registration for nursing agencies in India? How to verify on ProtectIndia, what it covers, and why job portals like Kaamm Nursing are different.
What is MEA Registration?
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, requires recruitment agencies that place Indian workers in foreign countries to register under the Emigration Act, 1983. This registration is meant to protect Indian workers from fraudulent placement operators.
The registration is visible on the MEA's official portal: protectindia.mea.gov.in. Any registered Recruiting Agent (RA) will have an RA number that you can look up on this portal.
What MEA Registration Covers
Agencies that charge fees from employers abroad for placing Indian workers
Agents who act as intermediaries between Indian candidates and foreign employers
Operators who provide pre-departure orientation services
What MEA Registration Does NOT Cover — Job Portals
Job portals and aggregators — platforms that list job vacancies and allow candidates to apply directly — are not recruitment agencies under the Emigration Act and are not required to hold MEA registration.
Keep Kaamm is a job portal. We list verified nursing vacancies from employers and allow Indian nurses to browse and apply directly. We do not charge candidates placement fees, act as an intermediary, or place workers on behalf of employers. This is a fundamentally different model from a recruitment agency.
How to Verify an Agency
Go to protectindia.mea.gov.in
Click on 'Verify Recruiting Agent'
Enter the RA number provided by the agency
Confirm the name, address, and registration status match what the agency has told you
If an agency cannot provide an RA number, or if the number does not appear on the portal, do not proceed with them.
