Since the rules changed in India, they no longer just manually overwrite the ecr status here anymore. They have asked for a new application all together and I for a matter of fact know I wont get it before I leave.
Now, Europe, Canada , Australia,...171 more countries are apparently exempted from this ecr check and most of the Arab countries do have this as a mandate. I still needed a confirmation . The backlash is not being allowed to travel. So, you know.