Recent content by DudeNextDoor

My BLS tracking status shows the shipping data, and Purolator shows the destination city to be that of my friend's address. So I think the phone request to change shipping address worked.

I called BLS to have my address changed to that of a friend, they did it over the phone. I am in India on eVisa now, and my OCI is at the Toronto Consulate, should be dispatched in a few days. I can update this thread on how the experience goes, and if my friend actually receives it properly

It is required if parents are citizens of India

My friend told me this, it is sick what BLS is getting away with, seriously.

ACK date Jan 3 Document Status Processed (Feb 5) Dispatched from MEA TBD Document received at Toronto TBD

#1 a rotated signature will not be ok (my opinion). Perhaps try a different Browser, or rotate the signature in the original file and upload, maybe it will orient correctly ? #2 I have only booked the purolator courier service by calling BLS and having them send a payment link. #3 No...

Yes u can, I called BLS last week (terribly long wait time), and got it changed over the phone.

Which is why I hear many ppl don't apply and just get eVisas (the diplomatic tensions created a flood of OCI applications). Not only is this process quite expensive, the customer service is also terrible. A friend of mine is going to send a surrender application for his family of 3, and BLS...

Finally got in touch with BLS today and got the delivery address changed. Mine isn't coming by Feb 9 based on the timeliness I'm seeing on this forum. It's fine, now I'll keep calm knowing it will be delivered to a place where someone can receive it in my absence.

Has anyone had success with reaching BLS via phone? Been trying to call them to request a change of return address since I'll be out of the country. OCI applications are taking much longer than 2 months now, and it is very likely that I won't receive mine before my departure on Feb 9 (ACK Jan 3)

It will change once they process it and send it to the Consulate. This is a weird auto-populated value which honestly they should keep internal and not publish on a user-facing website.

My daughter's got approved in ~12 hours. I applied on Jan 3.

Only certain documents were listed in the OCI portal for uploads. But BLS will expect everything from the checklist. I merged things together and made sure all mailed documents were also uploaded. A friend had his in person submission refused when they found missing uploads, and they asked for...

Thanks for the guidance, I'll wait until the end of the month and decide. I happen to be visiting the GTA area for business, but they shouldn't really expect everyone to be able to come in person (I live 4-5 hours away)

I'm hoping for my OCI to arrive before i leave to India (eVisa) on Feb 9 (ACK date Jan 3). But if it doesn't, I'd like to understand if anyone has had experience with having the delivery address changed (perhaps to a friend)?