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that is true. no more U visa sticker on your passports. I think the process changed late last year or early this year.

1. As long as one of the passport has the spouse name, they accept it

Just remember, though you are doing both renunciation and OCI together, you need to have different sets of photocopies for each.

You can apply for renunciation and OCI together. I did it August 2015 at Brampton.

It is a 10 year multiple entry visa ... not 20.

Yes, it takes approx 4 - 5 months to get a new citizenship certificate after name change. You also need to add about 4 - 6 weeks for the actual name change process and getting the name change certificate (in Ontario) and only then you can apply for citizenship certificate.

A passport is not needed for travel within Canada. However, you will need one or more of the following depending on your situation (from Air Canada's website http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/before/youngtravellers/infant-child.html) The following documents are recommended for travel...

Looking at the checklist, I think they need the same documents like a new OCI applicant. Yes, they have extended the deadline to 30th June. I will be applying for the conversion in the next couple of weeks.

My wife and I have OCI. One of my sons has a PIO. I am not planning to convert it to OCI due to the pain of gathering all documents/waiting at BLS, etc. First they said PIO cards are deemed as OCI cards. Now, there is another statement saying that PIO card holders have to apply for OCI before...

When you become a Canadian citizen, you are no longer an Indian citizen and so you cannot use your Indian passport as India does not recognize dual citizenship. Also, after you become Canadian citizen you need to surrender your Indian passport within a year and get a surrender certificate. If...

Yes, I went through that process. First you need to do a legal name change. Then update your DL, health card, SIN card, etc. Using the legal name change document, apply for a new citizenship certificate and then get a passport. The entire process took about 5 months for me

Each application should have its own set of copies. In your case, yes 4 copies of each document.

Well said. I would suggest that apart from the documents listed in the check list, take whatever original documents you have so that even if they ask for more documents, you can photocopy them in the BLS centre itself and give it to them. I completed my OCI application in one visit to BLS.

Even if you go in person, they will take your passport and ask you to come after 10 business days.

Whiz, While USA's citizenship processing is faster than Canada, their Green Card process takes a long time. Especially if you are from India, China, Mexico, Philippines and certain other countries mentioned in their visa bulletin, the processing is more than 5 years and I know people for whom it...

I was scheduled to travel out of the country right after the day of the test. During the interview after test, the officer told me that I should come for oath the week after. I told the officer that I will not be in the Canada till dd/mm/yy as I was going to visit my parents. The officer made a...

mehtapr, I am sure about point #2 because when I applied, the lady asked whether spouse name is present in any ONE of the passport. With BLS, do not spend money unless they ask for additional documents. If they still want an affidavit, the photo has to be a joint photo, not individual one. If...

mehtapr, 1. One of my friend applied for his PIO late last year (same case like yours - he is a Canadian citizen, but his wife is a PR). They returned his passport immediately, but took his wife's passport for verification and it was returned later. But, you never know with BLS. It all depends...

SSV70, That is for those who became Canadian citizens before 1.1.2005 For you, the following is the rule (from the same link you provided): Penalty for travelling on Indian Passport after acquiring Canadian citizenship is C$ 343 for each time, subject to a maximum of C$ 1711

Passport Canada will issue you a passport based on the name in your citizenship certificate. If you need to add a name after oath, you should first change your citizenship certificate and then apply for passport. And, you add name to your citizenship certificate, you need to go though a name...