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eas2lv

Champion Member
Oct 6, 2023
1,133
551
Toronto
Category........
WP
Visa Office......
Toronto
NOC Code......
21100
But the checklist says only one photograph. I did not know they needed two photographs of my minor. One photo is uploaded online and the other physical photo is affixed to the application form, right?
Of course +1 photo for in-person. How else can they extract $30.00 from you?
 

ps422

Full Member
Oct 13, 2023
43
34
oh my god. i had 1 photo which was identical to the online e-photo i had. I have already printed the completed application form with e-photo embedded into it and was going to carry the other physical identical photo with me. Now if i go and take another 3rd photo, then I have to redo the whole application as all 3 photos need to be identical.
Don’t worry. They will be more than happy to print one for you, for a charge of course.
 

eas2lv

Champion Member
Oct 6, 2023
1,133
551
Toronto
Category........
WP
Visa Office......
Toronto
NOC Code......
21100
oh my god. i had 1 photo which was identical to the online e-photo i had. I have already printed the completed application form with e-photo embedded into it and was going to carry the other physical identical photo with me. Now if i go and take another 3rd photo, then I have to redo the whole application as all 3 photos need to be identical.
Check it, you may be able to re-upload the photo online even if the text part is locked from editing. That's what BLS does when they click a photo there to reach their revenue target.
 

ps422

Full Member
Oct 13, 2023
43
34
oh my god. i had 1 photo which was identical to the online e-photo i had. I have already printed the completed application form with e-photo embedded into it and was going to carry the other physical identical photo with me. Now if i go and take another 3rd photo, then I have to redo the whole application as all 3 photos need to be identical.
They will take a photo copy of the existing photo.
 

rajset1234

Star Member
Feb 28, 2018
90
36
Don’t worry. They will be more than happy to print one for you, for a charge of course.
Are you saying that i can print another copy of the digital copy that i already have? i mean i have to go back to the studio where i took the original photo, right?
 

eas2lv

Champion Member
Oct 6, 2023
1,133
551
Toronto
Category........
WP
Visa Office......
Toronto
NOC Code......
21100
Are you saying that i can print another copy of the digital copy that i already have? i mean i have to go back to the studio where i took the original photo, right?
if you have a digital copy of the photo, you can print in Shoppers Drug Mart or similar places. You will have to ensure its scaled to the right size.
 

ps422

Full Member
Oct 13, 2023
43
34
Are you saying that i can print another copy of the digital copy that i already have? i mean i have to go back to the studio where i took the original photo, right?
Yes. That’s an option if your studio maintains old files. BLS does have a “photo” copier and they ended up taking a copy of the one photo I submitted.
 

ps422

Full Member
Oct 13, 2023
43
34
Yes. That’s an option if your studio maintains old files. BLS does have a “photo” copier and they ended up taking a copy of the one photo I submitted.
Sorry just re-read this and yes you can print another photo with the ecopy.
 

rajset1234

Star Member
Feb 28, 2018
90
36
Sorry just re-read this and yes you can print another photo with the ecopy.
thank you so much. So i have two options- 1) go back to the original studio and print one more photo copy 2) go with the one physical photo that i have (identical to the e-photo already embedded) and have BLS 'copy' that physical photo and now i have 3 identical photos with me. Is my understanding correct?
 
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Jaon

Newbie
Jun 24, 2019
6
1
Someone from Toronto mission managed to pick it up from the center itself, even though they paid for courier. I'm planning to do the same. Once status turns to processed, just visit them and ask if you could pick up. Good luck!
When exactly we should go to bls and request to change to pickup?
When status changes to “processed” or “Delivery to BLS for OCI stsmping”?
 

Vwar

Full Member
Apr 17, 2016
34
12
Entry Visa Update:

Applied : 26th Oct at BLS Surrey (4 hours in lineup)
Processed : 27 Oct by evening.
Status on website : Your visa is Processed and Printed.
BLS Status: In Transit from Consulate General to BLS Centre

Should get it by tomorrow.

Evisa and OCI still in progress :)
 

aryanz

Full Member
Oct 1, 2020
28
10
There is a huge line up at bls Brampton, went there at 3 pm today to lineup for next day but came back because only 24 walkin ppl got their turn today. Its getting worse everyday people were lined up from 2 days..oh gosh!!
OMG 2 days...I feel so sorry for the people.

BLS center is big mess and fraud. they are purposely make you line up, I have been there 3 time early in the morning 5pm and corrected silly things like one point I mention Canada, and they said I can't use Canada as its not in my address seriously, and they ask my a month new born finger prints to be corrected as this child not even has proper skin tone and how come he will have prints, just common sense. they are all making money there, I even thought I have everything, but these people are so good at finding mistakes out of good application, that I have uploaded one extra documents and asked me extra money to correct it.

Thing is they make you suffer like anything and in the end they offer you paid service where you won't insist left no choice other then suck it up.
One point I went to Consulate General of India, Toronto, Canada l they have more then 70 people lined up and all done with in 1 hour of time frame can you believe there are only 4 people and finished in 1 hour and these BLS they allow only 10 people and 90 percent documents they reject and the time they spend on finding mistakes. making every single person life miserable. the more they can do they can get salary. as if every one gets OCI and visa there will be no people to visit BLS and less people working less salary. I have no clue but it looks very obvious.
 

Gkaur3

Star Member
Oct 23, 2020
97
35
Entry Visa Update:

Applied : 26th Oct at BLS Surrey (4 hours in lineup)
Processed : 27 Oct by evening.
Status on website : Your visa is Processed and Printed.
BLS Status: In Transit from Consulate General to BLS Centre

Should get it by tomorrow.

Evisa and OCI still in progress :)
What time did you line up?