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eas2lv

Champion Member
Oct 6, 2023
1,133
551
Toronto
Category........
WP
Visa Office......
Toronto
NOC Code......
21100
i am worried that perhaps CGI found something wrong with my data and has sent it back to BLS for insufficient data (even though i was very thorough with my application) and perhaps that is why it is not ACK yet?
If so it will show up on BLS status site with a request for more info and you will get a chance to rectify any deficiencies. In any case its too early to panic.
 

time1976

Full Member
Oct 17, 2023
28
20
Toronto Folks who got their OCIs processed on Nov 9 or 10 or 11 - have you received your OCI in hand? The status for both of my applications on the BLS portal has been the following since yesterday

Original documents Dispatched via courier
(Counter Delivery to BLS Centre after OCI stamping)

What's the deal? When should I expect an update to this status? Any ideas? Thanks in advance
 

eas2lv

Champion Member
Oct 6, 2023
1,133
551
Toronto
Category........
WP
Visa Office......
Toronto
NOC Code......
21100
Toronto Folks who got their OCIs processed on Nov 9 or 10 or 11 - have you received your OCI in hand? The status for both of my applications on the BLS portal has been the following since yesterday

Original documents Dispatched via courier
(Counter Delivery to BLS Centre after OCI stamping)

What's the deal? When should I expect an update to this status? Any ideas? Thanks in advance
We only have 2 cases in the tracker for 9th and one has reported receipt today. In your case (processed on Nov 10) I would have expected delivery tomorrow but someone else also reported no dispatch status yet on BLS site or no trace on purolator. An additional day delay is not unheard of though.
 

DPJ

Star Member
Jul 22, 2022
102
58
Edmonton
Category........
Other
BLS still has not dispatched it , they are taking their own sweet time
We went and asked BLS just now and they are saying it has not reached them yet. I am not sure how that is possible. If the status says "processed" in OCI site , since last Tuesday, they really did not get it till now ? I find that hard to believe. Same case with my entry visa. It got printed on Wednesday last week and said" in transit" since then, but somehow has not reached them.. its quite annoying at this point.

@nitesh001 any luck for you ?
 
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DPJ

Star Member
Jul 22, 2022
102
58
Edmonton
Category........
Other
We went and asked BLS just now and they are saying it has not reached them yet. I am not sure how that is possible. If the status says "processed" in OCI site , since last Tuesday, they really did not get it till now ? I find that hard to believe. Same case with my entry visa. It got printed on Wednesday last week and said" in transit" since then, but somehow has not reached them.. its quite annoying at this point.

@nitesh001 any luck for you ?
@eas2lv : when VIsa consulate says printed, and BLS says in transit, it ideally should not take this long right ? This is for Visa and OCI both. Only thing OCI status in BLS site still says processing in consulate.
 

ersandee

Hero Member
Jul 12, 2017
790
276
Toronto
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
NDVO
LANDED..........
25-03-2019
We went and asked BLS just now and they are saying it has not reached them yet. I am not sure how that is possible. If the status says "processed" in OCI site , since last Tuesday, they really did not get it till now ? I find that hard to believe. Same case with my entry visa. It got printed on Wednesday last week and said" in transit" since then, but somehow has not reached them.. its quite annoying at this point.

@nitesh001 any luck for you ?
is there any status change at BLS site ? I can still see Processing at consulate..
 

eas2lv

Champion Member
Oct 6, 2023
1,133
551
Toronto
Category........
WP
Visa Office......
Toronto
NOC Code......
21100
@eas2lv : when VIsa consulate says printed, and BLS says in transit, it ideally should not take this long right ? This is for Visa and OCI both. Only thing OCI status in BLS site still says processing in consulate.
I've not been following Vancouver timelines closely enough to comment. In Toronto, "In transit.." really doesn't mean that its in transit but more like ready for transfer between Consulate and BLS office which happens only once a day in the morning hours. Further, there are cases where BLS status completely fails to update even after mailing the document out.
Have you tried purolator tracking?
 

eas2lv

Champion Member
Oct 6, 2023
1,133
551
Toronto
Category........
WP
Visa Office......
Toronto
NOC Code......
21100
I've not been following Vancouver timelines closely enough to comment. In Toronto, "In transit.." really doesn't mean that its in transit but more like ready for transfer between Consulate and BLS office which happens only once a day in the morning hours. Further, there are cases where BLS status completely fails to update even after mailing the document out.
Have you tried purolator tracking?
@DPJ To add: I noticed you are in Edmonton (?). It could be that document transfer to Edmonton is done only certain days of the week. I have noticed some Edmonton applications start to process at the consulate soon (next day) after submission and some take several days. But again, without having a lot more data and a closer look, I can't say for sure.