Is there anyway to contact the Indian consulate in Toronto? It's been 9 days since I applied for my visa, but it still shows under processing. The processing time on BLS' website says 7 days for Canadian Nationals. I really need to travel urgently.
OCI process
- Thread starter blueshirt
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Thank you for the clarification, guess its still too early for any solid updates.
On the Passport Seva website it shows - Surrender Certificate application form has been submitted.
On BLS website it shows - we have received your application.
BLS tracking shows my Date of Birth as 28-02-2022
Another comical department to deal with in the grand scheme of things.
Thanks, @ironsheikthelegend . I'll probably write one up myself and have it ready.
The status will show Surrender Certificate application form has been submitted. when you create the application.
Once BLS submits it to CGI, then the status should change to:
and BLS status should change to
That's what happened to my application.
There is now a new OCI Checklist (Jan 2022) that looks more streamlined and less redundant.
New OCI Checklist (Jan 2022)
Consider yourself very lucky. I think these camps are quite rare. Also looks like you might have been able to bypass BLS and deal directly with CGI.
Photos from the Consular Camp.
Wow so they want us to submit the original Canadian Citizenship Certificate as well as original Canadian Passport for OCI
You can walk into a branch where you hold a account and request for the same. The details of the demand draft and amount are on the BLS website. If you are paying for courier separately then the draft is for $129.40
You can arrange for purolator pick up and drop off by calling BLS directly. They will send you a payment link and shipping label
Meanwhile for all those in Vancouver jurisdiction wanting urgent travel Visa, please check the BLS appointment slots between 7 PM - 7.30 PM daily - from https://www.facebook.com/cgivancouver
Advisory from India in Canada (Consulate General of India, Vancouver) for people seeking out of turn appointment for visa to travel to India on urgent basis. Every working day additional appointment slots are released for next working day by BLS, Surrey.
Advisory from India in Canada (Consulate General of India, Vancouver) for people seeking out of turn appointment for visa to travel to India on urgent basis. Every working day additional appointment slots are released for next working day by BLS, Surrey.
Yeah, different rules for different jurisdictions! I confirmed on call, Vancouver wants only self attested copies the way they mentioned in their checklist.Wow so they want us to submit the original Canadian Citizenship Certificate as well as original Canadian Passport for OCI
The very thought of sending originals to the CGI is frightening, because there is no way of saying how long they will take to process and reading this thread they are no good at responding to emails either, leave alone the possibility of the package getting lost!!!
It will be like being paralyzed for that duration of time, cant travel cant do anything.
True that - Passport and the Cert and possibly COPR - that's like a LOT of important stuff to be sent by mails!