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    OCI process

    I Hate you BLS I applied for OCI on 28th dec and included $7.40 demand draft for "BLS" along with $345 for consulate. They returned back my application saying your amount is wrong. I called them and they said fees has been updated to $1.70 for bls demand draft and you need to submit again. Mine...
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    Can I Apply for Indian eVisa with Canadian Passport while my surrender application of Indian Passport is in progress ?

    Hi, I have applied for my Indian citizenship and passport surrender. I already have a Canadian passport. I have to go to India due to an emergency. 1) Can I apply for Indian eVisa while my surrender application is in progress? 2) It mentions 4 processing days for eVisa ... is it really 4 days...
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    Citizenship Application Stuck - Please Help

    thank you so much. I create the account and It says following : The only thing which is mystery is : My friend who applied 1 month after me has got her citizenship test already. Maybe it is because , she got her AOR in 1st week of July and I got mine on 18th Aug 2022 ? (That's the date on...
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    Citizenship Application Stuck - Please Help

    Hi everyone, I applied for Canadian Citizenship online on 3rd June 2022. I received an email immediately that said : This email confirms that you have successfully submitted your citizenship application. However, even after a couple of months, I did not receive an AoR or Application Number...
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    June 2022 - Citizenship Applicants

    Thank you. Did you call them around 8 AM? I will also call them around that time then.
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    June 2022 - Citizenship Applicants

    I applied in early June 2022, I received an email with the title - "Follow the progress of your citizenship grant application". The body of the email says that an application was created in our system on June 9 2022. However, no AoR was received. Without AoR, I don't have an application id and...
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    Two Way courier services VFS New Delhi - India

    Yes, I got it back around 6th of April.
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    Two Way courier services VFS New Delhi - India

    Was yours for PR and VFS office was New Delhi ? My Wife's Spousal PR passport request is also under processing since 14th March. No Update yet.
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    How much time does it take for passport to come back with visa stamp ?

    Hi, My wife got the passport request for her Spousal PR application on 8th March. Courier picked it up at around 10th March. The VFS update says that passport is in IRCC office since 14th March (Delhi, India) Does anybody know what is the estimated time for passport to come back ? Thanks
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    Can someone please help with Indian PCC Procedure ?

    Can someone help me with PCC Process ? I am an Indian Passport Holder with Canadian PR. I will be applying for my Canadian Citizenship soon and as I spend more than 6 months in 2021 outside Canada due to Covid, PCC is required. Bls Canada is not picking up phone. Reading online, I was able to...
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    India PCC from Toronto

    Can someone help me with PCC Process ? I am an Indian Passport Holder with Canadian PR. I will be applying for my Canadian Citizenship soon and as I spend more than 6 months in 2021 outside Canada due to Covid, PCC is required. Bls Canada is not picking up phone. Reading online, I was able to...
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    Is It Necessary to obtain Police Certificate if I have live more than 6 months outside ?

    Hi, I am originally from India. Came as Student in 2015 and got Canadian PR in 2019. I went to India in Dec 2020 for wedding and got stuck there due to covid. So I return back in Sep 2021 to Canada. I have now completed eligibility for Applying Citizenship. However, in Online Application they...
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    October 2021 *OUTLAND* SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP

    Yes, I couldn't find any other thread for outland Oct 2021. Thus, created the thread. I guess we should be receiving the AORs for oct soon as Sep ones are here. Hopefully, in 1st or 2nd week of Jan
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    October 2021 *OUTLAND* SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP

    Hi, Are you a canadian citizen ? If I recall correctly, only canadian citizens can sponsor their spouse's PR application if both of them are outside of Canada. If Sponsor is canadian PR, he/she needs to stay in canada for sending the application (and also while it is processed)
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    October 2021 *OUTLAND* SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP

    Hi, Just starting the thread for October 2021 Spousal Sponsorship. I submitted offline application on 7th Oct 2021 and canada post tracking says it was delivered to Sydney, NS on 13th Oct 2021. I am sponsor (in Canada) and spouse is in India.